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Pond Chat / Re: Turtle & underwater fish pics (new camera)

« on: July 07, 2008, 08:54:56 AM »

Cool pics! Wish I had a baby turtle.  

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: cattail

« on: June 30, 2008, 07:23:59 AM »

I would love to have some too, if you have any extra's! 

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Pond Chat / Re: NO BUD FOR LOTUS--ARE YOU WAITING TOO?

« on: June 24, 2008, 02:39:43 PM »

Don't feel all alone Danny, I've got lots of leaves and no buds. 

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Pond Chat / Re: New plants

« on: June 24, 2008, 02:35:34 PM »

Thanks guys,

I told her I didn't think the salt was the right thing to use. Glad I was right, just double checking.

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Pond Chat / Re: Blooms, clawfoot tubs, and shirt! Oh my! LOL

« on: June 23, 2008, 02:40:44 PM »

All your lillies are beautiful, especially that Gladstoniana. I wish I could come across some of those clawfoot tubs! Great job 

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Pond Chat / Re: Spider lily pics

« on: June 23, 2008, 02:17:56 PM »

I love those flowers~ never have seen them before. Are they bulbs?

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Pond Chat / Re: Few nightblooming waterlily photos

« on: June 23, 2008, 02:12:37 PM »

Beautiful, that color is awesome.

 Hmmm, Maybe I need night bloomers that way I could actually see a bloom.

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Pond Chat / New plants

« on: June 23, 2008, 01:44:31 PM »

Good afternoon all,

I'm not sure if this is in the right place or not, but I think it is.

Just a question~ I have a friend who is getting som water plants from someone she knows that has a pond. When I get new plants I always dip them in a light solution of PP, she uses mild salt. I've never heard of using salt just PP or bleach. Ha anyone ever heard of this and would this kill of any parasites? 

TIA,
Blondie

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Pond Chat / Re: lotus blooming and around the pond... big HAIL storm today :(

« on: June 23, 2008, 09:41:51 AM »

Beautiful! Your pond looks great and I love that waterfall. 

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Re: Several Hardy Waterlilies for Sale

« on: June 16, 2008, 09:40:33 AM »

Thanks Joey!

I can't wait!  I made room for them yesterday.

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Pond Chat / Re: Flutter flutter flutter

« on: June 15, 2008, 07:30:35 AM »

Beautiful Butterfly, I've never seen one of those. You take great pictures 

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Pond Chat / Re: Daddy's gift...to himself

« on: June 15, 2008, 07:29:39 AM »

Great job! 

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond photos 6-14-08

« on: June 15, 2008, 07:29:04 AM »

Nice pics!  I especially love that Fool's Pink!

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Pond Chat / Re: Various pics from this week

« on: June 14, 2008, 12:43:24 PM »

Great pics, love your Lotus and that yellow lily is beautiful! 

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Pond Chat / Re: boring pics but for lotus lovers.... :)

« on: June 14, 2008, 07:38:44 AM »

Well they are beautiful and so big! I think I have mine too deep maybe between 6" and 12". I'm going to move it as soon as all the little tadpoles move out. I can't move anything without squishing one of them. I've been getting them out when they start sitting on the big rocks. Seems like everyday there are more frog and frog eggs. Don't they ever get tired! 

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Pond Chat / Re: boring pics but for lotus lovers.... :)

« on: June 13, 2008, 07:20:05 AM »

Gosh Tinkster your Lotus looks awesome! How deep do you have your Lotus?

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Aquatic and Terrestrial Plant Exchange / Floating Heart Wanted

« on: June 11, 2008, 07:32:54 AM »

If anyone has any Floating Heart I would love to have some.    I will gladly pay shipping.

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Pond Chat / Re: Lotus! First there was one...

« on: June 06, 2008, 07:02:56 AM »

Your pond is pretty! 

I wish my Lotus would bloom~

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Pond Chat / Re: Huge snapper in pond

« on: June 06, 2008, 07:00:24 AM »

  That's one surprise I hope I never find in my pond!

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Pond Chat / Re: Senorita, Mrs. Freda Linz, Hunter's Moon, Golden Fascinator

« on: June 05, 2008, 07:35:50 AM »

Beautiful! 

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Pond Chat / Re: Look how cute!

« on: June 02, 2008, 02:44:48 PM »

How cute! 

I just netted a bunch of taddy's that were mostly on the pots in the pond (ready for dry land), I put them in a flower pot in the garden. I'd noticed the bullfrog was skimming the side a lot instead of just sitting on the lily pads, he was eating the baby tads! We have caught and removed seven huge bullfrogs so far this year and taken them to the lake, this one got to stay because he was little. DH says to me "he won't stay little", he was right he's not little anymore. More of  'em just keep coming. I love my frogs and toads, we didn't hardly have any last year because I had let the bullfrogs stay.

But, found more frogs and toads in the pond Sat. morning and am seeing baby tads now. They sure can clean algae from the pond!

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Pond Chat / Re: ~POND BUILD : 8,000lbs of rock for 3 goldies ? :P (pics)

« on: June 02, 2008, 02:29:57 PM »

Great job! 

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Pond Chat / Re: Unusual plant Craig sent me

« on: June 02, 2008, 02:28:56 PM »

What a cool plant, the flower is beautiful! Hmmm, wonder how it would how it would do down south?

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Pond Chat / Re: ~Another MOSS ROCK pond and STREAM ( pics )

« on: June 02, 2008, 02:26:40 PM »

Your pond is absolutely beautiful! 

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Pond Chat / Re: Lab tearing up my pond! GRRRRRRR

« on: June 02, 2008, 02:25:09 PM »

saycheese

Help me figure out what to do. I have a neighbor's dog that wants to come swim in my pond. Tearing my plants up and out.  I am about ready to shoot it! I thought about putting a smaller electric fence around the edge of the pond but just really don't know what to do.  HELPPPP

My DH put up a shock wire to keep out larger dogs (golden & lab) from digging under the fence. It only took one time and they stayed away. The wire has been off for years and the dogs still won't go near that wire. 

Do an internet search, he used pvc, wire and a battery. We already had the pvc and the wire so all it cost was the battery. BTW the wire was just a slight shock. I know I forgot about it when we first put it up and got plenty of shocks. 

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Pond Chat / Re: Is there a lily with leaves like a snowflake?

« on: May 27, 2008, 08:50:37 AM »

Oh, that is gorgeous, I would love to have one of those!   

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Pond Chat / Re: Found a bird in the pond

« on: May 27, 2008, 08:40:10 AM »

She's a beauty, glad you were able to save her!

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Pond Chat / Re: Recently new

« on: May 27, 2008, 08:36:29 AM »

That Midnight Serenade is beautiful! 

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Pond Chat / Re: My tiny stocktank pond pics

« on: May 27, 2008, 08:27:32 AM »

Everything so pretty! 

Did you build the birdhouse yourself?

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Pond Chat / Re: Another visitor-or hopefully-resident!

« on: May 27, 2008, 08:21:23 AM »

Frogs are cool, aren't they!

We keep getting Bullfrogs. So far, in the last month we have carried seven big one back to the lake. I only let the small ones stay. I found some bird bones on the plant shelf in the pond!  I'm pretty sure it was one of the large bullfrogs, so off they went.

I've got lots of tree frogs and some little toad that I can't figure out what kind it is. Of course, with all them comes the tadpoles and there's lots of them!