Author Topic: update pic of my above ground pond.... (Read 6403 times)

cricket67 · « **on:** August 18, 2009, 10:51:29 AM »

Hi everyone, just wanted to post a new updated pic of my above ground pond to share with everyone...my plants are doing really good....

Thanks for all who come and look at my pics...hugsss

KatFish · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2009, 11:56:27 AM »

WOW! That looks so good! Is that mosaic plant, or ? (The floating fern-like plant.) Love it.

cricket67 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2009, 12:08:43 PM »

ty katfish....One of the floating plant is water fern....and omg it has been growing so fast in my pond...i would really need to get in the pond and pull some out...The above ground pond is so much better for me then an in ground pond....I really love my pond...

jw · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2009, 12:23:32 PM »

When you pull it out throw it my way

. Your pond looks wonderful

.

lorraine1960 · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2009, 03:22:52 PM »

i love it!!!!!

miguynmkoi · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2009, 04:24:52 PM »

Definitely looks like you pond well out there! Looks great!

cricket67 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2009, 08:21:58 PM »

Ty everyone for the nice and sweet comments.....

HOWELL · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2009, 10:22:55 PM »

That looks awesome...

LeeAnne151 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:41:03 AM »

Nice pond, the water fern is Salvinia

cricket67 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 19, 2009, 01:39:55 PM »

yes that water fern "salvinia" grows really fast here....I have gave some water fern to a few people around here to thin out my pond and in no time at all i have double the amount.....I stsrted off with only a few plants from a plant package i got from a member from this site....

SueSTx · « **Reply #10 on:** August 19, 2009, 01:51:25 PM »

I think that above ground ponds are the way to go. My back, knees, and arms could never tend to the plants in an inground pond.

cricket67 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 19, 2009, 02:25:31 PM »

Yes i do understand Sue...my knees couldn't take getting on my knees to work in my preform pond....my above ground pond works sooo much easier on the body....

Vickie · « **Reply #12 on:** August 19, 2009, 05:24:02 PM »

Very nice pond. I love the above ground ponds too. I have 4 of them. They are so much easier to get in and out of.

Kat · « **Reply #13 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:11:49 PM »

Looking good. Hopefully you'll be getting lily blooms soon. Your fish will love spawning on the hyacinth roots.

cricket67 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 19, 2009, 06:17:16 PM »

if they don't bloom this year for me i'm ok with it...i love the pads just as much as the blooms....
When i moved everything to the above ground pond i had four little babies.....when i moved all the fish they were all swimming around fast like checking out all the space the above ground pond has....it was sooo funny and cute....
When i go out to the pond and start moving floating plants they come up ...if i leave my hand and fingers in the water they nibble on my fingers.....

jw · « **Reply #15 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:26:36 PM »

Do you use Joyce's recipe? I used it and got tons of blooms this year

cricket67 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 20, 2009, 05:01:59 PM »

yes i did use joyce's recipe....so i don't know why i haven't got any bloom yet....i'm new to lilies so i'm sure if i keep reading and looking around i'll learn something....

lorraine1960 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 20, 2009, 05:38:27 PM »

o.k. joyce please give me the recipe i am getting some....

cricket67 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2009, 06:05:35 PM »

Under the Tutorials.articles and Pinned helpful topics u can find Joyce's aquatic soil mix

Amy · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2009, 06:56:49 PM »

Looks great!

mascot · « **Reply #20 on:** September 30, 2009, 08:32:30 PM »

That really looks awesome, the colors all complement each other and makes for a great photograph.

Rad Michelle · « **Reply #21 on:** September 30, 2009, 09:27:44 PM »

wow that salvinia i sent you turned out huge! your pond looks awesome

jw · « **Reply #22 on:** October 01, 2009, 10:57:12 AM »

Quote from: Rad Michelle on September 30, 2009, 09:27:44 PM

wow that salvinia i sent you turned out huge! your pond looks awesome

Hey Rad the Salvinia you sent cricket she sent me some (I love it Cricket) and I am trying to keep it over the winter...........it's in the green house right now and I think I may have to bring it in the house when it gets too cold as I don't heat the green house. I had it in my pond for awhile and I got aphids on my lily pads which spread to the Salvinia and I hosed everything off everyday but those darn little black aphids must be good swimmers

. So I took the Salvinia out of the pond and put it in tubs and sprayed it w/ bug spray and that killed all the aphids but it almost did in all the Salvinia too :'(. It's starting to come back now so maybe it will make it to next spring.........we shall see

. I hope it does.........it's so purdy

cricket67 · « **Reply #23 on:** October 01, 2009, 05:13:44 PM »

Awwww i'm soooo sorry your plants got bugs....if the salvinia doesn't live the winter for u i'll send u some more...now i have the big and small salvinia....i'll share again...

jw · « **Reply #24 on:** October 01, 2009, 06:52:13 PM »

Ok thanks Cricket, I will let you know if I need some more come spring

lerchcon · « **Reply #25 on:** July 11, 2010, 04:26:55 AM »

This is a great pond.