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Pond pics this spring| frogman3 |
Posted: Jun 11 2012, 11:03 AM
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Bluegill  Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,441 Member No.: 7 Joined: 29-April 09  |
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| 43freckleface |
Posted: Jun 11 2012, 12:35 PM
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Koi Group: Odd Group Posts: 516 Member No.: 43 Joined: 22-July 11 |
You have so many blooms and pads. They look beautiful. As do the flowers around the ponds.
Is the first picture the almost black? Thanks Froggy !!!! |
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| tlc |
Posted: Jun 11 2012, 01:08 PM
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Big Fish Moderator Group: Admin Posts: 3,198 Member No.: 1 Joined: 20-April 09 |
Froggy is a show off ^_^
In the 4th pic down, what in the heck do you have that lily potted in? It looks huge! |
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| frogman3 |
Posted: Jun 11 2012, 05:55 PM
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Bluegill Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,441 Member No.: 7 Joined: 29-April 09 |
The first picture is almost black and texas dawn. Picture three is mayla which I should have divided this spring. The blooms should be twice the size of these and more frequent.
Picture four top pot is my James Bryden I pulled from a much smaller pot and planted in one of my 20" dia pots just to see how it would perform with all that room. The last two pictures show my water willow which I just love in the pond. Hardy does not need fertilizer to perform well. Grows bare root or in soil. Not invasive and does not need dividing if you care not to. Lilies require a lot of fertilizer to bloom well but then the growth of the tuber rapidly out grows the pots and they become root bound and need dividing or they will not preform well. Then you have to wait for them to recover to bloom again. Whew such a vicious circle. The yellows are in a pond that has been taken over with hornwort so the fish hide most of the time. Have to remove some to get a shot. |
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| Its Just Don |
Posted: Jun 11 2012, 08:38 PM
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Bluegill Group: Odd Group Posts: 1,564 Member No.: 3 Joined: 23-April 09 |
As usual, the plants are stunning. Great pictures of them.
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| 43freckleface |
Posted: Jun 12 2012, 02:27 AM
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Koi Group: Odd Group Posts: 516 Member No.: 43 Joined: 22-July 11 |
The water willow is a real nice looking plant. Would it grow ok in a pot?
If you do get a chance to take some pictures of the yellows that would be sweet. Thanks so much for sharing the info about the lilly's. Easy to understand now why yours are so big and full of blooms. |
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| frogman3 |
Posted: Jun 12 2012, 04:39 AM
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Bluegill Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,441 Member No.: 7 Joined: 29-April 09 |
The willow you see are in a long pot, more like a window planter, in dirt with the water flowing over it about one inch. I am assuming it likes this location since it exposes the roots to a constant food source. I also have it planted in another pond with just gravel over the roots and it is also blooming but the location is not ideal since it only get sun till about 1pm so the plants are not as thick. My frogs love to hide in the mist of the plant as it emerges in the early spring. The pots are lowered to the pond bottom in the fall to prevent freezing.
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| whisper |
Posted: Jun 12 2012, 04:36 PM
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Rainbow Dace Group: Odd Group Posts: 730 Member No.: 12 Joined: 17-May 09 |
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beau-ti-ful !!!!!!
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| frogman3 |
Posted: Jun 12 2012, 07:21 PM
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Bluegill Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,441 Member No.: 7 Joined: 29-April 09 |
Thank you for the kind comments!
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| frogman3 |
Posted: Jun 15 2012, 05:02 AM
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Bluegill Group: Super Mod Posts: 1,441 Member No.: 7 Joined: 29-April 09 |
Sort of off topic but if you enjoy looking at different types or varities of fish for sale check this out. http://www.raingarden.us/goldfish-hibuna.htm
Also there is some great info on the difference in goldfish varities. |
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| Its Just Don |
Posted: Jun 15 2012, 05:38 AM
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Bluegill Group: Odd Group Posts: 1,564 Member No.: 3 Joined: 23-April 09 |
That's an interesting site. I didn't know there were so many different varieties of goldfish. Since mine were "feeder" fish, I got quite a variety of shapes, forms and colors. Guess I'll have to use this site to start categorizing what I have. The only difference I can see in some of these fish from some of mine is price. I paid twelve cents each for mine.
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