Plant/Pot/Pump Grabbers

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What does everyone use to retrieve potted plants, pumps, ect, from
their ponds? My pond is about 6-7 feet wide and 2-feet deep and
grabbing/moving potted plants and things is a pain in the a$$ to say
the least. I've been using a small shovel, but it's not very
effective. Does anyone else have/use something that works?
Suggestions, PLEASE!

Patrick

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at 2 feet deep they are called "waders".

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>What does everyone use to retrieve potted plants, pumps, ect, from
>their ponds? My pond is about 6-7 feet wide and 2-feet deep and
>grabbing/moving potted plants and things is a pain in the a$$ to say
>the least. I've been using a small shovel, but it's not very
>effective. Does anyone else have/use something that works?
>Suggestions, PLEASE!
>
>Patrick



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[Koi-Lo]

> wrote in message
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> What does everyone use to retrieve potted plants, pumps, ect, from
> their ponds? My pond is about 6-7 feet wide and 2-feet deep and
> grabbing/moving potted plants and things is a pain in the a$$ to say
> the least. I've been using a small shovel, but it's not very
> effective. Does anyone else have/use something that works?
> Suggestions, PLEASE!
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I use one of those cheap garden claws with a 6' handle from Wal*Mart. I use
the claw to catch on the edge of the pot or pump and gently pull them up.
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[G Pearce]

I quickly came to the same conclusion ~ 9 yrs ago and put cross handles on
my pots made out of # 9 wire (covered in plastic) to be able to grab and
pull them out without getting in the pond - As I am getting older, I
realized pulling the pots was getting harder and had my son make me a device
to lift them out - it consists of a 10' or 11' top rail for a chain link
fence with a hook on the end and a swivel that the rail will slide through,
and mounted on a post - now pulling my pots is a piece of cake for one
person - all the pieces just slide together and it comes completely apart
for storage until needed and hangs on my garage wall - I haven't been in my
pond for 9 yrs (not counting the time I fell in - another story :~(((( )
Gale :~)
> wrote in message
oups.com...
> What does everyone use to retrieve potted plants, pumps, ect, from
> their ponds? My pond is about 6-7 feet wide and 2-feet deep and
> grabbing/moving potted plants and things is a pain in the a$$ to say
> the least. I've been using a small shovel, but it's not very
> effective. Does anyone else have/use something that works?
> Suggestions, PLEASE!
>
> Patrick
>

[Derek Broughton]

G Pearce wrote:

> all the pieces just slide together and it comes completely apart
> for storage until needed and hangs on my garage wall - I haven't been in
> my pond for 9 yrs (not counting the time I fell in - another story :~((((

LOL. You're not really ponding unless you fall in occasionally :-)
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derek

[G Pearce]

>> all the pieces just slide together and it comes completely apart
>> for storage until needed and hangs on my garage wall - I haven't been in
>> my pond for 9 yrs (not counting the time I fell in - another story :~((((
>
> LOL. You're not really ponding unless you fall in occasionally :-)
> --
> derek

ONCE was more than enough - my wife was in the house and was hysterical when
she came out and still reminds me about it once in a while