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Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
Hi Everyone!
Just thought I would introduce myself (the better half is lurking over my left shoulder kibitzing) We recently retired (very young for retirees, God Bless the Union!!) and decided to go on a grand adventure. We sold our home in central California and moved to west Tennessee. Ahhh... this is heaven! Our little place is 10.5 acres and came with a delightful "little" pond. Our pond is 80-90 feet across and we are guessing at 15-20' deep in the middle. Currently we have three turtles, one appears to be a largish (15" shell) snapper about ten zillion frogs and their evil spawn and don't know if there are any fish or not. We had two snakes swim across the pond earlier, well halfway. They looked like water mocassins, so they are swimmin with the fishes now, if you get my drift. So, while trying to figure out what to do about an algae problem we are having I found your group. Looks like you have a great bunch of people here and we are looking forward to learning a lot. Kate (the lurker is Dick, he's the good one...I am the evil twin) |
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Welcome!
So, while trying to figure out what to do about an algae problem we are having I found your group. Use barley straw for algae control. There are tons of sites telling how barley straw works on algae, just use a search engine to search for 'barley straw' |
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"SVTKate" wrote in message nk.net... Hi Everyone! Just thought I would introduce myself (the better half is lurking over my left shoulder kibitzing) We recently retired (very young for retirees, God Bless the Union!!) and decided to go on a grand adventure. We sold our home in central California and moved to west Tennessee. Ahhh... this is heaven! snip Welcome to rec.ponds. You can check in, but you can never leave. BV. |
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Oh!
And as Hank might say, here's a picture of my "puddle" that was taken last month http://kizthiz.com/puddle.jpg Kate |
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Umm... but don't you have to have a filtering system and all that?
"GrannyGrump" wrote in message ... | Welcome! | | So, while trying to figure out what to do about an algae problem we are | having I found your group. | | Use barley straw for algae control. | There are tons of sites telling how barley straw works on algae, just | use a search engine to search for 'barley straw' | |
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That's what they said about California too, oh that was the Hotel
California.. Muhahahahaaaaa.... We escaped. "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... | | "SVTKate" wrote in message | nk.net... | Hi Everyone! | Just thought I would introduce myself (the better half is lurking over my | left shoulder kibitzing) | We recently retired (very young for retirees, God Bless the Union!!) and | decided to go on a grand adventure. We sold our home in central California | and moved to west Tennessee. Ahhh... this is heaven! | snip | | Welcome to rec.ponds. You can check in, but you can never leave. | | BV. | | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out
together in the Mustang group for a while! Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful California for Georgia! Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her property and her pond I mean her lake! Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the more rowdy Mustang crowd -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "SVTKate" wrote in message nk.net... Hi Everyone! Just thought I would introduce myself (the better half is lurking over my left shoulder kibitzing) We recently retired (very young for retirees, God Bless the Union!!) and decided to go on a grand adventure. We sold our home in central California and moved to west Tennessee. Ahhh... this is heaven! snip Welcome to rec.ponds. You can check in, but you can never leave. BV. |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
"SVTKate" wrote in message ink.net... Umm... but don't you have to have a filtering system and all that? "GrannyGrump" wrote in message ... | Welcome! | | So, while trying to figure out what to do about an algae problem we are | having I found your group. | | Use barley straw for algae control. | There are tons of sites telling how barley straw works on algae, just | use a search engine to search for 'barley straw' | A filter system for a pond that large? I hope you own an electric company! |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message ... By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out together in the Mustang group for a while! Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful California for Georgia! Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her property and her pond I mean her lake! Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the more rowdy Mustang crowd Would that be Mustang, as in a Ford car? Or Mustang, as in wild horses? I hope this question doesn't sound too naive. I do have a reason for asking. |
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Geeze, you're making me blush!
He lies! I am an over inflated conservative with an attitude problem. oh... it's Tennessee Sugar, now Georgia. Just in case you ever decide to leave the golden state on an adventure and would like to see heaven first hand *wink* Thanks for the kind words! Kate "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message ... | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | California for Georgia! | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the | more rowdy Mustang crowd | | -- | _______________________________________ | "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is | like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: | The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." | | http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino | | "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message | ... | | "SVTKate" wrote in message | nk.net... | Hi Everyone! | Just thought I would introduce myself (the better half is lurking over | my | left shoulder kibitzing) | We recently retired (very young for retirees, God Bless the Union!!) and | decided to go on a grand adventure. We sold our home in central | California | and moved to west Tennessee. Ahhh... this is heaven! | snip | | Welcome to rec.ponds. You can check in, but you can never leave. | | BV. | | | | |
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*sigh*
Well, you see ... the thing about my Mustang is that she is kind of both. She is a sleek white beauty with a heart of gold, the grace of a wild Mustang and speed and agility of a Cobra. Her name is "Sugar". I call her "Shug" for short. I named her that because 9 out of 10 men that see her say "oh MAAANNN.. she's Sweet!!" Shug is a 1998 Mustang Cobra, Drop Top. (and the most fun you can have with your clothes on!) Not trying to plug my site, but if you want to see her, here is a link to my website www.kizthiz.com Kate " George" wrote in message ... | | "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message | ... | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | California for Georgia! | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the | more rowdy Mustang crowd | | Would that be Mustang, as in a Ford car? Or Mustang, as in wild horses? I hope | this question doesn't sound too naive. I do have a reason for asking. | | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
Oh.. Granny!
My lurker asks "How many tons???" You have to watch him, he's a rabble rouser *grin* Kate "GrannyGrump" wrote in message ... | Welcome! | | So, while trying to figure out what to do about an algae problem we are | having I found your group. | | Use barley straw for algae control. | There are tons of sites telling how barley straw works on algae, just | use a search engine to search for 'barley straw' | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
Umm.. make that NOT Georgia. Though she's a lovely state, she's not mine.
Yet. Kate "SVTKate" wrote in message ink.net... | Geeze, you're making me blush! | | He lies! | I am an over inflated conservative with an attitude problem. | oh... it's Tennessee Sugar, now Georgia. Just in case you ever decide to | leave the golden state on an adventure and would like to see heaven first | hand *wink* | | Thanks for the kind words! | | Kate | | | "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message | ... | | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out | | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | | California for Georgia! | | | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her | | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the | | more rowdy Mustang crowd | | | | -- | | _______________________________________ | | "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is | | like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: | | The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." | | | | http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino | | | | "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message | | ... | | | | "SVTKate" wrote in message | | nk.net... | | Hi Everyone! | | Just thought I would introduce myself (the better half is lurking over | | my | | left shoulder kibitzing) | | We recently retired (very young for retirees, God Bless the Union!!) | and | | decided to go on a grand adventure. We sold our home in central | | California | | and moved to west Tennessee. Ahhh... this is heaven! | | snip | | | | Welcome to rec.ponds. You can check in, but you can never leave. | | | | BV. | | | | | | | | | | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
"Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message ... By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out together in the Mustang group for a while! Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful California for Georgia! Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her property and her pond I mean her lake! Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the more rowdy Mustang crowd snip She's here one day and JMK is kissing her arse already. Gee whiz. Bv. |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
"SVTKate" wrote in message ink.net... *sigh* Well, you see ... the thing about my Mustang is that she is kind of both. She is a sleek white beauty with a heart of gold, the grace of a wild Mustang and speed and agility of a Cobra. Her name is "Sugar". I call her "Shug" for short. I named her that because 9 out of 10 men that see her say "oh MAAANNN.. she's Sweet!!" Shug is a 1998 Mustang Cobra, Drop Top. (and the most fun you can have with your clothes on!) Not trying to plug my site, but if you want to see her, here is a link to my website www.kizthiz.com Oh peshaw...you should see my '95 Volkswagon Jetta. We call her Chewy because when you turn the steering wheel sounds like Chewbacca. It's only missing two pieces of door trim. The sun roof doesn't work, but all of the windows still crank down just fine. Now THAT's sweet. BV. |
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My lurker asks "How many tons???" Actually just a few 50 pound bales, put in the water so that half is submerged. I don't recall what you said you had, but if you have running water, put a bale in it too. You have to watch him, he's a rabble rouser *grin* Good, so am I :-) |
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OK.. back to the green lake problem.
you need aeration ... and the barley straw (or so they say). aeration is what keeps water from getting skanky. for a lake you need serious aeration, so give aquatic ecosystems a call. their catalog is online. I really dont think a lake needs filtration unless you are going to go into the fish business. Ingrid "SVTKate" wrote: Oh! And as Hank might say, here's a picture of my "puddle" that was taken last month http://kizthiz.com/puddle.jpg Kate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Sounds like a valuable treasure to me!
Funny isn't it, how love is blind ;ŹD Kate "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... | | "SVTKate" wrote in message | ink.net... | *sigh* | | Well, you see ... the thing about my Mustang is that she is kind of both. | She is a sleek white beauty with a heart of gold, the grace of a wild | Mustang and speed and agility of a Cobra. | Her name is "Sugar". I call her "Shug" for short. | I named her that because 9 out of 10 men that see her say "oh MAAANNN.. | she's Sweet!!" | | Shug is a 1998 Mustang Cobra, Drop Top. | (and the most fun you can have with your clothes on!) | | Not trying to plug my site, but if you want to see her, here is a link to | my | website | www.kizthiz.com | | Oh peshaw...you should see my '95 Volkswagon Jetta. We call her Chewy | because when you turn the steering wheel sounds like Chewbacca. It's only | missing two pieces of door trim. The sun roof doesn't work, but all of the | windows still crank down just fine. Now THAT's sweet. | | | BV. | | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
Naw, JMK and I have been foolin around for a couple of years now, just
behind a different curtain is all. Kate "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... | | "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message | ... | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | California for Georgia! | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the | more rowdy Mustang crowd | snip | | She's here one day and JMK is kissing her arse already. Gee whiz. | | Bv. | | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
"SVTKate" wrote in message ink.net... *sigh* Well, you see ... the thing about my Mustang is that she is kind of both. She is a sleek white beauty with a heart of gold, the grace of a wild Mustang and speed and agility of a Cobra. Her name is "Sugar". I call her "Shug" for short. I named her that because 9 out of 10 men that see her say "oh MAAANNN.. she's Sweet!!" Shug is a 1998 Mustang Cobra, Drop Top. (and the most fun you can have with your clothes on!) Not trying to plug my site, but if you want to see her, here is a link to my website www.kizthiz.com Kate Nice car. Thanks for clearing that one up. My brother has a friend who details Mustangs. He has a Canary yellow Mustang (I don't know what year it is, but it is a recent model), and recently rebuilt the engine. He put a supercharger on it, took it to Kentucky Motor Speedway, and drove it around the track at 140 mph. " George" wrote in message ... | | "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message | ... | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | California for Georgia! | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the | more rowdy Mustang crowd | | Would that be Mustang, as in a Ford car? Or Mustang, as in wild horses? I hope | this question doesn't sound too naive. I do have a reason for asking. | | |
Howdy Folks! New to the group and ponds :ŹD
You are jealous because I beat you to her? I tell you one way or the other
I'm gonna finagle the title of local jester from you! -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message ... By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out together in the Mustang group for a while! Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful California for Georgia! Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her property and her pond I mean her lake! Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the more rowdy Mustang crowd snip She's here one day and JMK is kissing her arse already. Gee whiz. Bv. |
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Hah BV! Take that!
-- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "SVTKate" wrote in message ink.net... Naw, JMK and I have been foolin around for a couple of years now, just behind a different curtain is all. Kate "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... | | "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message | ... | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung out | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | California for Georgia! | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see her | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from the | more rowdy Mustang crowd | snip | | She's here one day and JMK is kissing her arse already. Gee whiz. | | Bv. | | |
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Nice. Very nice! ~ jan
On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:46:32 GMT, "SVTKate" wrote: Oh! And as Hank might say, here's a picture of my "puddle" that was taken last month http://kizthiz.com/puddle.jpg Kate (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
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The only way I can see it happening at this point, is if you are willing to
go on a tuber sliptting expedition LOL Kate "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message ... | You are jealous because I beat you to her? I tell you one way or the other | I'm gonna finagle the title of local jester from you! | | -- | _______________________________________ | "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is | like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: | The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." | | http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino | | "Benign Vanilla" wrote in message | ... | | "Just Me "Koi"" wrote in message | ... | By the way group and BV, SVTKate is just a perfect lady, we have hung | out | together in the Mustang group for a while! | | Very helpful, quick learner. A shame she chose to leave wonderful | California for Georgia! | | Do ask her about her lovely Mustang, and her guns! And you should see | her | property and her pond I mean her lake! | | Anyway, welcome Kate! You will love it here! Totally different from | the | more rowdy Mustang crowd | snip | | She's here one day and JMK is kissing her arse already. Gee whiz. | | Bv. | | | | |
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I really have no idea what the quality is.
It is whatever Mother Nature has provided. I can tell you that it is clear as far down as you can see, to the algea that is. The wildlife is thriving, for whatever that's worth. I was really instrested in the Isralei Carp idea. The locals told me that two of them should be able to keep the pond clear. It's much too large to try to put pumps and filters on, that and it's quite a ways down the hill from our home. I'll saya little over a hundred yards. I think it would be cost prohibitive to run power down there, let alone the bill to operate a pump and filter for that much water. Hubby says he figures about 18,000 gallons ... if I remember correctly Kate "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message s.com... | Nice. Very nice! ~ jan | | On Fri, 02 Jul 2004 01:46:32 GMT, "SVTKate" wrote: | | Oh! | And as Hank might say, here's a picture of my "puddle" | that was taken last month | http://kizthiz.com/puddle.jpg | | Kate | | | (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
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Hi Kate, welcome to rec.ponds! Before you do anything get ahold of this book: EARTH PONDS SOURCEBOOK The pond owner's manual and resource guide by Tim Matson Read it and it will answer a lot of your questions. You can also contact your local county extension office. It is beautiful and with proper management it will stay that way. kathy :-) algae primer http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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Thank you Kathy!
There is a meeting this Thursday in Jackson that I hope to go to . All about gardening in the south and I think that it will cover ponds too. Kate "Ka30P" wrote in message ... | | Hi Kate, | welcome to rec.ponds! | Before you do anything get ahold of this book: | | EARTH PONDS SOURCEBOOK | The pond owner's manual and resource guide | by Tim Matson | | Read it and it will answer a lot of your questions. | You can also contact your local county extension office. | | It is beautiful and with proper management it will stay | that way. | | | kathy :-) | algae primer | http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html |
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