A Frog-Bog...

BV wrote What about potting the plants, and burying the pots? Then at
least, with a
shovel you can cut anything that has jumped the pot, pull the pot out,
and
work from there?

That would be a good idea for the next frog bog
but alas nothing short of a stick of dynamite will
budge the cattails in there now. Youngest son is
an offensive tackle, big, strong kid, and he can't get them
to budge.
But we did get enough space clear for the next batch of
frogs this year.
Now the worry is with the drought out here to keep enough
water in it.
(If it's not one thing it's another...)

kathy :-)

"kathy" wrote in message
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That would be a good idea for the next frog bog
but alas nothing short of a stick of dynamite will
budge the cattails in there now.
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I planted the plants in gravel in my first pond. Never again! What a job
getting them out without ripping or puncturing the liner. Everything goes
in pots now. If I turn the kiddypool into a frogbog I will plant the Lotus
right in soil, cover that will gravel and let it go wild.
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"Reel McKoi" wrote in message
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"kathy" wrote in message
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That would be a good idea for the next frog bog
but alas nothing short of a stick of dynamite will
budge the cattails in there now.
================================
I planted the plants in gravel in my first pond. Never again! What a job
getting them out without ripping or puncturing the liner. Everything goes
in pots now. If I turn the kiddypool into a frogbog I will plant the
Lotus
right in soil, cover that will gravel and let it go wild.

My iris are in pots in the VF. This past fall I took them out to sink them
in the pond. They were one large mass. The roots lept from the pots, and
joined each other. There was little help provided by the pots. Massive
plants. I have lots of splitting to do this year.


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"Reel McKoi" wrote in message
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"kathy" wrote in message
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That would be a good idea for the next frog bog
but alas nothing short of a stick of dynamite will
budge the cattails in there now.
================================
I planted the plants in gravel in my first pond. Never again! What a
job
getting them out without ripping or puncturing the liner. Everything
goes
in pots now. If I turn the kiddypool into a frogbog I will plant the
Lotus
right in soil, cover that will gravel and let it go wild.

My iris are in pots in the VF. This past fall I took them out to sink them
in the pond. They were one large mass. The roots lept from the pots, and
joined each other. There was little help provided by the pots. Massive
plants. I have lots of splitting to do this year.
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Yes, the iris will do this. You wont even see the pots in the mass of
roots. I have about 6 pots under piles of roots on one shelf in the larger
pond. They've grown together and I'll leave them like that. It makes a
good spawning patch for the fish and hideout for the fry. They've been
there for 3 years now.
I remove overgrown plants from my veggie filter and replace them with
smaller ones over the summer. I've had iris reach 5' in the VF tub. :-)
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"kathy" wrote in message
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BV wrote What about potting the plants, and burying the pots? Then at
least, with a
shovel you can cut anything that has jumped the pot, pull the pot out,
and
work from there?

That would be a good idea for the next frog bog
but alas nothing short of a stick of dynamite will
budge the cattails in there now. Youngest son is
an offensive tackle, big, strong kid, and he can't get them
to budge.
But we did get enough space clear for the next batch of
frogs this year.
Now the worry is with the drought out here to keep enough
water in it.
(If it's not one thing it's another...)

There's always "Better Living Through Chemistry".


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BV
Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com
http://www.iheartmypond.com
I'll be leaning on the bus stop post.

Interesting, the pennywort lasted all through the winter,
the ice, the snow and then disappeared all together.

The aquatic forget-me-not has taken off right now.
So far just one frog has shown up.
Since these Pacific Tree frogs like vernal ponds it may
be a real problem as the governor is expected to declare
a statewide drought today.

Drought wise the paper told us today that our part of
WA is going to just squeak by, thanks to snow melt
from Canada (thank you!) coming down the Columbia River but the
river is at 61% of normal.

kathy :-)