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I've got this pond out in back of the house that I'm going to have cleaned
up. The thing is roughly circular, about 40-45' in diameter. The former owner of this property used it to dispose of brush and even old chairs and I think I can see an old barbeque in there. The water level is down now so that there is only about 6 inches of water in the center, but after a rain the thing can fill up to where I'd guess it's a good three feet or better in depth at the center, This guy is gonna haul the trash away, and drive a bulldozer over the rest of the crud that remains. I know there isn't anything *too* nasty in there, because last summer the place was full of frogs and turtles and the like, so at least it doesn't seem to have been a Toxic Waste Dump or anything. I live in northern Florida (near where I-75 and I-10 intersect) and on what is classic "poorly drained" land, mostly clayish -- no rocks. I'm sort of in a rural area, lots of wildlife (including deer, armadillos, alligators, heron, turtles of all kinds, etc.). So is there anything I ought to do now (the kind of thing I'll Regret Forever if I don't). The general idea is that the whole area should thrive on a fair amount of neglect. I really excel at being lazy. Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA Alone we can just aspire to be dumb, but together we can be truly stupid |
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![]() "Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message ... etc.). So is there anything I ought to do now (the kind of thing I'll Regret Forever if I don't). The general idea is that the whole area should thrive on a fair amount of neglect. I really excel at being lazy. ================================= It sounds like you're on the right road. I think there's a NG for those with natural small lakes and ponds. This NG is more or less for those who have decorative liner ponds in their yards for fish and pond plants. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Galen...I noticed you have posted here before. This forum is for any
ponder contrary to what carol (aka koi lo, reel mckoi or whatever name she uses) says.....IIRC your around Suwanee area, and had more than one pond/bog area...If your not that person, matters not, but ask away any questions you may have as there are folks here that know the ins and outs of larger natural type ponds, unlike Koi lo that just has a urge to reply to any and every post weather she knows anything about it or not..... Given your area, your not going to get away with too much neglect, as thigs can get out of hand pretty quick, when it comes to aquatic / bog type plants and water quality can go down hill fast, in respect to decent water requred for fish, as compared to frogs etc. IMHO, I would look into supplying some type of aeration by way of a fountain to keep the water destratified, and help reduce algae blooms....You may want to consider regrading around the pond if possible to reduce the amount of inflow so as to reduce the introduction of nutrients from runoff, which will also reduce algae blooms.......If by chance you decide to plant anything be very carefull of what you plant as a lot of plants in your area can become very nvasive and virtually impossible to get rid of once established.Some that come to mind is parrots feather, sensitve vine, water / aquatic clover, cat tails, pickerel reed, water hyacinth, just to name a few......even water lilys will take over in due time.. But of most importantance is aeration and controlling the inflow of water from other areas which may contribute to problems fromn the run off and of course sediement buildup. If you can control a few areas to allow run off to flow into the pond, you can build small rip rap sediement traps which are inconspicuous to look at and pose no problems in cutting grass etc, but do a good job of reducing the amount of sediement carried intot he pond by runoff. On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 21:09:21 -0600, "Koi-lo the freindless one" wrote.....nothing of importance.......about par for the course. === ==="Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message ===news:rqbko1hcd1mmr92qr3rspdvom34sqsrc3c@4ax. com... === etc.). So is there anything I ought to do now (the kind of thing I'll === Regret Forever if I don't). The general idea is that the whole area === should === thrive on a fair amount of neglect. I really excel at being lazy. ==================================== ===It sounds like you're on the right road. I think there's a NG for those ===with natural small lakes and ponds. This NG is more or less for those who ===have decorative liner ponds in their yards for fish and pond plants. -- \\\|/// ( @ @ ) -----------oOOo(_)oOOo--------------- oooO ---------( )----Oooo---------------- \ ( ( ) \_) ) / (_/ The original frugal ponder! Koi-ahoi mates.... |
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Koi-lo wrote:
"Galen Hekhuis" wrote in message ... etc.). So is there anything I ought to do now (the kind of thing I'll Regret Forever if I don't). The general idea is that the whole area should thrive on a fair amount of neglect. I really excel at being lazy. ================================= It sounds like you're on the right road. I think there's a NG for those with natural small lakes and ponds. This NG is more or less for those who have decorative liner ponds in their yards for fish and pond plants. Carolyn Adamo Gulley 3245 North Lamar Road Mount Juliet TN 37122-7806 Phone 615-459-9345 has been caught in various vicious lies! Before plaguing ARJW with her nonsense, she use to plague the Health NG do a google search on Yarrow / windsong / Carol for more details. http://tinyurl.com/daw64 http://tinyurl.com/af4r9 http://tinyurl.com/7v5ly When she is best by a man she accuse him of stalking http://tinyurl.com/8wryt She engages people in senseless debates about absolutely nothing. Her intent on ARJW is to slander JW's Before you reply, you may want to ask her a few things or only one. _Where does she get her information? _Can her information be verified? _Is the information up to date? _What is the purpose of her post? To present reliable facts about JW's or sling mud on a religious organization in good standing in almost every country in the world? Ask her for evidence of her claims before proceeding with your conversation with her, if not you may be end up wasting your time and bandwidth on discussing subjects based on fraudulent and fabricated information. This is how she manipulates clueless bystanders in participating with her distributing false information elsewhere? Facts about Carol: *She can never present evidence. *She never reveals the source of her info (because there is none). Her common reply, is: "everybody already knows". If everybody knew, why bring it up? *She always hides her identity. And change her header to avoid killfiles. A TOS offense *She cuts and paste, rewrite postings, and will even forge e-mail addresses ;which her ISP allows her to do. Just ask them: If your newsgroups has been victim of Carol's MCP and ECP that is off topic you can report her. Her account is dpc6682112001.direcpc.com and you may report her by calling 1-800-DirecPC, by emailing us at , or by writing to: DirecPC Customer Care Center 11717 Exploration Lane Germantown, MD 20876 USA Her use of remailers can still be traced to her account.No American ISP like to be associated with Hate Speech no matter if Hate speech is protected under the First. It affects their commercial interest. Then you can contact your own ISP and have them add them to their block List Direcpc.com Why does Carol behave as she does? Carolyn Adamo Gulley of Mt Juliet Tn. Is a life long underachiever. She did not finish High school in NYC, and lived as a biker gangsters in the 60's and 70's. She claims on her former website that she has 2 failed marriages and blames God for her poor choices. It is alleged that she lost custody of her only son due to substance abuse, (never been proven however). Dumped in TN by her Second husband, Quote-quote, with no place to go. She also has failed attempts at being a JW. She could never attain their moral standards as dictated in the scriptures, and thus been at war with them ever since. This has made her a very mentally unstable woman, her hatred is intense, and due to biker-substance abuse lifestyle, she now needs aid of a pacemaker. By reporting her to her ISP, she is made aware, that she is alone in her insane crusade full of false hoods and forgeries., and that you the reader does not support hate speech against any religion or person. |
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