Almost Done!!!

[sissy]

cool pic.And goldfish are not that fussy about anything it seems .

 

[smcox1]

Ok I will probably go ahead and get some goldfish soon

 

[addy1]

Very nice picture. I add a little water from the pond slowly into the bag to get them used to the water also.

Goldfish and shubunkins are both more forgiving in ponds then koi.

 

[sissy]

shubunkins may not be good for his depth of water .I still remember my horror a couple of months ago when mine jumped out of the water .Then to find out they sometimes do that during mating .I think the fan tail goldfish are the cutest

 

[addy1]

That is true sissy forgot about the depth

 

[sissy]

my poor snake still do not understand it since I had him for 6 years and he never did that and I have never had a fish do that before .

 

[j.w]

Gosh you had me wondering there for a minute sissy when you said "my poor snake!". I thought you had gone mad wanting your snake back from the dead that bit you:lol:
Then I read on and see your fish must have been named Snake.........poor guy to jump out and die like that

 

[smcox1]

I went to one of the nurseries and picked this up for $29.99

 

[sissy]

thats a nice healthy plant smcox1 and jw that was my fish if you would like some keep sake snake parts I can send you some .I guess there the don't clearance them out here they had 40% pond plants at lowes

 

[addy1]

Beautiful lily to be smcox, that will look great in your pond.

 

[smcox1]

It came in a mesh basket thing about 8" square so do I just leave it in that?

 

[sissy]

They should say and I think the first year or so and they you will have to go bigger and devide it .It looks healthy now so it must have a good root system .You may have to fertilize it since you have no fish yet .Addy uses fertilizer and I think jw does .This is my first year with them myself because koi destroy plants but I guess lilies are not much to there liking .I also had a talk with the fish LOL I have 6 flowers buds coming up and will open soon ,so I have my camera ready

 

[smcox1]

Yes it has a lot of roots what kind of fertilizer should I use?

 

[addy1]

I use plant tabs, some other use tomato sticks, you want a high middle number.

When the plant goes dormant for winter you could divide it then or in the spring before it really gets growing. I got some new ones right before winter, divided them up, stuck in the pond and they did fine growing this summer.

 

[smcox1]

Ok thanks addy I will look for some fertilizer. And over winter I will put it in my little pond because it says for winter it should have 24" of water and if I do put it in 24" of water and its not big enough for the actual pads to be on top of the water is that alright?