Hello from Northern California

[Mr.Wizard]

Hello Garden Ponds,
My name is Matt, I live in a small town outside of Sacramento, Ca. I do not have a pond but I am in the process of tearing up my backyard and thought I would place a small goldfish pond in the corner. I will post about all that later, for now,... I just want to say Hello!

 

[MoonShadows]

Hi Matt,

I hope you are not getting hit with all these floods they are talking about on the news tonight. I don't have a pond yet either. Well, I do, but it is still in the box! In about a month I'll start working outside to get it set up. That's what I get for living in PA.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Howdy!

 

[Mr.Wizard]

No flooding here. Hopefully it stays that way. I thought it would be a good time to dig but the dirt is so sticky I almost have to scrape it off the shovel!

 

[Lisak1]

Welcome! We live in the Land of the Red Clay... we ALWAYS have to scrape it off the shovel!

 

[MoonShadows]

No flooding here. Hopefully it stays that way. I thought it would be a good time to dig but the dirt is so sticky I almost have to scrape it off the shovel!

Funny, we do the same thing with the snow. Glad to hear you are out of the floods.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Welcome to the forum @Mr.Wizard !

 

[bagsmom]

Welcome! We live in the Land of the Red Clay... we ALWAYS have to scrape it off the shovel!

Wait -- what? Red clay in northern IL? I'm originally from central IL. I thought that evil orange stuff was only down here in the south!

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Lisak1]

Red clay in northern IL?

Yup. We hit clay as soon as we sink a shovel into the yard. We've spent YEARS working on amending and improving the soil in the gardens and beds around our house.

 

[bagsmom]

Yup. We hit clay as soon as we sink a shovel into the yard. We've spent YEARS working on amending and improving the soil in the gardens and beds around our house.

Geology is so interesting. I know where I'm from, the dirt is just black and gorgeous! When I moved down here and tried to dig in this stuff, I wanted to cry!!!!!
It is going to be 77 here on Friday. I can't believe it. This is weird, even for the south.

 

[bagsmom]

Hi, Matt! I am a new ponder, too. I am probably two weeks away from putting water in my first pond -- hooray! I don't know what I would have done without the help of the folks in this group. Wonderful people sharing their experience and expertise!
Welcome!

 

[sissy]

Welcome and I would rethink the gold fish after you read how often they have babies .How big do you think you want the pond .

 

[Mr.Wizard]

I am shooting for 350-400gallons. I may have to consider adding a small predatory fish to handle the babies

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our group!