Thanks! I went out at lunch time and found that the pads are at the water top now, so we'll see how they do.
Thank you all for my first pond
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Deer yank mine off all the time. New ones come up.
I noticed that the first couple of pads were slow to get to the surface but once a couple got there then the plant had the energy to produce many more and they came up much faster. All depends on the amount of sun and how deep you have them planted. Mine are on shelves about 20 inches deep, but the top of the planter of course is closer to the surface, so they are probably only growing 12-15 inches to the surface.
I am shocked, already have a baby fish. I thought it would be a year or two before any babies were possible. The goldfish I got last September were only 3-4 inches. I saw the baby last week, but I was not positive because I really did not think there would be any. Then I saw for the second time today so it is confirmed.
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How fun! It's just so exciting when things start filling in like you'd hoped they would.
But I have questions --- daylilies in a bog?? Is it a certain type of daylily? and what is the plant in the last photo with the elevated round leaves?
Pretty cool variety of stuff you have there
But I have questions --- daylilies in a bog?? Is it a certain type of daylily? and what is the plant in the last photo with the elevated round leaves?
Pretty cool variety of stuff you have there
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What a wonderful pond! The water is incredibly clear, the bog must be putting in the work!
Yeah, I took a long shot with the daylillies in the bog. There are three in there. I thought I had seen some people mention that they have had daylillies in a bog so I put them in there to see if they would work. They made it through the winter. The issue though is that there is a lot of shade in the bog so they probably will not flower as well as my other daylillies I have in the yard. I am lucky to have a large daylilly nursery in the next town, incredible selection of daylillies that I have planted in a lot of my gardens.How fun! It's just so exciting when things start filling in like you'd hoped they would.
But I have questions --- daylilies in a bog?? Is it a certain type of daylily? and what is the plant in the last photo with the elevated round leaves?
Pretty cool variety of stuff you have there
The big plant you saw is a Darmera (umbrella plant). Bought it this Spring at a unique nursery near me, the owner said it would get large, he was not kidding. I got it after it flowered, it is an early spring flower but it is the leaves that make the plant.
Thanks, yes been very happy with the clear water. I dont think I did anything special, maybe the bog is bigger than really necessary, there is a lot of shade in the afternoon, the water hyacinth have really spread, only 8 fish plus one baby one, a lot of trapdoor snails (they are very cool). I think it all combined to make the water clear.
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Sounds like the perfect combination to me!
Impatiens really do like the edge of the stream, basically have covered one of the waterfalls. Water hyacinth has gone crazy, probably cover more than a third of the pond (picture does not show all of it).
Water is still crazy clear, to those battling algae, be patient. This is just the bog and plants working. Been this clear since mid May. Trapdoor snails have been very happy, lots of them, you can zoom in the second picture to see them.
