Too Many Lilies...

[zam_koi]

If you're in the Morris County (NJ) area and are interested in acquiring 2 free water lilies, please let me know.
Netting is due to the GBH that comes my way.

 

[j.w]

@zam_koi
Nice looking pond and your net is perfect for keeping that darn bird outta there! I had to put a net over mine also.

 

[combatwombat]

Nowhere near you, but looks like a gorgeous pond. Put it in the showcase!

 

[zam_koi]

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Nice looking pond and your net is perfect for keeping that darn bird outta there! I had to put a net over mine also.

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Nice looking pond and your net is perfect for keeping that darn bird outta there! I had to put a net over mine also.

Thanks. Been a hard season last year. I had two Scarecrows set up last season .. lost about 30 Koi. GBH came by a few months ago. Decided to put up the net this season. Dealt with the parasites he introduced.

 

[zam_koi]

Thanks. Been a hard season last year. I had two Scarecrows set up last season .. lost about 30 Koi. GBH came by a few months ago. Decided to put up the net this season. Dealt with the parasites he introduced.

This is what it looked like before the netting...

 

[j.w]

Wish we could have them w/o a net but you can never go back once you have GBH visits.

 

[brokensword]

This is what it looked like before the netting...


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My pond is completely screened in so I may be off base in suggesting you should be able to set up a net that can be 'drawn back' when you're around and then put back when you're away, no? I realize with the hoop system, the hoops are probably going to stay, but if you had two poles, one at each end, and string up a steel cable between, you could make a sliding 'tent net' that will deter the herons/predators while being less obtrusive and easily pulled out of the way.

Just an idea; I'd surely do this if I had an open air pond.

 

[GBBUDD]

So far so good for me taking away the flight path seems to have worked for me .

Nice job looks very natural