It varies here. Last year was weird. I was carving Pumpkins in shorts at Halloween, at a pool party in short sleeves at Christmas.... And then watching it snow the end of January. I just go outside first thing in the morning and try to get an idea what the day will bring. I was wondering why the difference but then I saw that you are Northwest LA.
Do you have to do much for overwintering your pond TurtleMommy?
Yep, same kinda weather, here!
Not really, other than cleaning up stuff from the bottom and trimming back the water lilies (oh, and count tossing the WH & WL). The first winter I netted the pond for leaves, but didn't get around to it last winter. And here, we have leaves that don't finish falling until Jan/Feb, so..... I have a 100 gal stock tank Skippy filter that I let run last winter, though I tuned it back a little. I had 3 air stones in the pond that I raised and floated just under the surface with pool noodles -- it was my solution to keeping the surface aerated for oxygenation, but in a way that wasn't pulling the warmer water from the bottom. The only thing that ever freezes, though, is maybe some water spray.
goldfish only and is not overly filtered like some koi ponds are. I have only two water lily plants in my pond. Currently I have about 3 or 4 flowers blooming at the same time.
