JBtheExplorer
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What does your pond look like ... Today?
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Had to call the county ,found what I thought was bear scat and sure enough they checked it out and it is and now they need to find the bear .They think it could be a younger one that has been spotted around here and they want to relocate him or her to the mountains
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me two they came and pulled up video from the last 3 nights but only got a small sighting of it and it is a smaller bear by what they saw on it .I could not tell myself but not an expert on bears either .Seems the lights are not to it's liking .He seems to shy away from the lights on my property
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My Windmill palm tree is getting bigger! And a couple more lilies in bloom w/more buds on the way.
@JBtheExplorer - nice to see your face! I've fought powdery mildew in my garden the last few years. My peonies had it bad for three years running. I started spraying the foliage last year with a mixture of 3 tablespoons baking soda, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and 2 drops of dishwashing soap to a gallon of water. Put it in a spray bottle and spray every leaf until they are literally dripping - both front and back side of the leaves. I also spray the ground around the plants and make sure to clean up any leaves that fall and throw them in the trash. This year (the worst for powdery mildew in my yard EVER) and my peonies stayed beautiful and free of mildew.
I've also been fighting fusarium wilt in my vegetable garden, so I've been reading about using hydrogen peroxide for various fungus problems. I just ordered 35% food grade H2O2 and will be experimenting with using it to control fungus. I think an important part of fungal control is to make sure your soil is full of good microbes, too, so I plan to step up my use of compost tea and compost in general in the garden beds.
Just some gardening thoughts - since we're in the same zone, I'm sure we've been battling for the same reason this year. All the rain kept the soil too wet for too long which allowed the funguses to reproduce like mad. And those mosquitoes in July - all flood plain mosquitoes. They are known to be aggressive biters. Miserable buggers. But as you said, things have calmed down the last few weeks and my yard is a welcoming place again!
I've also been fighting fusarium wilt in my vegetable garden, so I've been reading about using hydrogen peroxide for various fungus problems. I just ordered 35% food grade H2O2 and will be experimenting with using it to control fungus. I think an important part of fungal control is to make sure your soil is full of good microbes, too, so I plan to step up my use of compost tea and compost in general in the garden beds.
Just some gardening thoughts - since we're in the same zone, I'm sure we've been battling for the same reason this year. All the rain kept the soil too wet for too long which allowed the funguses to reproduce like mad. And those mosquitoes in July - all flood plain mosquitoes. They are known to be aggressive biters. Miserable buggers. But as you said, things have calmed down the last few weeks and my yard is a welcoming place again!
It really has been a rough gardening year. We had too much rain. You would think the plants would all be in great shape since they are not drying out, but they're not. Even our trees are looking a little rough.
I was just outside rinsing the skimmer net... I had the pump unplugged so the water lettuce wouldn't float into the box, so the water was nice and still. Just as I was plugging it back in, I looked at the rocks below where the water from the falls hits the pond--and there is a tiny baby koi swimming around.
I had no idea the fish had babies again. They didn't have any last year, but I didn't have such robust plant life in the pond like I do this year.
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Still have some tinkering to do but for now the rebuild is complete
Too much at one time - spread it out a little and we'd all be grateful!
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my palms are really slow growers even though they get fertilizer from the pond and from a palm fertilizer gordo your new rebuild looks great
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Almost never post pics of my "wooden box" ponds. Lilies are doing well but not a lot of flowers now. Fish seem happy & that's all that matters!
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it really looks great mrsclem .sister came over to see baby fish
Haven't done much besides feed the fish...starting to fatten them up a bit for winter...Guess the extra fish poo is what the water hyacinth needed. They don't look the best but they all are blooming. Lillies keep blooming and cardinal flower is loving the pond.
I love that cardinal flower with the red foliage! Very pretty!