What does your pond look like ... Today?

[Lisaebetten]

Taken this morning in the mist. A 7 shot pano with some fall color and a bit of fog. The mallards came in while I was taken the shots. You can see the male in the shot

The pond with fall color and fog by Rob & Amy Lavoie, on Flickr

How do you handle the leaf clean up in your pond? I made a pvc frame with netting zip tied for my stream but it look hideous!!! Working on 12x12 pond frame now, don't like it but then I don't want tannis either.

 

[RobAmy]

How do you handle the leaf clean up in your pond? I made a pvc frame with netting zip tied for my stream but it look hideous!!! Working on 12x12 pond frame now, don't like it but then I don't want tannis either.

The skimmer does most of the work and then I net off the remainder. Right now I have to empty the skimmer everyday and sometimes twice a day. That big tree is a pear tree, they are done dropping now but the skimmer would get some everyday. I should take a picture of the pile of leaves I have taken out of the skimmer, amazing amount so far. I would guess the skimmer gets about 80% of all the debris. I catch a lot of the pine needles too that drop in the stream in the skimmer. It is no means maintenance free but very doable without a net.

 

[Lisaebetten]

Does your water turn tannis? My skimmer is doing a good job and have only netted a skripit out of pond bottom but my water is turning a slight brown.
I did find a bunch of leaves stuck(newbie) in my falls drop and wonder if that small amount turned my water? After our rains I plan to do some small water changes to get it cleared before shutting it down for winter. MUST HAVE CLEAR WATER, I hope.

 

[RobAmy]

No tannis in the water at all, maybe different leaves act differently also

 

[Mike in Vermont]

I enjoyed your post very much, Troutredds

 

[tbendl]

What kind of palms are they? Check on line to see what zone they are good to, see if they might make it outside. They are so pretty!

It's a cordyline. If it starts to look yucky, I will drag them into the sun room. I think they look so pretty on either side of the bog. Got them planted this weekend.

 

[j.w]

I have 3 Cordyline in containers here and I have to move them into the garage in winter when temps go to freezing. They are getting big. Yours looks like a different variety than I have.

 

[tbendl]

Those are gorgeous and I love the containers with wheels.

 

[j.w]

Bought the containers at either Lowes or H-depot and hubby made the square frame w/wheels to set the containers on.

 

[addy1]

I love the containers with wheels.

Bet her handy dandy hubby made them............

hubby made the square frame w/wheels to set the containers on.

lol I typed this earlier, forgot to post ^^^^

 

[j.w]

You got that right addy...........he tries to make everything he can. Right now he's making me a galvanized steel container to hold cat food bags so meeces can't get it. He was making me a windmill but it's on hold cuz he says he has more pressing things on his plate right now.

 

[tbendl]

My pond this morning. Lots of bubbles on the surface and I love my 2 new Cordylines. You can see the banana plant in the background starting to yellow... Fall is coming.

 

[j.w]

NO IT'S NOT..................I REFUSE TO ACCEPT IT

 

[tbendl]

Denial, it's not just a river in Egypt anymore... LOL

 

[addy1]

One half of my maple is red and almost leafless, the other half is still green and full of leaves. crazy tree