What does your pond look like ... Today?

[Big Lou]

All beautiful. Is one group of your plants water lettuce? When mature how big are your trout? What species?

 

[Troutredds]

I have to watch the forecast for each winter night, turning off the water and bringing in the sprinklers when there's a threat of freezing, @j.w. - a bit of a hassle but it keeps me out of trouble. The only problem is, when my sprinklers are put away on cold days and nights, the raccoons come to visit...

 

[j.w]

It's always something.............we are fighting nature

 

[Troutredds]

All beautiful. Is one group of your plants water lettuce? When mature how big are your trout? What species?

Thanks, Lou. Yes, the plants in the second shot are water lettuce. The trout are Rainbows (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The largest is twenty inches and roughly 5 lbs. I hope to grow them to 10+ pounds. They leave the koi and goldies alone, more interested in hassling each other over food, territory etc...

 

[Big Lou]

Thank you for the information. I plan to put water lettuce in our pond next spring. Does it die in the winter? Very nice trout. Once spent a bundle to go on a trout fishing trip. The stream is filled with rainbows. Didn't catch a single one. Had fun though. Once had bream in my pond but they only appeared while being feed.

 

[Lisaebetten]

Love a hide and seek picture!! Nice variety, the WH looks like it is poking out from around a rock also!

 

[addy1]

Very nice Redd!

 

[tbendl]

Big Lou I'm pretty sure the water lettuce dies back like the water hyacinth every winter. I'll let you know for sure in a few months though.

 

[addy1]

wl and wh both die back, see ya in the spring

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Well, the pond doesn't look too nice anymore. most of the lily pads were at least somewhat green before I left for my camping trip, and when I got back, as you can see, most are yellow.

...but I did get one last surprise. One of my aquatic Forget-Me-Nots in the bog bloomed.

 

[Lisaebetten]

The yellow and purple lily pads are pretty!

 

[tbendl]

I want this for the pond. I think it would be so pretty once it was all grown over and it would provide shade as well. Now to find the bike rims and learn how to weld...

 

[j.w]

Hey that's pretty cool T..............my hubby is a welder

 

[tbendl]

Isn't that awesome! j.w it would look amazing covering a portion of the pond. Some local bicyclists are going to be mighty sad as they contribute to the cause over the next few weeks...

 

[j.w]

You could make a floating island but you might sink using the heavy bike rims. Guess you could make an over hanging deck thingy out over the pond to attach it too. Hope the foods not too bad in the gray bar hotel T