Water Gardening

For a waterfall to work there are lots of things to be taken into consideration. Roughly it goes like this. Width of waterfall, depth of water required, height to actual fall from sump. Width. The wider it is the more water will be required at the top. Water Depth For a...

I have the pond cleaning on my list for tomorrow. Weather permitting. No frogspawn yet but plenty of frogs about today.

I thought that would be the case. The only thing I can think of is filling the existing whole with rubble to maintain drainage then build a raised bed. Luckily the area effected is only a small area of the garden.I am looking to turn the area into a vegatable patch, how deep would raised bed...

I know we have a separate board for it BUT, can I grow rice in my paddy field allotment plot? :(I'm in the process of digging drainage channels, hindered by the previous occupants unrealistic attempts to to grow carpets and timber board! :@I know the allotment bosses are frustrated at...

My dad and I between us have done several of these, as have neighbouring gardeners. The amount of work involved depends largely on the composition of the soil, and the general shape of the patch of land.In every case that my dad and I have done, we have always worked with what's already...

Thanks Sydney. I have cleaned it before but not replaced the UV lamp untill now. Well the price of them puts me off, anything up to £15 a time but I did go to a local garden centre, would you believe, £7.99. so I got two. I must have a closer look at the seal on the quartze sleeve, when...

I have had ponds for years and have never had this problem at this time of the year, will get the water tested (if i can ) will let you know if we get a result.Maurice

Thanks, everyone, for all the help and advice. I won't rush into anything, and if I do decide on the pond option I will wait till the weather warms up.Walnut - I will definitely need to make sure the young cat in my av can't help herself to a free fish supper!!

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Tangle I have pea netting covering the whole pond (no little ones to worry about) certainly put a safety grid over if there are small children about,my fish actually follow me when I walk around the pond constantly wanting to be fed. Here's a diagram explaining the Nitrification cycle.

Thanks Walnut & Midnight Rose. Sorry for the long delay in replying. I carry out your suggestions for next year.

Wow!.....what beautiful fish....worth a pretty penny I bet

Trout taste nice.

Hi lollypop..love the name by the way.. no I have never thought of showing my koi, actually catching them is a feat of art, I find, let alone the hassle that must be involved in showing them, and think if one died while on route somewhere. no mine are very happy, just being admired by me !!

Very pretty, well done! Do you know the names of them? I might get a pink or red one to go with my white one (N. alba). I also quite fancied a colour changing one... I wonder if it matters too much if they aren't deadheaded cos I've got rather a large pond to be reaching across!

You could give some to your friends always nice to have something from another gardener. My garden is full of plants with a story attached. Some were cuttings but we won't go into that.

Roundup is aproved for use on aquatic plants and is reasnably effective, however i tend to agree with wallnut.As with all pesticides and herbicides, you should follow the instructions as per dose, The manufacture's carefully calculate the dose rate and doubling the dose is usually...

Believe it or not ducks are the worst thing for a domestic wild lfe pond. They "dump" every where and with their feet going at ten to the dozen they can soon stir up a shallow pond.Been to a nice garden centre earlier this year, they sell duck food so you can feed the ducks, (they will take it...

Thank you, I can understand your concern re upkeep but mine was built with mainly recycled matterials. The tank I had to buy second hand and eventually after trying many small pumps I did buy the smallest one I could find with a filter and uv light, it works a treat and keeps the pond lovely...

Boveytracey any chance of a picture?