Categories: Pond, koi
Clean pond, bike update & the NAS is maxed out
by JustPlainDon on Nov.06, 2011, under Orchids, Pond, Geek Porn, koi, Bicycle
Last weekend I drained, vac'd and refilled the pond. Over the past couple of days I've seen a real improvement in water clarity. I don't think it's been this clear since I filled it up. It's looking really good. With fall and the leaves turning,… more »
Get out the long johns and "Stranger in a Strange Pond"
by JustPlainDon on Dec.11, 2010, under Pond, Pets
Looks like the weather is about to become very cold....by Sunday night/Monday AM it may drop to the mid-teens!!!! Hey...it's only December. We don't get this until January. I'm hoping that the koi have adapted, because that cold water is going to get… more »
Koi update, cold weather, webcam geek speak and blood oranges
by JustPlainDon on Nov.25, 2010, under Orchids, Pond, Geek Porn, Plants
The new koi seem to be doing well and getting along well with the older koi. In some ways I was surprised when they came running up to the surface yesterday afternoon when I fed the old koi. Guess it was just that "group mentality" that kicked in.I'll… more »
Last of the koi....for this order!
by JustPlainDon on Nov.17, 2010, under Background, Pond
I made a good haul on eBay the past couple of days. I had noticed that several koi were going for very low bids so I figured that I'd go ahead and bid on a couple that I liked, but they were not "got to have" koi. So I bid and I won. The new addition… more »
Lotus tub mess, popped pipe and the waders!
by JustPlainDon on Nov.12, 2010, under Pond
We have had some incredibly nice weather this week. It has also raised the temperature of the pond to 60 degrees and the koi have been much more active. Before I got the koi I had placed a few lotus seedlings (in tubs all containing clay) in the pond. … more »
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