kc

I bought a horsetail reed which I love and put it in a floating pond plant
bucket. I used the soil that came with the plant and some generic garden
soil I had on hand...never thinking that this plant could end up upside down
with all the soil floating around in my pond after a huge storm we had last
night.
Unfortunately, the soil had perlite in it (miniscule balls of styrofoam)
which are now floating all over the pond, stuck in the roots of the floating
plants, etc.
I'm trying to get it out the best I can with my net, but it's almost like
trying to net air--it goes right back through the holes...I'll probably be
seeing pieces years from now, and I'm just hoping the fish know better than
to eat it or have iron cast stomachs in case they do!Kirsten

kc

I bought a horsetail reed which I love and put it in a floating pond plant
bucket. I used the soil that came with the plant and some generic garden
soil I had on hand...never thinking that this plant could end up upside down
with all the soil floating around in my pond after a huge storm we had last
night.
Unfortunately, the soil had perlite in it (miniscule balls of styrofoam)
which are now floating all over the pond, stuck in the roots of the floating
plants, etc.
I'm trying to get it out the best I can with my net, but it's almost like
trying to net air--it goes right back through the holes...I'll probably be
seeing pieces years from now, and I'm just hoping the fish know better than
to eat it or have iron cast stomachs in case they do!Kirsten

donotbother

Yep, one of the pitfalls of using lots of so called potting mixes etc
is the stuff has good soil for plantin gin ponds but the additive of
perlite makes it unsuitable. Have you tried the smaller mesh nets
typically used for aquariums........real cheap and they have them in
some 6 x 8 inch sizes. I use them to scoop out mulm etc out of varous
tanks I have around as well as surface junk like you mention, and they
work good.Even if the plant does not get turned over, the perlite is
still prone to getting in the pond.

If you want to try your hand at cleaning up a real mess in a large
pond of 1+ acre, you need to trey getting wood mulch out. I had wood
mulch in and around the planted section and the stream came up to the
point it backfilled into the pond and pond wa inundated with flood
waters. I had previously just put down 32 bags of shredded cypress
mulch about 2 weeks prior........what a mess..........U hgave since
replaced all wood type mulch with river gravel.......if that floats
away I quit!


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Put some color in your cheeks...garden *****! "The original frugal ponder"
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donotbother

Yep, one of the pitfalls of using lots of so called potting mixes etc
is the stuff has good soil for plantin gin ponds but the additive of
perlite makes it unsuitable. Have you tried the smaller mesh nets
typically used for aquariums........real cheap and they have them in
some 6 x 8 inch sizes. I use them to scoop out mulm etc out of varous
tanks I have around as well as surface junk like you mention, and they
work good.Even if the plant does not get turned over, the perlite is
still prone to getting in the pond.

If you want to try your hand at cleaning up a real mess in a large
pond of 1+ acre, you need to trey getting wood mulch out. I had wood
mulch in and around the planted section and the stream came up to the
point it backfilled into the pond and pond wa inundated with flood
waters. I had previously just put down 32 bags of shredded cypress
mulch about 2 weeks prior........what a mess..........U hgave since
replaced all wood type mulch with river gravel.......if that floats
away I quit!


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Put some color in your cheeks...garden *****! "The original frugal ponder"
~~~~ }<((((o> ~~~~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~~~~~ }<(((((o>

reel mckoi

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You will have to use one of those very FINE nets to remove it. Pond stores
and some pet shops sell them.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

reel mckoi

====================================
You will have to use one of those very FINE nets to remove it. Pond stores
and some pet shops sell them.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

~ janj jjspond.us

Kirsten, can you over ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~flow the pond? If
so, use a sprayer (or leaf blower) on the other side to direct the perlite
to the low spot. ~ jan

~ janj jjspond.us

Kirsten, can you over ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~flow the pond? If
so, use a sprayer (or leaf blower) on the other side to direct the perlite
to the low spot. ~ jan

~ janj jjspond.us

Well that goes to show don't leave your cursor in the middle of post or
your sig. line might end up there. Sheesh ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

~ janj jjspond.us

Well that goes to show don't leave your cursor in the middle of post or
your sig. line might end up there. Sheesh ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~