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Post by kedigato on Sept 10, 2008 15:54:54 GMT
Thanks Jeanne - why don't you try it in your pond too.
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Post by kedigato on Dec 27, 2008 16:31:18 GMT
A thin sheet of ice on our pond late today -
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Post by kedigato on Jul 11, 2010 18:06:43 GMT
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Post by DAG on Jul 11, 2010 19:04:15 GMT
I knew there was a fairy at the bottom of your garden! ;D Sorry kedi, I liked the atmosphere of that image and just couldn't resist that!
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Post by kedigato on Jul 11, 2010 20:14:05 GMT
;D ;D but
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Post by kedigato on Jul 30, 2010 12:23:59 GMT
Our pond is a complete mess this year as one of the water plants has taken over the whole pond. It is the Water Soldier / Water Pineapple ( Stratiotes aloides) Yesterday I started getting it out very carefully with a rake so that I didn't damage the pond liner. Then I spread it all along one side of the garden as fertilizer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaFound in Europe and NW Asia In Britain it was once common in East Anglia. A rosette of serrated leaves. White flowers are produced in the Summer. In the Summer this plant floats on the water surface with the leaves just above the surface. In the Autumn they become covered with a slimy secretion (calcium carbonate) and the whole plant sinks to the bottom to rise again in the Spring. Fossils have been found of this plant. Plants are dioecious, male and female plants must be grown if seed is required. Only the female plant occurs naturally in Britain, though plants with hermaphrodite flowers are also found occasionally. Seed is never set in Britain, the plants increasing mainly by offsets. Most suitable for the cool aquarium or pond. Propagation from runners which form from the centre of the rosette of leaves. The herb has had a high reputation for treating wounds, especially when these are made by an iron implement. It is applied externally. The plant is also said to be of use in the treatment of St. Anthony's Fire and also of bruised kidneys.
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Post by kedigato on Sept 5, 2010 11:08:33 GMT
Our pond is still a mess, no help for it this year - This "island" in the middle, started up about two years ago around some of the water lilies. We should have got rid of it right away, but Peter kept putting it off for one reason or another, and now it has gotten so big and the dreaded peppermint has settled on it now and is flourishing. I think we shall never get rid of it or the swimming Water Soldiers. (I'll edit the name of this flowering plant in later on)
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