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Post by chrism on May 18, 2018 6:32:01 GMT
We have an ex-patio pond - a rather large bucket, really. When we had the patio converted to lawn, we had the pond sunk into the lawn. In the process, 9 years of wonderful micro environment was well and truly messed up.
At first, it looked like a bucket of muddy water. I pulled out decayed reeds as well as an uprooted reed base. Interestingly, the frogs were active in there, which was encouraging and two of them are still living in it.
The question being; shall I wait and see what plant life pops up again, or buy some more and risk inadvertently introducing invasive species? (The latter was raised as a risk on a gardening site.) We have a large, well-established marsh marigold in what is literally another bucket and am planning to transfer it to the pond, as it is as old as the main pond.
i can can see a few reeds popping up, so am inclined to leave well alone. As ever, your knowledge is very welcome. Thanks.
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Post by grindle on May 18, 2018 6:42:06 GMT
I'd be inclined to clear the whole lot out and start again with new plants that you want, frogs will always come back, and if you save some of the water and add it to new then it gives it a good start, you don't say quite how big it is so recommending plants is touch and go, do you just want it as a wildlife pond?
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Post by SueA on May 18, 2018 7:46:29 GMT
I would just plonk the marsh marigold in there if you like it chrism & see how everything settles down for now if you like the wildlife, mine is quite small & full of pond snails, bugs, tadpoles, frogs etc. & I wouldn't want to move anything & disturb them, I haven't even fished the duck weed off because I can see tadpoles wriggling just under it. |
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Post by chrism on Jul 5, 2018 6:29:43 GMT
I adopted the ‘leave it be’ approach, and it has settled well, with two resident frogs regularly poking their noses out of the water. Reeds have also reappeared. I did take out one root ball that just kept floating on the surface. All in all, I’m pleased with the outcome.
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Post by chrism on Jul 18, 2018 18:17:03 GMT
Does anyone have a view on when is the best time to split a Marsh Marigold?
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Post by SueA on Jul 19, 2018 7:19:37 GMT
I think generally autumn is a good time or soon after flowering but I don't think they're fussy. Our pond looks overgrown at the moment & a few of the plants could do with splitting but I hate disturbing the creatures in there, it's full of baby frogs, frogs, pond snails, larvae etc. & covered with duckweed!  |
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Post by grindle on Jul 19, 2018 13:55:10 GMT
I've done my autumn and spring with success
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Post by joysie21 on Jul 30, 2018 6:46:47 GMT
I have a pond with fish in it who I cant see for the oxenginating plant is growing so quickly ive given bags of it away
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Post by chrism on Aug 7, 2018 20:04:18 GMT
Update: the pond has recovered very well, and yesterday, I disturbed four small frogs when watering the borders. A good sign. There’s been next to no slugs this summer. Perhaps the heat, the frogs, or both.
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Post by grindle on Aug 8, 2018 3:59:00 GMT
the slugs will soon appear once it starts raining chrism  |
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Post by chrism on Mar 12, 2019 12:27:11 GMT
The latest development: frog spawn. Very happy about that!  |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 12, 2019 23:59:15 GMT
Try to get shot of the duckweed before it covers the surface completely and before the tadpoles arrive. Should be relatively easy with your size of pond.
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Post by chrism on Mar 13, 2019 8:51:08 GMT
Try to get shot of the duckweed before it covers the surface completely and before the tadpoles arrive. Should be relatively easy with your size of pond. That’s very helpful, sweetpea. I looked it up, and now know what I’m dealing with, so will be able to keep on top of it. Cheers. |
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Post by sweetpea on Mar 13, 2019 14:19:12 GMT
Duckweed increases at an exponential rate so even just one little bit will soon spread like magic.
my problem is that I can't reach every part of my pond and chemical treatment hasn't worked so its just a case of persevering when i can.
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