Calling on you zone pushers!!
sean2280
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calling all zone 4 and lower ponders....questions from a newbie
Comments (12)Here's an Iowan's 2 cents worth: We have a 15' x 20' pond with 3 waterfalls on the north side of the house, totally exposed to any-and-all winter weather. Using a (Walmart) bubbler full time keeps a hole about 2' open at all times. We keep a floating tank heater in the water close to the bubbler's open hole but don't plug it in unless temps are going to be below zero for more than a week-that's our ace in the hole for emergency use only. Our pond is 3' deep except for an area under one of the waterfalls that dips down to 4'. The bubbler is used on the opposite end and is close to a 2' shelf - we didn't want to bother the goldfish at the deep end with the bubbles. I'm going to raise the bubbler line up to about 20" from the surface this winter, I'm thinking it'll keep more surface open that way. Tried running the waterfalls thru the winter but between the ice forming from the cold temps and the north winds blowing the water out of the streams, we don't even blink an eye now when we turn off the falls in November. We can drive to Sioux Falls if we want to see water running under falls in the winter - LOL!! All 50+ fish survive every year. For the first few years of the pond, we did the "keep them in a stock tank in the garage thru the winter" thing until our BEST friends refused to have a "Fish Moving and Dinner Nite". No amount of food or beverages would get them to help catch the fish and carry buckets from the pond to the garage @#@# Here's to a balmy winter and early spring!!!...See MoreZone pushers for Coast Redwoods
Comments (11)Hi Grayneedle The school is St Benedict's Prep. in Newark, it was planted in there inner courtyard, over the years the school has had lots of construction. I know the monks who ran the school prizes the tree greatly, so it should be still there....call up and ask someone there should know... As for growing CR in the low desert, I don't think it would make it, too hot and dry...I seen them in zone 9 in the LA area, but LA does not get that hot and gets quite a bit of summer fog....I think I would have a better chance with them in the mts, I got a deodar cedar up there and they are not really hardy....I don't think my deodar cedar will stand the test of time, but so far its ok.... They are atlas cedars in the Flagstaff area that done well over the years.... I was thinking of just planting a dawn redwood, but wanted something evergreen....I read about a cv od dawn redwood call SHERIDAN SPIRE how do they do?? I remember a street in Maplewood, NJ that had dawn redwoods planted along the main st (Springfield Ave) I did love the look of these trees as a kid...........See MoreZone Pushers: Hibiscus Syriacus
Comments (3)Though not the same variety I have some hibiscus syriacus that I started from seed several years ago. They have been hardy for me with very little care other than adding some mulch around the base. I've rather neglected them as they get eaten by deer each spring which has kept them short and haven't had any bloom. Dug them up and planted in pots this spring as redid that bed. Unsure what I'll do with these come fall....See Morezone pushers, this is a must read!!! freeze pruf...
Comments (4)Yep- it got mixed results,some people loved it,some hated it and said it didn't work. This will come down too actual personal exp,as far as I am concerned. I got some late last fall/winter,didn't get a chance to try it as it was already cold- I may get a chance this spring(although hopefully not),as everything is already in....See Moredrew51 SE MI Z5b/6a
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