Ready To Start 2017 Season Yet ?
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Are we ready to start Pond Season again!
Comments (24)min3: I have a little pre-formed pond, it is perhaps 180-200 gallons. I'm not exactly sure which pump/filter I have, it is something like this: http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&rlz=&=&q=pondmaster+pond+filters&aq=3&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=pondmaster Initially there was a problem with it but my dealer replaced the impeller then gave me a whole replacement pump, and I remember him saying something to the effect that it is now a stronger pump then I started with. I modified it somewhat by adding a plate on the bottom so the pump stays attached to the filter. Otherwise the pump tends to fall over and looks ugly. I also striped the screws that hold the filter together so I added some longer screws and big washers to hold it together. Inside I stuck some rocks and some bio balls from another filter I had, this helps it hold the bottom when I change the filter. For the filter I keep year round a thick carbon filter from PM, change it once a year otherwise do not touch it. On top of that I have two pre-filters to grab the pond muck. These filters I made out of craft store 1 inch pads. I've used batting in the past but these get me thru the whole season without falling apart. When the fountain slows (once or twice a week) I pull the whole pump/filter out, replace the pre-filter with the other, put it back together and drop it back into the pond. Then I hose off the dirty filter and let it sit out till next change. This way I never put chlorine into the filter. That's a quick job, 10 minutes tops. This filter does a great job of keeping the muck out of my pond. Additionally, I grow a 50% cover of water lettuce. Mid summer the WL keeps the floating algae away, though I do sometimes run a UV filter when I'm in a hurry for crystal clear water....See MoreSpring Selling Season Really Started Yet?
Comments (7)We have had a fair amount of showings, considering our price range, and the people/realtors who have seen it, seem to think it shows well and is priced fairly. When we were getting ready to relist, we were told that the last price we were listed at was a good price and to relist at that price (or higher at the top of the bracket). And, on paper, comps supported the higher price. But...we had the house at that price for 3 months last year and had no offers. We also had a lot of showings last year ...and no offers. What really did get our house sold was putting it in the next lower search bracket. So low that it attracted immediate notice and was much better than other houses in that bracket. Of course, it hurt to bring a large check to closing, but we needed to sell and that is what it took to do it....See MoreEarly 2017 Season Preparations
Comments (5)Wow, there are some ambitious people here! After 6 weeks of not really doing anything in the yards AT ALL, I did get my dwarf pear and cherry trees and red currant potted in whiskey barrels moved into the garage and I got my strawberry barrels mulched heavily with leaves. I also leaf-mulched my in-ground strawberry beds and raspberry plants (which still have green leaves on them!!). I threw the already decomposing pepper and tomato plants that I pulled in October on top of the in-ground beds to break down and add as much matter to the soil as they can before spring. I'll remove whatever doesn't break down in early-mid March. I kick myself almost every day for not having started a fall garden back in August - we'd easily still have lettuces, radishes, etc., even with the few sub-20-degree nights we've had. I was able to pick tons of fresh rosemary for Thanksgiving, though, so that was good. I am so excited for all the seed catalogs to come in (I've gotten a few), though in all honesty, I have more seeds than I will ever need. Oh well, it's too much fun and it's such a great hobby. I filtered through my seed box over this past weekend and started brainstorming what I want to focus on in 2017. I'm going to be starting greens (lettuces, Asian greens), micro tomatoes and perhaps a few pepper plants between now and the end of December under my basement grow lights. Beyond that, I think it's going to be a big tomato year again (as always), as well as beans and unique fruit. Baker Creek has some wonderful and unusual fruits that I am dying to grow out. I'll have some peppers, squash, melons, etc., too, of course, but it's always fun to throw some new stuff in the mix, especially since I'm relatively new to gardening (2017 will be my 5th summer)....See MoreCannas are ready to come out for the 2017 season
Comments (15)I thought I'd give you an update. Here are a couple of pictures of what these look like today. The reddish/green foliage one is the one I have had the longest. It did take some hail damage last month. But it's looking good. The Bengal on the right is one I got last Summer. The one on the right is a red one. The one in the background on the left is the Harvest Gold division from last year. The pot in the foreground left is a dwarf variety that is showing no signs of life. Last year, it did the same thing and came to life later in the summer, so I haven't given up all hope yet. Although it is looking pretty bleak. This is a new addition I got just yesterday from a person near here who has a plant/yard sale every year. I've referred to him as the Canna God. I can't wait to see what it does. The camera really didn't do it justice here. Those petunias are red, not pink. The foliage of this one has lovely streaks of red and green....See Morencrealestateguy
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