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3/15/2022 – The 1.76-inch rain this morning finally filled the little pond. The rain had stopped by 10:45 AM and the water had filled it to within 18″ of the rim. Water was running in fast mostly from the ditch where it was running backwards into the pond since the pond was so low. Photos […]
Continue Reading2/12/2022 – Filamentous algae has come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at 5 oz./ 2 gallons and sprayed all of it from 2-5 feet from the water’s edge. 3/1/2022 – The above spraying did not seem to have any impact so resprayed it with a mixture of 8 oz./2 gallons.
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12/19/2021 – Wayne Maples began excavation of wildlife pond just north of Rangers field; aka the old garden. 12/25/2021 – Measured locations and used Google Earth to compute areas. Also took pH readings in the bowl and the black topsoil. All was 6.8 – 7.0 that is likely due to the Driskell’s liming the field […]
Continue Reading9/16/2021 – The water is deep along the edge due to the 5″ of rain yesterday. So, sprayed 5 ft. out with a mix of 4.6 oz of Cutrine Plus in 2 gallons in the 2-gallon sprayer-the standard mix for my 2-gallon sprayer to spray the entire edge. This time sprayed a small droplet on […]
Continue Reading9/1/2021 – Based on advice in various articles, we checked the pH at the magnolias, blueberries, and the daylily bed as they were all underwater for almost 24 hours two days ago during the 13″ rains from Hurricane Ida. The readings were taken using the KEL pH meter. The magnolias and blueberries were fed since […]
Continue Reading8/31/2021 – To replace the fertilizer washed out by Hurricane Ida’s 13″ of rain, and that most of these plants were flooded by the pond for about 24 hours, I fed them a light dose of 15-0-15. The fertilizer was spread around: the three Crepe Myrtles along the rail fence at the road west of […]
Continue Reading8/20/2021 – The last spraying was 7/23/2021 and this outbreak is not as much as then. The water level is also down about a foot and the filimentous algae only extends out 4-6 feet based on what can been seen through the water. So, again sprayed up to 5-6 ft. out with a mix of […]
Continue ReadingThe grassed space south of the pond from the rail fence to 40 feet from the water’s edge is 20,800 SF. It contains many weeds in the original bahiagrass and sown Bermuda grass. This spray is to kill them and hopefully the dewberries. Sprayer Parameters Ironton Sprayer with the new pump sprays 3/8 of a […]
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7/24/2021 – Early this morning was a great day for our pond wildlife adventure. [Click images to see larger views] When we went out to feed the fish the two Whistling Ducks were walking up after coming under the rail fence. One seemed to be pulling something. Whatever it was, was moving on its own. We […]
Continue Reading7/23/2021 – Based on the analysis in the April 29 post. The algae today, like last time on June 1, does not extend out 10 ft. as it did on April 29. So, again sprayed 5 ft. out with a mix of 4.6 oz of Cutrine Plus in 2 gallons in the 2-gallon sprayer. This […]
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