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Journal of events related to the pond and its perimeter. Does not include the pond yard.
2/24/2023 – This morning we bought at St. Elmo F&S from Alabama Fish & Pond the fingerlings listed below and put them into the small pond. This was the first stocking of that pond dug last winter. They cost about $215.
Continue ReadingIn February 2022, I sprayed the edge of the pond for algae at too low a level of Cutrin Plus. Then sprayed at a higher concentration. This year repeated the mistake of not having enough Cutrin. Filamentous algae have come back. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at about 4 oz / 2 gallons and sprayed all of […]
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To keep the feeder calves out of the new little pond, Driskell Cotton Farm built a 5-wire fence on the north and west side.
Continue Reading8/28/2022 – We have not needed to spray Cutrine Algaecide around the pond in the past two months although there have been some filamentous algae it did not grow worse. We have also had 14 inches of rain in July and 19+ inches so far in August. There are some bright green spots that are […]
Continue Reading7/28/2022 – Spread 13-13-13 around the three oaks and the four original blueberry bushes on the barnyard’s west side.
Continue ReadingSpread 13-13-13 as follows. Four to five handfulls (almost 2 cups) at the canopy of the hydrangeas depending on the size. Five handfulls (about 2 cups) around the three magnolias in the pond yard out to 4-5 feet from the trunks. Four handfulls (almost 2 cups) around the citrus trees.
Continue Reading5/13/2022 – Fertilized the following: Magnolias in the Pond Yard with 13-13-13 fertilizer 2+ cups. Spread evenly in a donut-shaped area from the tips of the canopy to 3 feet beyond the canopy. Gardenias in the backyard’s west bed next to the house with about a pint each of the 13-6-6 time release with trace […]
Continue Reading3/24/2022 – Filamentious algae still living along the edge even since the last spraying on 3/1/2022. Sprayed Cutrin Plus at 5 oz./ 2 gallons and sprayed all of it from 1-3 feet from the water’s edge.
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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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