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Journal of events related to the pond and its perimeter. Does not include the pond yard.
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 […]
Continue Reading7/12/2021 – Fed each of the three Magnolias a little more than 1 cup of 8-8-8. The granules were thrown along the outside edge of the root ball.
Continue Reading4/19/2021 – Tropical Storm 3, later named Claudette, began drizzling on us on 4/18/2021 and just after midnight began raining heavily and by late morning it totaled 5.81″. The pond was about 6″ higher than the heavy fast rain earlier this spring and the Knippenberg’s new crossing is now in place. The crossing did not […]
Continue Reading6/17/2021 – Fed the Crepes 33-0-0. Large ones got 4 handfuls and small ones 2-3. Also threw some on the roses, sunflowers, and marigolds in the SW corner pond bed so the sunflowers will catch up with the larger blooming sunflowers behind the two crepes.
Continue Reading6/11/2021 – This is the second fertilization of the Bermuda and centipede sowed around the pond. Below is the evaluation of the areas and a comparison of the soil test report recommendation to ACES’s recommended nitrogen for a low maintenance lawn. Even though it now needs fertilizer it still needs to be mowed at least […]
Continue Reading5/1/2021 – With no rain for the past 10+ days the pond level is down to halfway on the PVC water supply line. The algae we have treated twice is only along the edges but a few places on the south side have small floating bright green pads forming. The intent is to start filling […]
Continue Reading5/15/2021 – Fed the Crapes 33-0-0 at the usual rate of 2-3 handfuls for the small ones and 4-6 handfuls for the large ones. The nitrogen also went on the marigolds and sunflowers at the two crepes in the pond yard.
Continue Reading5/?/2021 – Mary found leaves with raised, round, brown spots on one of the magnolias in the pond yard. We are confident they are algal leaf spots and today we treated all three trees.
Continue Reading5/9/2021, Mothers Day – Sprayed Cutrine Plus Algaecide Aquatic Herbicide for the second time around the edges of the pond at least 5 feet out to hopefully kill the remaining filamentous algae. There is a lot less than there was when it was first sprayed. Then sprayed Shoreclear on the weeds along the shore line […]
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