Garden Pond Garden Nursery Landscaping Guide
Garden Pond With Healthy Fish
By Rodger G Allenby
As you plan your garden pond, you need to calculate your parameters
so you can make exact plans. You must consider the size and shape
of your yard, because these will determine the size and shape
of the pond as well, and may limit what the pond can contain.
Is it just going to be for displaying exotic aquatic plants?
That sort of pond might be more shallow, say, than one for koi
fish. Whereas Orfe (cousins of the koi) love to swim swiftly in
schools, and as such would require a longer pond. These are the
initial types of factors to consider.
Koi Ponds In Cold Climates
If you’re going to have fish in your pond, then you’ll need to
decide on the type of fish. In climates that get very cold in
wintertime it’s hard to keep pond surfaces from freezing over
even with heaters, so koi ponds are inadvisable.
Even though both koi and goldfish can handle fairly cold water,
one danger of freezing is that sources of oxygen are cut off,
and the fish could literally suffocate. Another concern will be
fish pond predators, so you’ll need to locate the pond where you
can set a net above it, or else find other ways to protect the
fish. With koi, for example, you can protect them by making the
pool quite deep.
Choosing Plants For Your Pond
The design of your pond will be different if your main emphasis
is exotic plants rather than fish, but just as with fish, the
depth of the pond will depend on the types of plants you include.
You can stand and look at ponds that have floating water lilies
on their surfaces, and never even realize that while some have
the entire plant floating there, others are rooted in the soil
below and send long stalks to the surface.
The types of plants in your garden pond might influence whether
other wildlife will start to live there. Small frogs live in one
plant environment, while dragonflies might thrive in another.
Pond Filter And Other Cleaning Equipment
One key element to keeping your garden pond fresh will be items
like a pond filter and other cleaning equipment. You’ll need to
learn what types of plants help reduce the amount of algae that
will develop in the pond, and how to control what algae does appear.
You may pick up some information from the internet and guidebooks,
but your best resource will be the experts at a garden center
or a pond supply store. You want to be sure that you’re not making
mistakes so that your pond is healthy and clean, and stays that
way for as long as you have it.
About the Author:
Rodger G Allenby has written a number of articles on gardening
and landscaping including Mum
Flowers, Table
Top Fountains, Garden
Supplies, Green
Lawn, Grass
Seed, Bird
Baths, Hummingbird
Feeders, Gardening
Tools, Backyard
Putting Green, Backyard
Ideas, Backyard
Landscaping Pictures, Outdoor
Fire Pit, Underground
Pet Fence, Backyard
Fences, Above
Ground Storage Tank, Enclosed
Porch.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Little Known Facts About Fish Ponds ....
Where can I purchase food and supplies for my fish ponds?
For your fish food and various other supplies
you can turn to trusted websites such as www.petco.com
or even go to your local pet store. They can give you the right
fish food for whatever fish you are raising.
Just make sure that you give your fish
the vitamins and minerals that they need. Each fish has different
nutritional needs so the food and vitamins that you add to the
pond has to match that.
If you have a large stock pond then you
may want to skip the pet store and instead visit your local feed
store. A feed store will stock large bags of fish food and will
come at a much more affordable rate than you could find at a pet
store.
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