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    Anyone order from here before?

    Could use more hostas for my pond. But idk if it's a safe company, so many out there now! If you've done this deal, did all bits grow?
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    The Pond Thread

    Got the filters clean. Roughly 40min per set. Then did some weed removal.
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    The Pond Thread

    Drained the qt pond,put the 9 koi in a bin with filter & hoping they'll be sold asap. Blue 600gal trough will be moved for the horses to use, and their 300gal will move to be used as the qt instead. Fish fry don't need that much water and space. Gotta wash the pond filters for winter, too.
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    Life has continued to be he-ll. Dog got killed, sheep problems, pasture problems, escaped bull, house issues, and I accidentally cut a cable. So, need a new one to turn UV back on. Finally got to some weeding started. And a volunteer plant, empress tree. Way, way too close to the pond, so it...
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    Salvaged a bunch of buckets, using for koi food holders.
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    Had problems with the uv not working this year. Moved it to the bog's pump directly & problem fixed.
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    Common Rush, it loves the sand mixed soil, that's usually damp, in my fields by the creek. Less of them in the harder soil. Seems they like the fluffy dirt best. I think some grew 4ft last year, couldn't mow them down. Lol But yeah, stores sell it as decor. Adds visual texture, but I hate that...
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    The Pond Thread

    More rush pulled and rinsed.
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    Didn't want to spend thousands on some dinky plants, so, I went hunting on my farm. I have a lot of useless, unedible rush that now finally has a purpose! Unfortunately, a cart full cleans up to a tiny amount...but at least I didn't waste a cent! Many more huge clumps out there to dig up. One...
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    The Pond Thread

    Anyone here happen to have parrot feather & can sell me some?
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    The Pond Thread

    Caught 10-11 more today. Some more interesting looking ones this time.
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    The Pond Thread

    11 more Got shade up.
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    And my knifefish. 2nd one, lost the first 2(?)yrs ago. 10 inches long now? Came out during a water change. Started to "run away" when my hand touched the glassfor a size measurement. They hunt by electric field, so it could tell i was near it.
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    Started catching more of last year's fry. 9 done, zillions to go!
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    Got to hand feed some koi this morning!
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    Algae, ugh.
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    There's an air leak somewhere in the first pump intake. No idea how to find it nor fix it w/o cutting it out and refitting. Ugh
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    Zebu Fancy type of moo from Asia.
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    2nd filter up n running! Got to the store this morning in 86F temps & brought back new tubing for the bog pump, it's up n running now, too.
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