As the temperature drops below freezing we see snow instead of rain. The snow is pretty neat as it lands on the water it seems to just get swallowed up, sort of like magic. Over time as the snowflakes drop into the pond they cool the water and the air temperature cools the water until […]
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I know we’ve been seeing the latest floods in the news and we may have been through a flood ourselves. Another part of the water power is geared more towards water flow or should I say how much water can run through an 8” pipe. Coming out of winter and the spring rain we install
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WhatPond has been a busy place this summer so far. And what a summer actually warm to very hot and muggy, not like last year when we only had 3 days above 80 degrees. Since the last post of my parents 50th we’ve had another party at the pond. At least this time we did
What’s in the news about natural resources? Always something about oil popping up in the news, conversations and our daily lives. Look at the prices and makes you think a little more about how to save and cut back on driving. What would happen if the same happens about water? Water is a natural resource
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Wow amazing weather the past few days and hopefully sticks around through the summer. Spring has hit and life is just popping up all over, even at the pond, below is a short video of some of the events going on at the pond. From the Koi surfacing and their first feeding to the frog
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Taking a look at blue pond-dye , What is it? What does it do? Over time your new pond will turn into a green looking water hole and that’s a bummer. I know because I’ve been there done that. One thing I will not do is just start trying things out until I have a
WhatPond meet’s the PondBoss Whether you own a pond or planning to build one be sure to read this post and watch the movie at the end of the post. Learning once we start the pond building project, it will be around for many years. And when planning be sure to have long term goals
Fall Pond Now that summer has gone fall is here and the threat of snow is right around the corner what do we do to get the farm pond ready for winter? Wait a minute, what summer, how was your summer? Ours lasted about 3 days in a row with 80 plus degrees, dodging rain
The Big Pond I want to share with you what I believe was the turning point to finally getting the thumbs up from my honey to build a farm pond on the property. I had tried for years to get the ok for a pond but always shot down because it would turn to green
Wow we have covered a lot of ground and moved it too. We left off finishing the pond with the dozer pushing out the shape and depth of the pond. Building up the dam along with getting the sides up to grade. Remember the minimum width around the pond at grade should be 8′, wider