Adding plants to our new wild life pond
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- Full! 100% rainwater, direct and from butts a distance away by hosepipe. Very apt to have water cress, since this part of Hampshire is well known for producing it, look up The Watercress Line.
Now it is looking great. You both have done a good job. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your message of scions. Me and and a friend, we both decided to send some money through your just giving/ tree aid and hope it will make some difference. Thank you for doing such a noble job.
You have both done a great job on the pond.
I made a pond in a similar style but on a smaller scale.
You’ll be amazed how much the plants will grow this year and the plants will need thinning out as the summer progresses.
I used pea gravel round one end to act as the beach and all the local birds use it daily for drinking & bathing.
If you don’t get any amphibians spawning this spring ask round local people’s ponds for a bit of their spawn.
Well done
Any chance of a few cider scions stephen please ....
yes. see my latest video 'scion wood 2018' for how to request
Can't wait to see how your pond develop's over time.
When I was a child we had a flax hole on the farm and my Father said "Don't go near the flax hole" and that was Health and Safety sorted out, no need for ropes or fences. I admire your determination and stickability because that hole was worthy of a small digger being employed but you did it by hand and that's a great credit to you. Julia and you deserve this beautiful retreat because you sure have earned it.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
PS I'm just about to start planting heritage apples having redeveloped my veg garden.
we had a barrel sunk in the wet behind my neighbor's field which I never saw because we were told not to go near it. no adult ever told me. the kids told each other.
Very fine job recycling the rock. Very nicely arranged. I wonder what types of waterfowl you might attract. On my side of the pond, at least in the Northeast, we'd probably need to be mindful of the chemicals we introduce into the orchard (phosphorous?) so as not to promote the overgrowth of algae in the pond via runoff. Can't wait to see how the pond and plantlife mature....Thanks for sharing. Well done.
Your drowned moth looked to be an Early Moth which are on the wing at this time of year and whose larval foodplant is hawthorn/blackthorn so it probably just got unlucky when passing your new pond. There are however native uk moths whose larvae are aquatic and feed on duckweed/pond plants. The china-mark moths for instance of which there are 4 or 5 species but they won't be flying until late spring/summer. There is every chance that one or more of these species will set up a colony in time and you will see small moths flying close to the surface even in daytime. (might take a few years).
some plant roots can puncture your liner, also deer dogs and herons. I dug a pond last year and over the summer about a hundred frogs showed up, to the point they were trying to eat each other, but when it rains, they range out into the tall weeds for a few days. It's fun to feed worms to the frogs. It's good you have shade nearby. Enjoy, and greetings from New Hampshire in New England. -Pete
Nice job, well worth while.
Nice job👍🏻
Well done☺
fantastic !
I'm planning on doing one with carnivorous plants, both sundew and pitcher plant
Its interesting, purple loosestrife is considered a hideous noxious invasive here in North America, presumably in Europe the ecology keeps it from becoming a problem and its just a pretty native plant.
The planting decicions are all Julia’s and I trust her judgment. But in a pond this size, we can haul anything out that doesn’t work. There have been some disasters with imported plants like Japanese knotweed and rhodedendrons, plus the pernicious mink. I think these plants are all UK natives.
Correct PL is fine in the UK......much sought after by pollinators such as honey bees.
have you thought about adding a solar panel water pump to keep the water oxygenated
Yes, but as we aren’t planning to have fish, probably not necessary. Some of the weeds are potent oxygenators.
Don't forget a hammock!
Nice job
Really enjoyed your book A very valuable reference point
Are you doing Scion wood this yea?r ,If so how do I apply
Charlie C
see my latest video