Cold day but at least no showers so let’s get out there and do something.
Category: Garden Pond
Garden pond has no waterfall?
No wonder!… I know I keep harping on it, been dealing all year with the left eyeball plus a detour for a kidney stone procedure means the job list is getting longer.
Garden pond pump is kaput!
Lasted six years so no complaints but…not happy about the replacement cost 
Price of the AQUAPRO AP1050 Waterfeature Pond Pump has increased 25% now $54.45
Remove some stuff from the left back corner so I can pull through the power cable.
Garden pond annual maintenance – Part 4
Final photos including a bonus video clip.
The next photo shows how clear the water is after the clean-up and water exchange yesterday.
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Garden pond annual maintenance – Part 3
Bunnings trip this afternoon and also had ET as COVID co-pilot.
She was after tomato plants (Cherry Roma & Grosse Lisse) plus assorted potted plants while I grabbed a new pump prefilter sponge conveniently located nearby.
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Garden pond annual maintenance – part 2
Garden pond annual maintenance – part 2
I need to get a new pump prefilter sponge, what exactly do I need?
Simple…on my WordPress blog just search for the word ‘prefilter’
Last one was purchased January 2015.
Garden pond annual maintenance – Part 1 (Video clip)
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Agitating the murky water helps to clear it quicker.
Garden pond annual maintenance – Part 1
Hmm…should have waited for a hotter day, that water is cold had to keep swapping hands 😒
Amazonic growth!
This year everything has gone mad with crazy growth!
Same for the pond plants that have an impressive root system so pull a lot of that for starters.
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Garden pond plants under attack – part 2
Garden pond plants under attack – part 2
Forensic investigation completed with positive outcome – culprit identified!
Garden pond plants under attack!
Garden pond plants under attack!
Someone or something is pulling out the Succulent Cactus and trimming the Sedum around the front of the garden pond – bugger. The same thing happened last year around this time and it’s taken all year for the Succulent Cactus to grow to back – to just a small size – now they have been pulled out again!