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A Guide to All Seasons Pond Landscaping
No matter what type of landscape pond you have, it would require regular care. Depending on its size, construction, location and content, you will know what kind of seasonal maintenance routine your pond needs. It is crucial to learn how to look after your landscape pond whether it is big or small, or in-ground and aboveground. Below are some steps on how to sustain a landscape pond based on the season.
Pond landscaping tips in springtime
1. As warranted, clean the pond bottom by draining the pond and hosing down the bottom. More than an inch of muck in the pound can be damaging.
2. Try to look for leaks and patch them with a pond repair kit. This step is necessary in any landscape pond maintenance routine so you can hold off continuous water loss.
3. Return the pump and filter but change them if they are not working properly.
4. When topping off the water level, seep water at the bottom of the pond to prevent the buildup of salts and minerals.
5. Take out dead leaves and other debris to ward off toxic gases.
6. Tack on a bunch of oxygenating aquatic plants to increase the oxygen level in the water.
7. In case of potted plants, split them so they can continue growing robustly.
8. Feed the fish with a high carbohydrate diet so they will be active.
9. Move the frost-sensitive plants from winter storage to the pond once the forecast for snow is gone.
10. Before replanting the lotus, water lilies and marsh plants, divide them first.
11. To keep algae under control, include new floating and submerged plants once the water temperature reached fifty degrees Fahrenheit.
12. Add fertilizer to the potted plants.
Pond landscaping http://duncansgardening.com/#!ponds-and-waterfall tips in summertime
1. Check the water level and top it off as needed. It is important to maintain a proper water balance and inhibit the accumulation of salt and mineral. When topping off, do it with small amounts of water often rather than with large amounts right away.
2. Analyze the water chemistry weekly with ammonia, chlorine and chloramines kits as too much of these chemicals will kill the fish.
How to look after a landscape pond in autumn
1. Skim the fallen leaves and in case there are lots of trees surrounding the pond, a netting on top of it can help catch the leaves.
2. Disconnect the pumps and filter then drain them and keep them indoor.
Pond landscaping http://duncansgardening.com/#!landscaping tips in wintertime
1. Put on the pond surface a floating wood or ball to absorb the tension from the expanding ice and safeguard the pond.
2. Make sure there is an air hole open for the fish and for the release of toxic gases.
