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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    July 9, 2011
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    This article should help you with choosing tropical looking plants for the pond: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/tropical/cold-hardy-tropical-plants.htm

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    August 10, 2011
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    You will need to get rid of the snakes around the pond to accomplish this. This article will help with encouraging them to go else place:
    https://extension.missouri.edu/p/G9450

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    July 16, 2012
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    There are many reasons this could be happening.

    Firstly, frogs are very, very sensitive to chemicals. If you are using any kind of chemical pesticide or herbicide, you could be inadvertently killing them.

    Second, frogs are a favorite snack of many animals, like raccoons and opossums. These night time raiders may be making a snack of your tadpoles.

    You may also not be providing the right environment for them to be happy in your yard. This article will help with that:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/attracting-frogs-to-garden.htm

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    October 31, 2012
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    They need to come out of the pond and stored indoors over winter, placing them in water. You can use an aquarium with a grow or fluorescent light over it, a plastic tub under lights or a glass or plastic jar placed on a window sill. Any container where the plants are in water and get 8-12 hours of light will work. It is best to store your plants bare rooted in the water and not in growing pots. Replace the water weekly and keep the water temperature around 70 F.

    In the spring, when the plants begin to sprout, replant the them in a growing pot and place out into your pond after the last frost date has passed.

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  • Answered by
    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    November 9, 2012
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    I live right on the dividing line of zones 6 & 7 in East Tennessee, and we don't do much to winterize our water feature. We remove the floating plants, keep leaves out, quit feeding the fish at first cool weather and make sure the water level is almost full. We leave the pumps running 24/7. Our pond is appx 1500 gallons and is over 20 years old. We've been doing it this way from the beginning and works for us.

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  • Answered by
    daphnek on
    July 15, 2013
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    If there is water in the pond year round, then it is very likely that you already have fish. In Massachusetts, we have a large (30 foot long) garden pond that we built 12 or so years ago. We try to drain it yearly to give everything a good scrub. In doing so, we remove the goldfish and Koi to holding tanks. Each year, we find some kind of fish that we never put in. Sometimes we leave them; but for the protection of our own fish, the bass and hornpout have to come out.

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    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    January 17, 2013
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    The following article features freshwater fish native to New York. Clicking on the image takes you to it's specific requirements and uses. Your choice of fish should reflect its use. http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/cek7/nyfish/

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  • Answered by
    fta123 on
    April 8, 2013
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    I would suggest to get it drain out and clean before you proceed any further. If you can't get the ultrviolet light system, you would have to drain pretty regularly. I am no expert :-), but I do have an outside water fountain which I bought last year. I know the feeling.

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    AnnsGreeneHaus on
    April 6, 2013
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    I installed an ultraviolet light system in my pond. No more algae. Not inexpensive, but has worked great for 4 years. Blue or green fool coloring would help a little.

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