1. Pond Problem-Solving Frank Reilly Fauquier County Master Gardener Master Gardener Virginia Cooperative Extension

2. Shameless Commercial n Hort Help Line (540)-341-7950 X 19 n Spring Fling 2002 April 28 –Free at Prince William County Fairgrounds n VMGA Continuing Ed –Next Weekend – Gardening with Nature – Sandy’s Plants in Mechanicsville

3. Overview n animals n maintenance n problems

4. Questions n Turtles/snakes and birds Oh My! n Green Water n Cloudy Water n Leaks n Skeeters

5. animals n Visitors –Design changes – elevation –Netting –Reality check n snails –examine your plant material n Fish –goldfish koi others –be careful with exotic species

6. Green Water n Emergency –Chemical Flocculation –Dyes –Poisons n Patience n Long Term –Better practices n Resignation-Adaptation –Give up or change the design –Planting

7. Cloudy Water n Emergency –Filters –Flocculation n Patience n Planting

8. chores –Spring n Dredging n Replanting n Pest Control n Population Control

9. chores –summer n Algae Control n Mosquito Control n Filter Maintenance n Fertilization n Population Control n Plant Clean-up

10. chores –Fall n Leaf Control/removal n Filter Maintenance n Population Control n Stop Feeding

11. water quality n aging and/or treatment –chlorine in tap water –water temperature of well water n filters –types n internal vs. external n mechanical vs. biological –selection

12. plant selection n floating plants n submerged plants n emergent plants n lilies –hardy –tropical n bog plants

13. planting n techniques –natural bottom vs. potted –tropicals vs. hardy plants n densities –the more surface water you cover the less algae you fight –and the less water you see or hear

14. Leaks n Is it? n Patch It

15. Skeeters n Moving water n Fish n Dunks

16. Questions n Green Water n Turtles/snakes and birds Oh My! n Leaks n Skeeters

17. Questions n Should I run my pump all winter? n I’m scared of frogs how can I keep them out? n What about tropical fish? n My Plants won’t flower. n My fish are all gone – what happened?