Thursday, August 27, 2009
Enduring summer's heat
Hello Maui!
August can be the most difficult month for water gardening. On one hand, amazing blooms are appearing all over the surface of the water. Most of them are welcomed. Some of them are floating algae blooms. The pond that is usually quite manageable during most of the year, can truely present challenges at this time. But this is no time to do a whole pond clean-out, especially those of you with large, specimen-sized koi. Warm temperatures mean lower oxygen levels and increased stress when they are handled. But this IS a good time to be leafing and vacuuming your pond.
August can be the most difficult month for water gardening. On one hand, amazing blooms are appearing all over the surface of the water. Most of them are welcomed. Some of them are floating algae blooms. The pond that is usually quite manageable during most of the year, can truely present challenges at this time. But this is no time to do a whole pond clean-out, especially those of you with large, specimen-sized koi. Warm temperatures mean lower oxygen levels and increased stress when they are handled. But this IS a good time to be leafing and vacuuming your pond.
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