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| Winterizing a Water Garden Pond, a How-To Guide
by Christopher Smith
There are many steps to take when winterizing a water garden pond. Each must be followed to ensure the continued success of your fish and plants. But by following this guide, it should be quick and easy to do just that, and keep your water garden pond healthy.
This is a guide for those with a soft pond liner. If you have a hard pond liner, you have many less steps to take, which can be found easily online. Make sure that you check which type of liner you have before you begin to winterize your pond.
Your first step is to empty half of the water from the pond. You can do this by taking the hose that is connected to your pump, and reconnecting it so that the water is pumped onto the ground. This will make it easier for you to see while you clean.
Next, you must remove your potted plants, an important step when winterizing a water garden pond. You must also trim your plant, to ensure that the leaves will not die over the winter and fall into the water, dirtying your pond and creating an unhealthy environment for the fish.
Remember not to re-pot the plants until the spring, and doing so in the fall will hurt them. You must also remember to cut your water lilies to their base, and again, if they need replanting, save that task for the spring months.
You must then catch your fish, placing them in buckets filled with pond water. This clears the way for you to remove any debris from your pond, which will make the water healthier for your fish. The debris can be used as an excellent mulch.
Next, place your plants back in the pond. Leave them in at least one and a half feet of water that will remain under the freezing line. As long as you have hardy plants, and your water is at least three feet deep, they will survive. Next, you can return your hose to its pump.
Your final step is to return your fish to their pond. Feed them until the temperature hits fifty, and then commence with feeding again when the temperature hits fifty five. Keep a hole in the ice all winter, created by heat, and not with a hammer. And that is how you winterize a water garden pond!
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