Hello everyone, sorry for not replying earlier, I have decided to go against putting the logs in the pond and instead put some square shaped stones as the exit/entrance and some water mint on one side of the pond to give things in the pond something to stand on. the logs instead will be chopped up and will be put on a log pile close to the pond. The pond is actually a plastic water trough that has been sunken into the ground so the only sloping areas are the ones I have built in thank you all for the advice. To keep this thread going and does anyone else have issues with slugs/snails falling in their pond? I'm often finding dead ones at the bottom of my pond, I don't want to be putting my hand in there every morning through fears of disturbing things living in he pond. Thank you all again
I wouldn't worry about removing drowned slugs and snails - they'll decompose and provide nutrition for the multitude of micro-organisms and mini-beasts who will soon be inhabiting your pond.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, I agree with Dovefromabove - don't worry about them - I believe that frogs eat slugs and snails(?) as do hedgehogs so keep encouraging them. Most ponds naturally have a bit of sludge and dead matter at the bottom which is where newts and other pond creatures like to hide especially if like us you have visiting herons dropping by for a tasty morsel from the pond.
Oh nice Buttercupdays - food for the monsters at the bottom of your pond! Mine usually go over the wall into the field next door (belonging to us I might add). It is always good to leave a few for the Thrush and hedgehogs to find though.
That Mazus Blue is a pretty plant The h h. Does it die down the in winter months? Our pond is a preformed type with steep sides hence the floating log, but yours looks far more natural.
It remains green in the summer, but no flowers. If you have a preformed pond, you could lay it on top of some hessian. It will grow into the weave. There are lots of other plants that will do this, such as creeping jenny.
Thanks h.h. that seems to be a good idea for growing the Mazus Blue plant. As for creeping jenny - it has crept quite well around our pond - and other areas too - it is such a pretty little plant with delicate yellow flowers.
Thank you everyone for helping me, I really appreciate it. Earlier today I saw my first frog in the garden, it was so exciting! There are plenty of frogs in the garden hiding in the log piles in the open leaf heaps etc, but I was ecstatic to see it in the pond.Thank you again
That's great news Chris - I am so pleased for you and know how exciting it is to see your first frog in the pond - I get a thrill each later winter/early spring to know that the frogs are back in the pond again for another year of spawning and so the cycle starts again. Well done and keep enjoying the changes in your pond and surrounding area.
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Certainly worth a try plant pauper - let us know how you get on with it.
Hello everyone, sorry for not replying earlier, I have decided to go against putting the logs in the pond and instead put some square shaped stones as the exit/entrance and some water mint on one side of the pond to give things in the pond something to stand on. the logs instead will be chopped up and will be put on a log pile close to the pond. The pond is actually a plastic water trough that has been sunken into the ground so the only sloping areas are the ones I have built in thank you all for the advice.
To keep this thread going and does anyone else have issues with slugs/snails falling in their pond? I'm often finding dead ones at the bottom of my pond, I don't want to be putting my hand in there every morning through fears of disturbing things living in he pond.
Thank you all again
I wouldn't worry about removing drowned slugs and snails - they'll decompose and provide nutrition for the multitude of micro-organisms and mini-beasts who will soon be inhabiting your pond.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes, I agree with Dovefromabove - don't worry about them - I believe that frogs eat slugs and snails(?) as do hedgehogs so keep encouraging them. Most ponds naturally have a bit of sludge and dead matter at the bottom which is where newts and other pond creatures like to hide especially if like us you have visiting herons dropping by for a tasty morsel from the pond.
My ponds get a regular injection of slugs and snails as this is where I dispose of all the miscreant molluscs I find in my greenhouse
Oh nice Buttercupdays - food for the monsters at the bottom of your pond! Mine usually go over the wall into the field next door (belonging to us I might add). It is always good to leave a few for the Thrush and hedgehogs to find though.
It remains green in the summer, but no flowers. If you have a preformed pond, you could lay it on top of some hessian. It will grow into the weave. There are lots of other plants that will do this, such as creeping jenny.
Thanks h.h. that seems to be a good idea for growing the Mazus Blue plant. As for creeping jenny - it has crept quite well around our pond - and other areas too - it is such a pretty little plant with delicate yellow flowers.
Thank you everyone for helping me, I really appreciate it. Earlier today I saw my first frog in the garden, it was so exciting! There are plenty of frogs in the garden hiding in the log piles in the open leaf heaps etc, but I was ecstatic to see it in the pond.Thank you again
That's great news Chris - I am so pleased for you and know how exciting it is to see your first frog in the pond - I get a thrill each later winter/early spring to know that the frogs are back in the pond again for another year of spawning and so the cycle starts again. Well done and keep enjoying the changes in your pond and surrounding area.