23-10-2024, 07:03 AM
The pot pond is well underway now, I made the substrate from charcoal, leftover aquarium aquasoil, and white sand, filled it and have dropped in a big handful of aquatic plant cuttings complete with snails to get things started. As I break down the indoor tanks I'll do a bit more with it, but basically now it is a matter of letting the plants and good bacteria do their thing to create a good environment for the two minnows and any Endler escapees, and a tiger lily for a centrepiece. That's probably a few weeks of patience required. I did come across an abandoned wire hanging basket which is exactly the right size and interesting shape to make a kingfisher proof dome to sit on top, no rust either, I think it is powder coated, one of the more expensive ones, lol, the universe is providing, lol.
Bit silvery out there but should be okay for scooting, I have a shopping list for the garden centre, lots of vegie mix bags to rejuvenate the planters now the tomato seedlings have their true leaves, and I need to depot the big fancy cyclamen corms into one of the border beds to die down and recover for next winter. And herbs to pot up for the deck plantings, parsley, chives, and basil - though the basil is looking a bit sick. I may need to replace that one - or let a tomato adopt it, they do well sharing space.
Always a busy couple of weeks around now, all that planting, and then the family birthdays. We scorpios were a pain for my sister! And the US election while Mr K is under the knife, an anaesthetic might not be such a bad idea...
Bit silvery out there but should be okay for scooting, I have a shopping list for the garden centre, lots of vegie mix bags to rejuvenate the planters now the tomato seedlings have their true leaves, and I need to depot the big fancy cyclamen corms into one of the border beds to die down and recover for next winter. And herbs to pot up for the deck plantings, parsley, chives, and basil - though the basil is looking a bit sick. I may need to replace that one - or let a tomato adopt it, they do well sharing space.
Always a busy couple of weeks around now, all that planting, and then the family birthdays. We scorpios were a pain for my sister! And the US election while Mr K is under the knife, an anaesthetic might not be such a bad idea...