Bought a home with pond...and now..HELP!

[sissy]

Fried green tomato's was something the Amish made .I am from PA and grandma and great grandma made them

 

[sissy]

A uv now and a pond heater will help you come winter and now is the best time to buy them .Where do you live in nj south or north ,because most plants will survive as long as the pot can be lowered in case of freezing the roots

 

[NJD1995]

This might sound dumb, but do I need to worry about the fish getting sucked into the pump?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

I don't care for southern foods ,all fried stuff and veggies grow 100 % better in NJ tha is why it is called the garden state .Sweet corn is the best ever there

Obviously you have never had any true Cajun Gumbo or Etouffe.

 

[NJD1995]

A uv now and a pond heater will help you come winter and now is the best time to buy them .Where do you live in nj south or north ,because most plants will survive as long as the pot can be lowered in case of freezing the roots

I am in "southern" NJ, Toms River...pretty much middle of the parkway...lol

 

[Lisak1]

This might sound dumb, but do I need to worry about the fish getting sucked into the pump?

No dumb questions here! There should be a screen of some type over the intake on the pump - keeps debris out, including fish!

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our group! I have some small "fishless" ponds that now have fish, eggs or fry wandered in after living through a ride through the pump. They survive the winter here, the ponds are around 2.5 feet deep. We have had a few real cold winters where they have frozen almost to the bottom, but the fish still survived. Very few fish and small.

 

[NJD1995]

New issue...what is this? There are 3 or 4 I noticed tonight swimming around..

 

[moby]

Can't quite tell from pic, maybe a diving beetle or a waterboatman, diving beetle is my best guess.

 

[MitchM]

Could be a dragonfly nymph.
It's a good thing.

 

[NJD1995]

I asked my biology teacher friend and it is indeed a dragonfly nymph...pretty neat watching them swim around

 

[MitchM]

The more diverse your pond ecosystem is, the healthier your pond will be.

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[MitchM]

I was out exploring my pond shoreline today and found this dragonfly nymph exoskeleton.