Water is fluctuating between 52 and 58 the last couple weeks. Pond pump running again, feeding the fish a couple of times a week. Plan to resume daily feeding once the water hits and stays above 60.
Lilies are sending up new pads, and even have flower buds heading up already. Marsh marigold is taking off, as is forget-me-not and another plant who's name I've forgotten at the moment (tall with red flowers). My one canna, a tropical I decided to try and winter outside, is sending up it's first shoots. No sign of the other canna I left out or the taro I left out yet. Crinum Lily is growing like crazy, and creeping jenny and parrot feather are starting to take off. Moneywort never even slowed down all winter really. Cattails are coming back. No sign of life yet from the iris or pickerel weed. I've got a couple plants I wintered over in the garage that I've got to take back out now that the risk of frost has passed.
I put out a handful of salvina that I'd wintered over in one of my tanks today. Hopefully it takes off and provides some cover for the fish so they don't catch the eye of any herons.
Now I have to get hubby to finish the upper pond for me. I'd planned to do it myself, but ended up getting pregnant (very happy!), so no climbing around for me! Once that's done, I can finish the gardening out there (there will be a bog garden) and should be all set for summer :lol: