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Kat
11-17-2010, 11:52 AM
You can still enjoy tropicals blooms even this late in the season if you cover your ponds. Their fragrance is trapped & as soon as I take a peek I can smell them. It'll be mostly purples & blues as they are the most cold tolerant.
http://www.overzone.com/images/waterlilies/2010/covered2.jpg
http://www.overzone.com/images/waterlilies/2010/covered1.jpg
alta678
11-17-2010, 12:04 PM
So pretty!
pam916
11-18-2010, 12:04 PM
Very nice.
Mwil3
11-18-2010, 12:26 PM
Me Likey! Very nice.
brokenhalo
11-18-2010, 12:50 PM
Awesome :cool: emosewA
Typical Tony
11-18-2010, 01:20 PM
very cool, whats in that tank besides the plants?
Kat
11-19-2010, 08:51 AM
Thanks. I keep some watonai & wakin goldfish in them.
brokenhalo
11-19-2010, 01:44 PM
Is it possible to get pics of the fish this time of year? I curious what you fish look like :D
real nice setup
alta678
11-19-2010, 02:37 PM
They are beautiful! I even have some in my goldfish tank!
guppyfreak2
11-19-2010, 02:40 PM
very beautiful
greeneyed
11-19-2010, 02:41 PM
I still have long johns with the trap door in the back...oh..err... wait....nvm...

Nice flowers!
AndrewH
11-19-2010, 03:48 PM
Ooo! Those are very pretty!

Can you detail out the "covers" for us. Was going to build one for my garden, but grasshoppers and heat got it before I could (was going to use it all year long - heat and cold protection).

Appears to be 3M plastic over a PVC frame.

Any problems to report? How cold can these protect the ponds? Is summer storage for the covers a problem (can you take the PVC frame apart for storage or are they glued)?
Kat
11-19-2010, 05:20 PM
No way to get pics of the fish as they hide among the plants.

Andrew--my ponds are wood & above ground. Galvanized 1/2 circle brackets are screwed to the sides & the PVC just slides into the brackets. Then cover with either 4 mil or 5 mil plastic sheeting, hold down with 1x2 strips screwed into the wood. I remove the plastic in late May as it usually will start to split/stress by then plus it is warm enough by then to uncover the plants. They survived all the snow we had this past winter, so it is a great way to keep the temps warmer. I do run a pump in them 24/7 during the winter to help prevent ice.
Kat
03-28-2011, 08:25 AM
Spring preview of what is to come.
http://www.overzone.com/images/waterlilies/2011/coldframe2.jpg
kimert3
03-28-2011, 08:54 AM
Beautiful! Makes me want a pond! :)
Erniec
03-28-2011, 10:08 AM
what kind of lillies ?
Kat
03-30-2011, 05:52 AM
They are all tropicals. Hardies don't need the protection over the winter.