Thanks for the informative pond and fish update. I’ve had very limited success with my couple of attempts at establishing a pond in my garden. I think my population of critters simply view it as a buffet 😂
If them Medaka fish can help with mozzy control who is going to complain haha RIP to the ones you lost For any one who cannot get them amazing little fish for legal reasons. You can get native minnow. If any one says they need running water they need to go back to school haha I have had them for many many years. Makes me feel old when I think how long I have had minnows in a small patio pond. Not even a pump just plenty of water plants.
Fingers crossed for some lovely baby Medaka's. Cannot wait to see the colour. It will be a wait of a few months once the eggs have been laid, but well worth the wait. You will need to let the fry develop away from the parents as they will eat them. They can go back together once grown for a few months.
Margaret, David, and Kirstin are the names of my Scottish relatives. As an American, I’ve no idea how authentic those are but I think they’d be fine for fish babies 😄
Hi Katrina. I loved watching your fish get their pond cleaned, and I'm interested that you have a water lily and use netting on top. We have a concrete tub with 2 fish, Lily and kevin, named by Grandchildren, also with wide netting. I'd love to plant a water lily, and wonder do they grow up through the grid? We have lots of birds and neighbour's cats, so the netting is essential!
Lovely video. Came across your channel whilst looking for inspiration on mini wildlife ponds. One thing I wanted to ask is when it's cold and you get ice, would something like a Belfast sink crack?
Really happy to watch the update video! I'm about to plant a venus flytrap in my pond and this video gives insight on what to expect. Thank you and what a lovely garden!
an aside about pond : generally outside ponds are generally 2ft deep minimally , plus , since tank is above ground it lacks the comfort of ground insulation . - SMART about mesh cover ; congrats all round , brilliant !!!
The pitcher plant is doing great, don't worry. They can stand freezing temperatures (I keep them outside in nothern Italy and here we have -11°C easily. They go dormant during winter, all the old leaves dry out and can be pruned. If water is going to freeze though, you shouldn't keep them wet during winter. An occasional shower is ok for keeping the peat moist and give the plant something to drink, but it wouldn't survive if water around it became a block of ice. The first thing they do in spring is flowering, then they produce pitchers. The only thing I fear is it's not getting enough direct light. In nature, they live in swamps, with low vegetation, high humidity and full sun. It will not do great if it doesn't get at least 4 hours of direct sunlight. They also drink only rain water, no limescale.
I have both newts and frog spawn in my pond. Have solved the problem by removing some spawn to a separate tank. Once the tadpoles in the tank have grown too big for the newts to eat they go back into the pond.
Hiya Katrina Thankyou for the updates on ponds yes I was one of your subscribers asking about them. Lol oh baby fish or small fry I think you called them? Yes please keep us posted. Blessings luv southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝
Best of luck with the pond, hope you get some baby fish, that would be really exciting, you will have to keep checking it quite regularly or as you say any young will just become food to your two remaining fish 🐟
Some people sponsor an elephant while others sponsor a tiger. I would like to sponsor a wee, tiny fish! It would be nice to keep the Scottish theme. Seumas is a possibility (hint, hint). Looking forward to progress reports. 😊
I have netting over my pond ment for growing veg/fruit so no possibility of eggs being transferred anywhere else also put the net on my pond because I didn't want dragonfly larvae in there predating on my fish because the Dragonfly larvae will eat them
Regarding the fish we bought some white cloud mountain minnows and some gold fish for our 2 seperate ponds. We were told they would survive over winter. Anyway, during the really cold spell, we bought 2 indoor aquariums. We transferred all the fish indoors. They are all so happy in the indoor aquariums. 😊
You have made me feel guilty that I haven't cleaned out my Medaka ponds! I also lost three fish in the pre-Christmas freeze and, like your unfortunate little fellows, I think it was because they were too small to cope. I was wondering how often you feed your fish. I imagine it's every couple of days or so when you get to your plot which is about when I feed mine, but I am unsure whether I feed mine enough - they are always hungry!
Aww I’m sorry you lost some too. Did you buy them last year? Don’t feel guilty for not cleaning…I was more curious to see if the plants were still alive 😆 Yes that’s right, I feed every couple of days maybe 3 times a week. I wouldn’t worry too much as there’s lots for them to eat inside the tank too. Do you have a medaka specific feed? I think I should upgrade their food especially since one is pregnant. They’re still on the “fry/baby” food since it’s hard to get anything small enough for them!
I hope the plants will recover well... The two fish...aren t they enough for this size of container? I ve had a summer pond for a turtle I ve kept mostly indoors... But te turtle needed also a summer holiday. I ve made a shallow pond and a gravel path on my rooftop garden.
Oh it's just lovely. That pitcher will recover 😉 And Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 can't wait to see the little ones!!!
I hope so but I’m not very confident it will 😅 If not I’ll get another from the Gardeners World show in June!
I'm glad you updated us. It just adds so much interest to the garden.
If you have any chickens you can feed the occasional scoop of duckweed to them as a healthy treat
Thanks for the informative pond and fish update. I’ve had very limited success with my couple of attempts at establishing a pond in my garden. I think my population of critters simply view it as a buffet 😂
If them Medaka fish can help with mozzy control who is going to complain haha RIP to the ones you lost
For any one who cannot get them amazing little fish for legal reasons. You can get native minnow. If any one says they need running water they need to go back to school haha I have had them for many many years. Makes me feel old when I think how long I have had minnows in a small patio pond. Not even a pump just plenty of water plants.
Love Spring time 😚💗
Your videos are a total joy to watch. I can’t get enough of them😊 cheers from Canberra Australia
Love the wee pond and fish... Looking forward to updates on the babies... Lachie, seamus, Morag, Jeannie a few wee names. 😂
Fingers crossed for some lovely baby Medaka's. Cannot wait to see the colour. It will be a wait of a few months once the eggs have been laid, but well worth the wait. You will need to let the fry develop away from the parents as they will eat them. They can go back together once grown for a few months.
Margaret, David, and Kirstin are the names of my Scottish relatives. As an American, I’ve no idea how authentic those are but I think they’d be fine for fish babies 😄
Baby fish are exciting, I had koi and fancy tail goldfish yrs ago, and many many babies 😊
Hope the pitcher plant is ok.
Hi Katrina. I loved watching your fish get their pond cleaned, and I'm interested that you have a water lily and use netting on top. We have a concrete tub with 2 fish, Lily and kevin, named by Grandchildren, also with wide netting. I'd love to plant a water lily, and wonder do they grow up through the grid? We have lots of birds and neighbour's cats, so the netting is essential!
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Saw your story on Instagram & quickly popped over to watch your video. Both ponds are looking great. Will follow to see how things go with the eggs..🌟
Lovely video. Came across your channel whilst looking for inspiration on mini wildlife ponds. One thing I wanted to ask is when it's cold and you get ice, would something like a Belfast sink crack?
Really happy to watch the update video! I'm about to plant a venus flytrap in my pond and this video gives insight on what to expect. Thank you and what a lovely garden!
an aside about pond : generally outside ponds are generally 2ft deep minimally , plus , since tank is above ground it lacks the comfort of ground insulation .
- SMART about mesh cover ; congrats all round , brilliant !!!
Good pond vlog. Have you thought about getting gardening back up suport friends for your wedding to help supply flowers? xx
Your sundews are gorgeous! Cheers!
The pitcher plant is doing great, don't worry. They can stand freezing temperatures (I keep them outside in nothern Italy and here we have -11°C easily. They go dormant during winter, all the old leaves dry out and can be pruned. If water is going to freeze though, you shouldn't keep them wet during winter. An occasional shower is ok for keeping the peat moist and give the plant something to drink, but it wouldn't survive if water around it became a block of ice. The first thing they do in spring is flowering, then they produce pitchers. The only thing I fear is it's not getting enough direct light. In nature, they live in swamps, with low vegetation, high humidity and full sun. It will not do great if it doesn't get at least 4 hours of direct sunlight. They also drink only rain water, no limescale.
I have both newts and frog spawn in my pond. Have solved the problem by removing some spawn to a separate tank. Once the tadpoles in the tank have grown too big for the newts to eat they go back into the pond.
Hiya Katrina Thankyou for the updates on ponds yes I was one of your subscribers asking about them. Lol oh baby fish or small fry I think you called them? Yes please keep us posted. Blessings luv southern Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝
I just had two goldfish from the pet shop and they lasted 8 years and after a week or two didn't need hand feeding.
Everything looks great!
Great video.. excited to see if you get some babies 🐠🤍
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Thank you very much!
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Best of luck with the pond, hope you get some baby fish, that would be really exciting, you will have to keep checking it quite regularly or as you say any young will just become food to your two remaining fish 🐟
Wonderful video 🍃🌸🍃
O g'wan ; go with yr instinct ! the fish are alright ! 😉
Some people sponsor an elephant while others sponsor a tiger. I would like to sponsor a wee, tiny fish! It would be nice to keep the Scottish theme. Seumas is a possibility (hint, hint). Looking forward to progress reports. 😊
Looks amazing love that!
I have netting over my pond ment for growing veg/fruit so no possibility of eggs being transferred anywhere else also put the net on my pond because I didn't want dragonfly larvae in there predating on my fish because the Dragonfly larvae will eat them
Great video, thinking about having a pond myself this year.
You are getting better, if it's possible,with the videos 🙂
nice update katrina
Regarding the fish we bought some white cloud mountain minnows and some gold fish for our 2 seperate ponds. We were told they would survive over winter. Anyway, during the really cold spell, we bought 2 indoor aquariums. We transferred all the fish indoors. They are all so happy in the indoor aquariums. 😊
I really wish I brought mine indoors for winter 😞 The cold just hit so hard and fast.
Ooh I’m first again. Cool.
You have made me feel guilty that I haven't cleaned out my Medaka ponds! I also lost three fish in the pre-Christmas freeze and, like your unfortunate little fellows, I think it was because they were too small to cope. I was wondering how often you feed your fish. I imagine it's every couple of days or so when you get to your plot which is about when I feed mine, but I am unsure whether I feed mine enough - they are always hungry!
Aww I’m sorry you lost some too. Did you buy them last year? Don’t feel guilty for not cleaning…I was more curious to see if the plants were still alive 😆 Yes that’s right, I feed every couple of days maybe 3 times a week. I wouldn’t worry too much as there’s lots for them to eat inside the tank too. Do you have a medaka specific feed? I think I should upgrade their food especially since one is pregnant. They’re still on the “fry/baby” food since it’s hard to get anything small enough for them!
I hope the plants will recover well... The two fish...aren t they enough for this size of container? I ve had a summer pond for a turtle I ve kept mostly indoors... But te turtle needed also a summer holiday. I ve made a shallow pond and a gravel path on my rooftop garden.
3rd. Yay!
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Just put a screen cover over the pond.
Hows the aerator holding up? Would you recommend?
Put a net over the pond birds cant get in then its what i do
What kind of a log did you put in the pond?
Marie and fergus? Is someone a cell block H fan?
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How cold do your winters get?
What wildlife camera do you use for your fox night visits?
I have a Campark T1000
@@homegrowngarden thank you! I need to do some research on them. I don't understand the WiFi Bluetooth bit!
Did your water lettuce survive the winter?
No they’re annuals
Do you feed you fish on a regular basis?.
Not at all in winter but I am feeding them now probably twice a week.
I would have to get rid of that horse/marestail plant - both aquatic and 'ordinary' ones are evil in my book 🙂
Why have fish ever?! Couldn’t think of anything more boring or more anti wildlife. Appalling.