Hello again!
Temps in the 60's,
but sheets of rain, followed by sheets of rain -- 3" is forecast for this
weekend alone! Hope Oregon doesn't get washed down to Colorado! We both work
full time, so the weather and diminishing daylight have slowed our pond progress.
But the liner is down and in place; plumbing is completed, adding large
boulders.
Just bought our
very first 'aquatic plants' yesterday -- some evergreen 'hardy' selections to
green things up a bit over winter.
I will start making
my 22 Biocenosis baskets under the cover of the porch this weekend! You
may recall that 22 baskets will be unplanted, but I will eventually add seven
more planted Biocenosis baskets to a bog area.
** I read that the
baskets should be filled with kitty litter, and then a cup should be removed
from the center and replaced with a cup of Laterite. Then I saw a photo of a
completed Laterite basket: it looked like the Kitty Litter and Laterite were
well mixed together in the center of the basket. So, I have a...
QUESTION:
Is it best to keep
the Laterite segregated from the Kitty Litter as much as possible -- or not? Is
the answer based on whether the basket will be planted or not?
Answer:
Believe it or not it
can be done either way (It
does not have to be segregated it can be mixed too.) and it will work with or without plants it doesn’t make any difference.
Because sometimes Laterite looks like a Telkom Powder place one cup
of Laterite in a Nylon stocking instead of just adding it loses to a basket.
Now place that ball into the basket center with the cat litter surrounding it.
Enjoying and
benefiting from your blog!
With warm regards,
Shelly
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