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Mini wildlife pond
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| MarkA 2005-09-28, 11:21 am |
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I want to construct a mini wildlife pond in a container approximately
400mm x 600mm x 300mm depth, sunk into the ground. Which (native)
oxygenating plants would be best in this small space, and should they
be planted in a substrate at the bottom of the container or in pots?
TIA
Mark
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| Phil L 2005-09-28, 12:21 pm |
| MarkA wrote:
:: I want to construct a mini wildlife pond in a container approximately
:: 400mm x 600mm x 300mm depth, sunk into the ground. Which (native)
:: oxygenating plants would be best in this small space, and should they
:: be planted in a substrate at the bottom of the container or in pots?
are you sure you've got those dimensions correct? - it will be less than 2ft
sqare and barely visible, with or without plants.
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| In article <MarkA.1w2o7y@gardenbanter.co.uk>, MarkA <MarkA.1w2o7y@garden
banter.co.uk> writes
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>I want to construct a mini wildlife pond in a container approximately
>400mm x 600mm x 300mm depth, sunk into the ground. Which (native)
>oxygenating plants would be best in this small space, and should they
>be planted in a substrate at the bottom of the container or in pots?
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If it's to be wildlife, most important thing will be to have some sort
of ramp up to the edge so amphibious wildlife can get out.
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Malcolm Stewart 2005-09-28, 8:21 pm |
| "Kay" <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1SjcUlCHouODFwgJ@scarboro.demon.co.uk...
> In article <MarkA.1w2o7y@gardenbanter.co.uk>, MarkA <MarkA.1w2o7y@garden
> banter.co.uk> writes
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> If it's to be wildlife, most important thing will be to have some sort
> of ramp up to the edge so amphibious wildlife can get out.
A friend finds that frogs seem to have no problem in near vertical smooth
sided containers in her garden. And their tops are about 30cm above ground
level. No idea how they get in or out.
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M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm
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| In article <dhf82d$4ij$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>, Malcolm Stewart
<malcolm_stewart@megalith.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>"Kay" <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1SjcUlCHouODFwgJ@scarboro.demon.co.uk...
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>A friend finds that frogs seem to have no problem in near vertical smooth
>sided containers in her garden. And their tops are about 30cm above ground
>level. No idea how they get in or out.
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Is this adult frogs or babies? I'd find it hard to imagine a half inch
long frogling getting out.
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Malcolm Stewart 2005-09-29, 3:21 pm |
| "Kay" <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <dhf82d$4ij$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>, Malcolm Stewart
> <malcolm_stewart@megalith.freeserve.co.uk> writes
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> Is this adult frogs or babies? I'd find it hard to imagine a half inch
> long frogling getting out.
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Adults, from memory.
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M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm
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