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I finally started my pond
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If you think you can spare it, send a little of that rain up this direction. Nothing in the forecast for us.
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Brandi, the pictures of the area really show how nice an idea your pond is. I really like the setting. Does most of the water flow in from the green, grassy rise in the background or from the foreground area in your last photo? Wherever the water flows from, you may need to put some rocks to keep erosion and silt to a minimum. By this spring, you'll know for sure.
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Lookin' good Brandi.
That Rye grass around the pond is gonna set it off a lot. It'll make your whole place look different. You've made a lot of progress. Great work gal!
That Rye grass around the pond is gonna set it off a lot. It'll make your whole place look different. You've made a lot of progress. Great work gal!
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Weldingisfun,
If we get more than we need, I will send the rest to you.
The weather guy said yesterday we are 3 inches behind for the year.....and yet, the pond water is getting deeper, creeping about a half inch a day.hugs, Brandi
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Jim,
Thanks!
The water will flow into it from the foreground. It was as green as the background, but it was my spoils piles staging area while digging with the backhoe and it was all seeded with 10 pounds of rye grass today.
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Rob,
It's seeded. Now I can rest.
There is over 3 feet of clear water that has seeped in and I was thinking today........maybe it isn't too late to order a few catfish for spring delivery.hugs, Brandi
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rtdiggr
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That looks like a perfect place for a pond. I think when the grass is grown it will look like the pond was always there and you planted the trees around it.
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Shane,
Thanks. I am getting excited just waiting for rain to fill it. Of course it may need berms to divert more water into it, but for now it is wait for spring and the green to return.
hugs, Brandi
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Brandi
Awesome job. Very impressive how you start a project and bust it out to get it done!!!!! That tractor of yours did a good job too.
Eddie
Awesome job. Very impressive how you start a project and bust it out to get it done!!!!! That tractor of yours did a good job too.
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Eddie,
I did kinda bust my fanny. I pushed it to beat the rain. So far no rain today
, but we had a beautiful lightning storm.hugs, Brandi
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No rain yesterday. But another thunderstorm came in last night with a little rain. About enough to keep the dust in the driveway down. It was enough to raise the water level another inch and leave the majority of the rye grass seed in place.
hugs, Brandi
hugs, Brandi
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From the information in your last two posts, it doesn't appear that you will be sending any rain up my way.
Thanks for offering to do it.
Thanks for offering to do it.
JohnDeere4300
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VERY NICE JOB!!
Glad you got the pond done and your rye planted before the rain.
That is some nice top soil, hope you can get some rain to help fill
it up. When it does rain your pond water will probably be muddy from
the clay dirt. But when it fills up it will flush out the muddy water.
Was glad to hear that you had a creek close by, the creek will be
handy if you need to pump water to the pond.
Post some pics when it fills up with water.
Thanks for sharing your project.
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Glad you got the pond done and your rye planted before the rain.
That is some nice top soil, hope you can get some rain to help fill
it up. When it does rain your pond water will probably be muddy from
the clay dirt. But when it fills up it will flush out the muddy water.
Was glad to hear that you had a creek close by, the creek will be
handy if you need to pump water to the pond.
Post some pics when it fills up with water.
Thanks for sharing your project.
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From the information in your last two posts, it doesn't appear that you will be sending any rain up my way.
Thanks for offering to do it.
Weldingisfun,
Nope.
I am gonna be hoarding it. The pond level rose 1/4 inch last night. No rain anywhere in the forecast until this weekend. I understand most of southeast Texas is under a fire ban and most of central Texas is in a draught.hugs, Brandi
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Thanks Bill.
Most all my property was in heavy woods when I bought it, so the top soil is extra black and rich.hugs, Brandi
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Brandi,
You kicked that pond's butt!
We are all looking for more pictures if you have them. If not, take some more. I would like to see the water rise.
You kicked that pond's butt!
We are all looking for more pictures if you have them. If not, take some more. I would like to see the water rise.
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Rob,
Coming from someone that knows hard work..............Thanks!!!
I will have to take more photos of the yardstick. I am not believing my yard stick I stuck in the pond mud. The water level came up another inch since yesterday morning. It has risen 7 inches since Tues, the 27th of January. That is with us behind in rain and only getting 9 hundredths of an inch since then. I am convinced I have a spring feeding it. I just checked on the wet weather springs just uphill from my barn and the ground is damp, almost wet where they are.
