rmorgan
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Buck
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Re: what if you have \'bad\' soil?
rmorgan,
That is a dam, correct?
Buck
rmorgan,
That is a dam, correct?
Buck
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Re: what if you have \'bad\' soil?
Buck--
Actually, that picture is across the dam where they carved down a hillside to provide a watershed for the pond and scalped clay which they used to build up the dam and line the pond. Here is a picture of the dam keyway being dug; the grey is where the keyway is going through the stratum which passes for bedrock around here.
Buck--
Actually, that picture is across the dam where they carved down a hillside to provide a watershed for the pond and scalped clay which they used to build up the dam and line the pond. Here is a picture of the dam keyway being dug; the grey is where the keyway is going through the stratum which passes for bedrock around here.
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Buck
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Re: what if you have \'bad\' soil?
rmorgan,
I saw the finished pond on an eariler post. That is a very nice pond.
I took a look at your profile, and see that you live in the Greater Cincinnati area. I was born in Maderia. Just recently, traveled there. It is a wonderfully attrative area to live.
Buck
rmorgan,
I saw the finished pond on an eariler post. That is a very nice pond.
I took a look at your profile, and see that you live in the Greater Cincinnati area. I was born in Maderia. Just recently, traveled there. It is a wonderfully attrative area to live.
Buck
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Re: what if you have \'bad\' soil?
Buck--
My wife went to St. Gertrude's in Madeira; we live in Clermont County now. Nice area, but I sure can't catch 10 fish an hour!! By the way, since you're going to be in the neighborhood off and one--doe does your son do with grass carp!?!
Buck--
My wife went to St. Gertrude's in Madeira; we live in Clermont County now. Nice area, but I sure can't catch 10 fish an hour!! By the way, since you're going to be in the neighborhood off and one--doe does your son do with grass carp!?!
Buck
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Re: what if you have \'bad\' soil?
rmorgan,
One of my best friends went to St. Gertrude's -- and I grew up with several Catholic girls from the school.
As far as Grass Carp go, he's never seen one. There are plenty around here, though.
I assume your pond has them? Did Carp eggs get to your pond through Geese or Ducks? I am told that that is how a lot of the fish (all types) get planted around here. The Geese fly from one pond to the next, like retired Italians going to visit Grandmas, Uncles, Cousins and Aunts.
They supposedly bring fish eggs on the wings and through feces.
Buck
rmorgan,
One of my best friends went to St. Gertrude's -- and I grew up with several Catholic girls from the school.
As far as Grass Carp go, he's never seen one. There are plenty around here, though.
I assume your pond has them? Did Carp eggs get to your pond through Geese or Ducks? I am told that that is how a lot of the fish (all types) get planted around here. The Geese fly from one pond to the next, like retired Italians going to visit Grandmas, Uncles, Cousins and Aunts.
They supposedly bring fish eggs on the wings and through feces.
Buck
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Re: Harv\'s Pond and Tree
Harv,
That certainly is a lovely picture. I'm interested in trees, and was wondering what month the picture was taken and whether you know what that tall tree is in the back on the right. It almost looks as if it has a fruit or flower among the leaves.
Harv,
That certainly is a lovely picture. I'm interested in trees, and was wondering what month the picture was taken and whether you know what that tall tree is in the back on the right. It almost looks as if it has a fruit or flower among the leaves.
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Re: Harv\'s Pond and Tree
Hey, Glenn!!!
Tax season over already?
That pond picture was taken on November 24, 2000 at 7:08 a.m. (PST). Not sure what month that would make it where you live. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Now let's see how badly I can embarrass myself here. As far as I know, there's nothing but oak and pine where that particular tree is, and it sure don't look like no oak. I think it's a pine tree that forked a time or two, giving it that rounded top. The ground in that area is frequently covered with giant pinecones (big enough that I drive around them with my tractor), so that may explain the "fruit" you see, brightly lit by the early morning sun.
Attached is a higher-res image, cropped to that tree.
Hey, Glenn!!!
That pond picture was taken on November 24, 2000 at 7:08 a.m. (PST). Not sure what month that would make it where you live. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif
Now let's see how badly I can embarrass myself here. As far as I know, there's nothing but oak and pine where that particular tree is, and it sure don't look like no oak. I think it's a pine tree that forked a time or two, giving it that rounded top. The ground in that area is frequently covered with giant pinecones (big enough that I drive around them with my tractor), so that may explain the "fruit" you see, brightly lit by the early morning sun.
Attached is a higher-res image, cropped to that tree.
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glennmac
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Re: Harv\'s Pond and Tree
Tax, schmax. I've been lax.
Interesting tree. Magnified, si. High-res, ???
There are "things" in that tree. Could be a conifer given that it's green when the other November trees aren't. But a pine? Very fastigiate tree to be a pine. Very fastigiate.
Big cones? If they are very big cones, up to 24" long, we could be talking the magnificent and nonpareil pinus lambertiana. The sugar pine is the tallest pine in the country with the largest cones. Usually not found below 2500', though, and I thought you were lower than that. The national champ sugar pine is 232' by 29' and is in Dorrington, CA. But so fastigiate.
I still have a barrel full of sugar pine cones that I collected from outside Yosemite 20 years ago. Was stunned by their size. Have been thinking of trying to plant a sugar pine here as an experiment. I have planted many, and mostly, unusual trees on my property since I got into dirt three years ago.
Dirt is better than tax.
Tax, schmax. I've been lax.
Interesting tree. Magnified, si. High-res, ???
There are "things" in that tree. Could be a conifer given that it's green when the other November trees aren't. But a pine? Very fastigiate tree to be a pine. Very fastigiate.
Big cones? If they are very big cones, up to 24" long, we could be talking the magnificent and nonpareil pinus lambertiana. The sugar pine is the tallest pine in the country with the largest cones. Usually not found below 2500', though, and I thought you were lower than that. The national champ sugar pine is 232' by 29' and is in Dorrington, CA. But so fastigiate.
I still have a barrel full of sugar pine cones that I collected from outside Yosemite 20 years ago. Was stunned by their size. Have been thinking of trying to plant a sugar pine here as an experiment. I have planted many, and mostly, unusual trees on my property since I got into dirt three years ago.
Dirt is better than tax.
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Re: what if you have \'bad\' soil?
Easy on the goose-poop imagery, Buck--we SWIM in that pond!!/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif (Lends a new meaning to the thread subtitle, no?) Actually, the grass carp are <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.warrenswcd.com/using.htm>triplod white Amur</A>, a sterile fish which can arrive in the pond only in plastic bags from the fish store. They are introduced to control weeds, broadly defined to include the entire plant kingdom except for algae (okay, and and water iris), and are voracious eaters. Good for heavily-weeded ponds; bad for ours.
Easy on the goose-poop imagery, Buck--we SWIM in that pond!!/w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif (Lends a new meaning to the thread subtitle, no?) Actually, the grass carp are <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.warrenswcd.com/using.htm>triplod white Amur</A>, a sterile fish which can arrive in the pond only in plastic bags from the fish store. They are introduced to control weeds, broadly defined to include the entire plant kingdom except for algae (okay, and and water iris), and are voracious eaters. Good for heavily-weeded ponds; bad for ours.
