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- How can the garden pond safely overwinter?
- Fish deeply chilled? D rather not!
- Nets and mud suckers are in demand now
- Cutting pond plants for overwintering
- Tips
Fish can stay in the pond as long as it does not get too cold
How can the garden pond safely overwinter?
To winterize the garden pond, start with a thorough cleaning of the edge of the pool and riparian zones after the fish stock has been evacuated from the water. We explain what to do, but please remember to protect the pond for the children during the winter.
Although we have been used to mild temperatures around the turn of the year since last year, it should not be forgotten to winterize the garden pond and also to protect the technology in and around the pool from possible frost damage. So it means first, pond pumps, electric filter system, water features, spotlights and underwater lamps out of the pool and Eisfreihalter for the coming winter months into the water.
Fish deeply chilled? D rather not!
From a minimum depth of 80 cm fish can remain in the water, as long as the pond surface is not completely frozen and the temperatures on the ground are between 4 and 7 ° C. However, this is not enough for the exotic Kois, so they have to be brought into the house below the 15 ° mark for the winter.
Nets and mud suckers are in demand now
With falling foliage in the autumn days, an ornamental pond should be roughly cleaned several times a week with a landing net anyway. This reduces the decaying process of floating leaves as well as the formation of hydrogen sulphide and methane, which has a positive effect on the oxygenation of pond plants, fish and other microorganisms. It is best to clean the bottom of the pool manually with a bucket if there is no pond sump cleaner available.
Cutting pond plants for overwintering
Thinning and removing dying or yellowed plant parts are quite easy with the special pond scissors available on the market. Hyacinths, water lilies and all other aquatic plants that are not frost resistant should land as early as October. This prevents the dying plant parts from sinking to the bottom of the pond. While the pond plants originating from the European area are essentially frost-resistant, come
Winterfest at the garden pond make better in the basement or in the greenhouse. Especially the plants in the bank area can be cut back to 15 cm above the water level for the winter.
Tips
With a close-meshed leaf protection net, which can be attached over the pond as early as the end of September, you will save a lot of work and at the same time improve the biological balance in the tank. Ideal is a mesh size of about 20 mm.