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CJBS2003 #174319 07/17/09 04:28 PM
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CJ, the rainbows and browns have gained 2 to 3 inches, but the PS's in the backyard pond still haven't spawned.
I have a friend nearby with a tiny springfed pond and their PS's haven't spawned yet either.
Probably due to the cold summer.



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The sunnies in our creek by the cabin just started their spawn... I watched spotfin shiners and bluntnose minnows go nuts eating the eggs out of their nests when I would catch a male from it until he was able to swim back and begin guarding it again. For the first time ever, there was a decent number of bluegills in the creek. I think they made up a good quarter of the sunfish we caught. I was amazed at how much our trout have grown. The browns have put on at least 3 inches and the rainbows at least 2. Not bad for not being fed pellets. Now the question is can they make it through the next 2 months without dying!

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CJ, I guess your gonna have to buy Rainmans aeration invention for the sake of the trout.



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If they die, they die... For that kinda money I can buy more trout next spring! HAHA

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Hey guys, how about posting updated photo's of your man made islands, they are a real asset to a ponds biodiversity.( I'm not exactly sure what it means but it sounds good.)

Here's my island in May.

Here it is now.




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I like it, it really filled in nicely!


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The cold weather has finished off the plants.



The natural Islands are starting to sink.





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Do you know if the plants on your floating island when froze into the ice will regrow in spring or will you have to replant the island in spring?. When your natural floating islands sink they may get protected under the ice by the 39F water near the bottom?.

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Bill the little island has an Iris, Calla Lily, and 2 different kinds of Canna's. According to info that came with the plants the hardiest was the Iris to zone 5, I'm in zone 3 so they're probably history, but the grasses I transplanted to it should survive if the ice doesn't destroy the island.

I've measured the height of the natural islands from summer to winter and they only sink about 20 inches. I planted pickerel weed on them but the cattails, grasses and other plants were put there by nature and survive well. As you said the sinking probably helps protect the roots.



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Interesting how your natural island floats and sinks with the seasons... You definitely gotta plant more monkey flowers next year! ;\)

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CJ I have a monkey flower in a pot on the porch, I'll see if it lives over the winter.
I'm hoping the small island survives the winter, but it's just an experiment and I won't lose any sleep over it.



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anyone ever thought of using Great Stuff foaming insulation to make an island? got my wheels to turning!!


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I think it'd work, but you'd have to protect it somehow (i.e. paint it) from the UV rays.


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Ebay; flotation foam
link will eventually fail; search "flotation foam"

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That Urethane foam would work great for an Island, you could make whatever shape you wanted out of cardboard, spray a release agent on it and seal it with tape then pour it in. You can also shape it by using a hot wire, that's the way some composite aircraft are built.
I've used it to fill cavities in boats and it's amazing how much it expands.
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After almost 5 months under ice and snow the small island is still there. It's pretty raggity looking but the ice didn't destroy it.
You can see some green plant shoots on one end and I believe it is an Iris, which surprised me cause they show hardy to zone 5 and I'm in zone 3.
The mallards seemed to enjoy picking around it for bugs.




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It is awesome to see it again. Does everyone leave there island in during the winter? We are looking at getting one, or building one, this Spring. Don't they get torn up by the ice?


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I would also like to hear from people who had their islands locked in ice and how well they fared.



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I never thought of a man made island like that. Originaly my pond had an island (made when the pond was dug) It kept deteriorating over the years so I took it out when I deepend the pond last year. I used to have a pair of Canadian geese that nested there every year. One year they raised 8 young to maturity. They still come back every year looking for that island.

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Her one I built. Will mawmaw built but I told here how and over seen the project


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Looks good Rick, putting in artificial plants really gives it nice color, I should add some to my island so it looks better.



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No matter what she say about it, It was my idea


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Island starting to green up, the Iris on the left side and swamp grass survived the winter but I need to add plants, maybe some artificials to give it color.





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The island has greened up pretty good, the Iris and water Canna on the right side came back from last year, and naturally the swamp grass, also have a monkey flower plant in the middle but it's hard to see in the grass.
Lots of minnows underneath with the garland providing cover in 8ft. of water.


The Pickerel weed is growing well on the natural Islands, the one in front was planted 4 years ago as a scrawny discount from Lowes, the one behind it was planted 3 years ago, it came from a lake a mile away.




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They look great. How is the garland doing? I ask because I remember that it had metal in them and want to see how it is holding up.


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