r/miniponds

Woke up to this after a gnarly thunder storm last night and 5 days of relentless heat wave.

So i dont know if you guys see any difference besides way more floaters, but there was a lot that happened to this.

I actually planted 2 seeds instead of 1 and theyve been growing rapidly. i had to take one out carefully, trying not to damage the tuber.

Then i dont know really what happened to the floaters, they looked the same but somehow magically multiplied

Buried in pots over the winter but came back strong. Unfortunately, Frogbit survived living underground as well.

Hitting close to 100 F in southern New England the past few days. My little barrel pond water was boiling and I grabbed the reflective visor for my car windshield and covered it.

This way the plants can breathe, the fountain still works, and my fish don’t boil to death. The water is much much cooler throughout the day. Any tips?

As the title suggests, this barrel pond is not yet two weeks old. Fair to say that the plant life is flourishing, the water is crystal clear. Am very keen to let nature do its thing so other than thinning out the water lettuce, I have left it alone. After maybe three days it FILLED with mosquito larvae. I resisted the temptation to do anything about it and they've definitely thinned out although they're still present. Back swimmers, water beetles large and small, various other things I can't identify! But - no dragonflies. They are about, I see them in the garden. But they're not fussed about the pond. And despite me making a little (slightly submerged) platform, the garden birds haven't taken an interest either - not even during the heatwave.

Any suggestions to make it more dragonfly friendly? There's a fair bit for them to perch on. Is it just a waiting game? You can see that it's placed next to a seating area. We often sit out there in the evening and I wanted to be able to see the pond. Are we scaring them away?!

My container water lily now has first bloom and my lotus has its second and third bloom. Plus my container lotus from seed.

My patio water gardens kicked into high-gear this week. Always something new going on! A lot of successes - some disappointing failures - But hey, that’s what gardening is all about!👍😎

People often say cats hunt their Medaka but this stray just drinks from the fishbowl, she’s now become part of the family lol I just wish she could help keep the damn raccoon away. It keeps ripping my lotus.

or commit mass snurder

I’m making the filter out of a 5 gallon lidded bucket.
I just don’t want too much water movement stressing out my Goldie’s.
Thank you

Plants:

1. Azolla

2. Marimo

(still in construction, not final pond)

if you have any suggestions, feel free to tell me!

hello! just starting out ponding - here is my 5 day old pond. what a joy! wondering if anybody has any advice for making it more alluring to birds or other wildlife. would love to see them splash around in here but so far no takers. i have a shallow end (where the river rocks are piled up) and a deep end (where the tall plants are). also i’m in southern california if that matters

ignore the rocks and terra cotta and dirt around the edge… she’s a work in progress

edit: i do have a solar pump at the center of the pond! there’s even a backup battery so it runs all day even when it’s shady

June in the US is the peak month for most gardeners, everything rambunctious and growing like crazy from the long daylight hours. My tub water Gardens have kicked into high gear but the most brutal days of summer in the desert are ahead. They will struggle when temps hit 110+F in July and August.🪷🫤🪷

I posted my container lotus that was started around April 15. It bloomed two weeks ago.

Never thought in such a small pound she could give flowers, but here we are 🥰 so happy! Just wanted to share this beauty.

My barrel pond is getting a bit bland... it used to be more exciting to look at a few years ago but all the flowers/exciting plants rotted or died off and now I'm just left with some grass and submersibles that you can't really see.

I'd be happy basically starting over again, but, if anyone's got any ideas how to jazz it up a bit, I'm all ears! I'd love to add stones in there but would probably need a lot as it's quite a deep barrel.