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March Meeting Thursday Butterfield Youth Services 1180 Highway WW Marshall. Our program will be on “Missouri Wildflowers”. We will look at how to sow wild flower seeds to get good results and what wildflowers are available to us as water gardeners. LaDonna Arrowood will have free Pussy Willow starts available to anyone who wants them. April Meeting Our
April meeting program will be presented by Springwater
Nursery on “Curbside Appeal and Patio
Enhancement”. Public Pond
Tour Report LaDonna Arrowood and Kathy Wright have revised the tour flyer to be distributed to garden centers, stores, and events. They are asking club members to help in the distribution of the flyers. If you can help, contact LaDonna at 886-8191 or Kathy at 886-6712. They are beginning the process of selling ads for the tour tickets. If you know of a business that is interested in buying an ad, contact LaDonna. Tickets will be available to club members by the April Meeting. Ticket outlets will have tickets for sale after May 15. A complete list of ponds on the tour will be printed in the next newsletter. Items available from the
club The
club has a 100 gallon tub for
holding your fish and plants during the spring cleaning of your pond. Contact Larry Arrowood to borrow it. A
video is available on how to
install a biofalls filtering system. Contact Connie Rieth, 886-6953. Connie
Rieth also has a large number of books
and magazine to be checked out from the club library. New Member Please welcome our
newest member: Jean Manning 13194
Pettyville, Road Corder, MO
64021 660-394-2582 Polly
Ponder Dear Polly, I
have been told that I need to leave my pump running all the time to keep the
water quality good. They say the
water will become stagnant if the water does not circulate. Do I have to have my pump running all
the time? Not
Running Now Dear Not Running Now, That is a big question that depends on several factors. Some water gardeners do not have a pump circulating water in their pond and still have nice clear water. If the pond has a good balance of fish, plants, and water, it is not usually necessary to circulate the water. If you do not have a good balance, you may need to filter the water to keep the water clean. Pumping the water through a biofalls or other filter cleans the water and adds oxygen to the water. A dirty pond with lots of decaying vegetation or too many fish will need more filtering than a clean pond or one with a balance of fish. If you are using a biological filtering system, it is best to keep the water circulating all the time during the summer months of operation. So to answer your question, it depends on the circumstances of your water garden. Polly Send your questions to: Polly Ponder Saline County Water Garden
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