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|   Oz Watergardens e-news Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show It's that
time of year again, when Melbourne gets to enjoy all the benefits of one of the
largest garden shows in the Southern hemisphere. Last year the Oz Watergardens Team enjoyed
the success of being involved with 2 out of 3 of the gold medal displays, as
well as "Best in Show". This really
highlighted the true magic of incorporating our water plants into these winning
water feature designs. Guest speaker (Darryl) at the show…. This year,
I have been invited to be a guest speaker to give a talk about Watergardens and
pond care. I look forward to the
opportunity and will be speaking - Friday 26th
at 11:00am and Saturday
27th at 10:30 am. Come on and
see me. I would love to meet you and
will be available to answer any questions personally. Autumn Rains…. Autumn
rains have hit many suburbs and this will have topped up many ponds as well as
watered the garden. If you have had
large volumes of water run into your pond, you may need to check the water
quality. Muddied water should clear up
within a day or two, if not, you should consider a flocculant to help the mud
to clump together and settle to the bottom of the pond. The mud can then be siphoned or vacuumed out. Aphids on your water plants…. Just a few
things to look out for this Autumn are Aphids on some of the pond plants. For more information on the best way to
control them, check out our Pest control information on our website Autumn pond care…. Autumn
pond care should include
minimizing the amount of leaf debris that falls into the pond. You can cover the pond with netting supported
by string over the pond. This can
greatly reduce that amount of leaf litter that can accumulate in the pond and
reduce that work required to scoop it all out from the bottom of the pond. Large
amounts of composting leaves can be quite serious to the health of the pond life,
as the compost releases large amounts of toxic biogas and can also acidify the
pond water. Don't forget
to clean your filters and start reducing the amount of food that you give to
your fish. Happy water
gardening Darryl
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