Don't forget the garden pond when wintering!
Complete freezing can be fatal for the plants and fish that live in it.
Not only some plants in the garden * and on the balcony have to
hibernate
properly
.
Do you have a pond in your garden?
Then you should also deal with wintering it.
So that you can still enjoy the plants and fish that live in it in your
garden pond
next year
.
Has the garden pond already frozen over?
Don't punch a hole in the ice sheet!
When temperatures have dropped below freezing, ponds are likely to freeze. Especially if your
garden pond is
no deeper than a meter
, it can
completely freeze
. To prevent this, you can place a bundle of straw on the pond bank. The
straw
still enables ventilation and
prevents the ice cover from closing
. This allows gases to escape and the water is enriched with oxygen. If you have fish, it is very important not to punch a hole in the ice sheet, for example with an ax or ice ax. The blow creates a pressure wave that
destroys the fish's air bubbles
.
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This way, fish in your garden pond can get through the winter well
The most important thing is that you
prevent the garden pond from completely freezing over
.
Otherwise the fish will not get enough oxygen and will be
poisoned
by
putrefactive gases
in the pond.
You don't need to worry about diet.
In winter the circulation and metabolism of the fish go down.
In this resting phase, they need little food.
Which plants can overwinter in the pond?
Water lilies
,
water
sword
lilies
and
frog spoons
are native plants that can stay in the pond through the winter.
You just want to make sure the
roots don't freeze
.
For this, the aquatic plants should be rooted deep enough in the pond.
The reeds
and
cattails
on the bank of the garden pond are also winter-proof.
Since they supply the pond with oxygen under a layer of ice that is forming, they are even extremely important for wintering.
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Exotic aquatic plants, on the other hand, cannot overwinter in the pond.
Put
lotus flowers
,
water hyacinths
,
papyrus
and
cyprus grass
in buckets and store the water plants and grasses in a
greenhouse
or a
winter garden,
for example
.
You need a
bright location
and temperatures of
at least 10 degrees Celsius
to overwinter
.
Water hyacinths need a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius.
Winterize: clean your pond and remove rotten plants
Rotting aquatic plants use a lot of oxygen.
Therefore, remove
dead plant parts and leaves
before the onset of winter
.
Because if
poisonous methane or sulfur gases
form
under a completely frozen ice cover
, wintering fish and frogs die in the pond.
Pond sludge vacuums
can help with
cleaning the garden
pond
.
The devices, which can often be borrowed, suck up mud and rotten parts of plants.
The extracted water and
sludge
can be
reused
as
fertilizer
.
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Dismantle expensive equipment and technology from the garden pond
Installed
water pumps
and
filter systems
should be removed from the garden pond.
The expensive equipment is protected from frost.
As well as special technology, for example
processing systems
,
bubblers
or
water features
.
You can store the garden pond utensils in a bucket filled with water over the winter.
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