Anyone in the UK, now is a good time to stick a bucket of water outside, and check it daily for mosquito larvae! They're doing well right now apparently, and hey, free live food!
I stuck this tub outside the other week, to see if I could covert this Echinodorus 'rose' back to it's emersed form by filling it with water, then letting the water gradually evaporate and letting the plant adjust. It's outgrown my tanks, so thought it was worth a try! Just curious if it'll work
It's right next to the pond, and it's now packed full of mosquito larvae, which the fish love!
A few sweeps with a net, and I have days worth of free food that the fish go wild for! Really fun to see their "hunting" behaviour kick in when they realise there's live food in there.
Free bonus shot of a slow worm! While pottering around doing this I tipped some pond water out of a container, then moved a black lid that had been left there, then hurriedly put it right back when I discovered 4-5 slow worms huddled together under there! Have found slow worms in that area for years, there used to be a compost heap there that they loved, but apparently they still really like that spot even without the compost heap. There seems to be a slow leak from the pond right in that area, so something about the humidity/moistness/dark shady spot to hide in seems to appeal to them. Sadly by the time I remembered to grab my camera, all but one had hidden away in the plants. Gonna figure out how to make that spot even better for them. love having a thriving ecosystem right in the back garden! Newts in the pond, slow worms in the garden, and lots of wild birds visiting for the feeders. Was nice to get chance today to appreciate nature right in the back garden after a busy week!
I stuck this tub outside the other week, to see if I could covert this Echinodorus 'rose' back to it's emersed form by filling it with water, then letting the water gradually evaporate and letting the plant adjust. It's outgrown my tanks, so thought it was worth a try! Just curious if it'll work
It's right next to the pond, and it's now packed full of mosquito larvae, which the fish love!
A few sweeps with a net, and I have days worth of free food that the fish go wild for! Really fun to see their "hunting" behaviour kick in when they realise there's live food in there.
Free bonus shot of a slow worm! While pottering around doing this I tipped some pond water out of a container, then moved a black lid that had been left there, then hurriedly put it right back when I discovered 4-5 slow worms huddled together under there! Have found slow worms in that area for years, there used to be a compost heap there that they loved, but apparently they still really like that spot even without the compost heap. There seems to be a slow leak from the pond right in that area, so something about the humidity/moistness/dark shady spot to hide in seems to appeal to them. Sadly by the time I remembered to grab my camera, all but one had hidden away in the plants. Gonna figure out how to make that spot even better for them. love having a thriving ecosystem right in the back garden! Newts in the pond, slow worms in the garden, and lots of wild birds visiting for the feeders. Was nice to get chance today to appreciate nature right in the back garden after a busy week!
