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Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Videos, Waterfalls | Tags: Boulders, Crashing Waterfalls, Creek, Large Boulders, Large Waterfalls, Mossy Boulders, Natural Stone, Natural Waterfalls, Naturalistic Waterfall, Waterfall, waterfall design, Waterfall Pumps, Waterfall Video, Watershaper, Watershaping
Let’s try this again 😊 Yesterday I had someone tell me that a video I posted had gone bad. So I checked it and they were right, I don’t know what happened, but you can’t see it & I couldn’t fix it by editing… So, I figured I would repost it.
I really love this feature! BIG flow, naturalistic waterfalls and creek flowing into a lake. We tried to make this one look as natural as possible! Big boulders, moss, driftwood and natural stumps that look like they were put there by storms and heavy water flows, etc.. We hope you like them too 😊
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Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Love, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: 731-423-8101, Container Water Gardens, Cool Season Koi Food, Cool Season Water Treatments, Cool Temp Koi Food, Fall and Winter Water Garden Care, Fall Gardening, Fall maintenance, Fall Pond Netting, Fishy Friday, Friday blog, Friday Radio Report, Garden Show, gardening 101, Gardening answers, gardening questions, Pond Netting, Pondless Waterfall, Show, Talk Radio, The 180, The 180 Crew, Water Gardens, WNWS FM
What a FUN show today! Lots of calls and texts today with Fall Gardening questions and LOTS of questions about this weekends FROST event…
- Move your house plants and tropical back inside…
- Think about your pets! Cold nights coming!
- Think about rodent proofing your home- pack steel wool around pipes and cracks in the foundation and maybe a few traps outside… They are coming 💀
- Get your furnace checked out!
- Get fire pit cleaned up and ready! Fire it Up!
- I ❤️ Fall!
Question – What to to do with Armadillos? Live trap, repellents like cayenne pepper and castor oil.
Our favorite RealEstate personality Beth Haltom – won last nights “Dancing with the Stars” event at the Star Centers big event at the Fair Grounds! Congratulations Beth!
Congratulations to the Dancing with the Stars 2018 mirror ball trophy winners! Beth Sigler Haltom and Ontoni Reedy!
We also had special guest Lori Nunnery with Visit Jackson TN – http://www.visitjacksontn.com She talked about events all over the area this weekend! LOTS of Fall Fests and events going on!
Lori with Visit Jackson Tn. http://www.visitjacksontn.com
Grubs Grocery in the house!!! Thanks Lori!
Great stuff from Gruns! Check em out – http://www.grubbsgrocery.com/
Today is FRIDAY! And that means… Fishy Friday at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio! Come in and save $$!
For the next few weeks every Friday is a “Fishy Friday”! That means all of the fish you purchase are at a 20% discount! TGIFF! | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
Thanks to the 180 Crew and all the callers!
Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!!
I’m on with the 180 Crew – Dan Reaves & Sea Bass- every Friday from 9-11am Call in with ALL your gardening and Outdoor Lifestyle questions at 731-423-8101.
OR you can TEXT us at 731-277-5155. Listen LIVE at 101.5 WNWS – FM Talk Radio – on your smart phone using your TuneIn app.!
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Koi, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, water garden, Waterfalls | Tags: Ammonia, Beneficial Bacteria, Cool Season Water Treatments, Fall and Winter Water Garden Care, Fall pond help, Fall Water Garden Maintenance, Nitrates, Phosphates, Water Clarity, Water Quality, Water Quality Issues, Winter Koi care, Winter Pond Problems, Winter Pond Tips, Winter Ponds
These last few weeks I have been blogging about proactive things you can do to keep your Water Garden clean and your Koi healthy over the Fall & Winter. Things like – Cutting your aquatic plants back, pond netting, watching your skimmer more closely, feeding Cool Temp Koi Food, etc. – There’s another very important thing you can do to really keep your ecosystem active and working well – Switch to Cool Season Beneficial Bacteria!
Change to Cool Season Beneficisl Bacteria now and it will help to keep your your pond clean f& you’re Koi healthy. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
Our Cool Season Pond Bacteria works in cold water. It keeps on working when the plants and fish aren’t active and it really helps the quality of your Pond Water! It is extremely effective at reducing sludge, dead and decaying leaves and plants, built up fish waste & excess nutrients like ammonia, nitrates & phosphates. These things make for poor water quality and reduced water clarity and can have catastrophic effects on your fishes health. Stay ahead of the game and use Cool Temp Beneficial Bacteria! You can thank me later 😊
Happy Pondering!
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We have had a long, HOT Summer and have enjoyed feeding our ‘Finned Friends’ every day 😊 But now we are going into the cooler months of the year and one of the most asked questions I get is – “When do I STOP feeding my Koi in the Fall?”
A very important tool to have in your pond is a simple pond thermometer. When temps drop below 60 I start feeding “Low Temp. Fish Food” & some fresh fruits and veggies like peas, oranges, grapefruit & carrots. | Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
It’s very important to take your fish into the colder months as healthy & happy as possible! They are cold blooded and their metabolism will soon slow to a crawl! So feeding the right foods now will really help them for their long journey through Fall & Winter.
At 6o degrees I discontinue regular Koi Food for Cool Season Food. I also start giving them some daily treats like fresh or frozen veggies and fruits like (peas, carrots, grapefruit, oranges & melon). These food are a good source of vitamins & minerals and help to ready them for the Winter.
Get your Cool Temp Koi Food at Carters Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN After the water temp drops to 55 degrees I slow my feeding down to 1 time per day with just cool temp Koi food. Then after the water has reached 50 degree’s F. (sustained around 10 days time) STOP all feeding until Spring!
This is tough on me… BUT, I know it’s something that I have to do for their overall health. Feeding them when their metabolism is in Winter mode can/will kill them! So even on a warm day when they are literally begging for food – DON’T DO IT!
And don’t forget – keep the skimmer free of leaves & other debris and keep dreaming of Spring 😊 It will be coming before we know it!
Happy Pondering!
Filed under: Fountains, General Blog Entry's, Koi Ponds, Lake and Pond, Landscaping & Gardening, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Pondless Waterfalls, water garden | Tags: Algae Bloom, Aquatic Plant Care, Aquatic Plants, Cutting Back Plants, Fall and Winter Water Garden Care, Fall maintenance, Fall pond help, Fall Water Garden Maintenance, Fish Health, Koi Health, Nitrates, Nutrients, Phosphates, Pond Maintenance, Unhealthy Water, Water Garden Maintenance, Water Quality, Water Quality Issues
We just finished up our annual Fall Fest & Pond Maintenance Workshop. We try to help people learn how to take care of their Ponds in an efficient manner. One important way to stay ahead of water quality issues in the Fall & Winter is to cut back the Aquatic Plants before a killing frost does…
What do I need to do to my Pond in the Fall & Winter? I get this question a LOT at Carters Nursery Pond & Patio this time of the year! #1 Cut those aquatic plants back!
Aquatic Plants are a big part of a healthy ecosystem! They absorb all manner of pollution and nutrients from the water and store them in their plant tissues helping to clean and purify the water. BUT, if the plants are allowed to die and decompose in the pond all those nutrients and compounds are released right back into the pond! This will create YUGE Water Quality issues! Algae blooms, Green Water, Bad Smells & Fish Health issues – even fish death 💀!
Yes, you even need to cut back your Lotus plants. AND, sink their containers to a lower depth in your pond to protect them from Winter temps | Carter’s Nursery, Pond & Patio | Jackson, TN
Its fairly simple to do, doesn’t take too long & will pay dividends in Water Quality & Fish Health! If you have any questions or need some help, feel free to give me a call at the office – 731-424-2206
Thanks & Happy Pondering 😊
Filed under: Family time, General Blog Entry's, God Bless America, Love, Nursery, Outdoor Lifestyles, Videos | Tags: Family time, Fire Pit, Fire pits, Gentle Sounds, Moment of Zen, Monday Morning Moment of Zen, Outdoor Lifestyle Area, Outdoor Living, Outdoor Room, Soothing Sounds, Waterfalls, Zen
We had a great day Saturday at the Fall Fest! We kept the fire pit 🔥 going until well after the festivities were over for our own enjoyment 😊 I went back out late to make sure the fire was out & stirred the coals up good & the glowing coals just mesmerized me… No telling what you might see in those glowing coals.:. The fire pit sits right by the pond so you can really hear the waterfalls too. So relaxing, so… Zen
