Something is definantly different in the pond this year.
The Pickerel is definantly behind compared to the last couple of years, yet the Marsh Marigold is a monster this year.
All the Elodea had gone, I think the fish had eaten that as when I took the pot out there was plenty of root but no top. Added some fresh today so lets see what happens to that - probably fresh salad for the fish.
The Water Soldiers have all but gone, it looks like they've all been eaten as well.
Good things are that the Duck Weed that was a real problem has all disapeared as has the blanket weed. This is the first year ever that I haven't had to spend the weekends pulling out armfulls of the stuff.
There's been no hanky panky in the pond this year, possibly because the lack of blanket weed and elodea means they have nothing to spawn in
I wonder if the new small pond with all the Bullrushes and the monster Marsh Marigold is 'cleaning' a lot of the nutrients out.
I put some fertiliser sticks in some of the pots today to see if it will give the plants that are lagging behind a boost and was pleased to see that what I thought was a single lonely frog has a friend and they were both sitting happily on the Pickerel pot.