How to Winterize a Water Garden Pond - By: Christopher Smith.., Posted on: 2007-08-14

With this guide, you will be prepared to winterize a water garden pond. Make sure that you follow each step to ensure the health of your plants and fish. It should be easy and quick to maintain a healthy water garden pond.

This is a guide for those with a soft pond liner. If you have a hard pond liner, you have many less steps to take, which can be found easily online. Make sure that you check which type of liner you have before you begin to winterize your pond.

Your first step is to empty half of the water from the pond. You can do this by taking the hose that is connected to your pump, and reconnecting it so that the water is pumped onto the ground. This will make it easier for you to see while you clean.

Next, you must remove your potted plants, an important step when winterizing a water garden pond. You must also trim your plant, to ensure that the leaves will not die over the winter and fall into the water, dirtying your pond and creating an unhealthy environment for the fish.

You must wait until the spring to re-pot any plants, because doing so in the fall will make them weak. If you have water lilies, cut them to their base, and if they do need to be replanted, also save that task until the spring.

Your third step is to catch and remove your fish. When you have caught them, place them in a bucket filled with pond water. This will clear the pond so that you can continue to your next step, clearing the pond of debris. This debris makes a great mulch.

Next, place your plants back in the pond. Leave them in at least one and a half feet of water that will remain under the freezing line. As long as you have hardy plants, and your water is at least three feet deep, they will survive. Next, you can return your hose to its pump.

Finally, return your fish to the pond. You can stop feeding you fish when the temperature hits 50 degrees, and should again feed them when the temperature hits 55 degrees. Make sure you keep a hole in the ice winter long for your fish, creating it with warmth, and not a hammer. And you have winterized a garden pond for winter!

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