|
Cover your pond with netting:
One of the most significant events of fall is, of course, when leaves begin to fall from the trees above. If these leaves get in the pond and decay it will throw off the ecological balance of a water garden. One option is to use a net to skim leaves off the surface of the pond as they fall, but this can become a very difficult daily chore. Skimmers are designed to get the occasional leaf or other floating debris and heavy leaves can clog a skimmer several times a day. The best way to minimize leaves from your pond is to install leaf netting over the pond during the time when leaf fall is very heavy. It is easier to keep them out rather than get them out after the fact.
Covering your pond is very important and should be done as soon as you have removed the foliage from the plants. The most obvious way to cover your pond is with nylon pond netting. This netting is strong and will not rot or decay making it the choice of pond owners everywhere. This netting is extremely important in keeping out the leaves and debris associated with Fall.
 The netting may be stretched tightly across the pond and anchored with plastic stakes or rock. But a better idea is to place a floating object in the pond to make the netting take on a tent like appearance instead of lying directly on the water where leaves can weigh it down. Use foam, beach balls, even plastic milk jugs. It’s a good idea to remove the netting after bulk of the leaves have fallen. During winter storms - debris covered by snowfall would weight it down.
|
Remove as much debris and muck as possible:
temperatures under 55 degrees. Helps to jump start your pond to a healthier environment in the spring. Maintains healthy immune system for fish. Even if frozen the bacteria will remain effective after thawing out. Available in: 16 oz, 32 oz, and gallon. 
specially formulated exzymes that ensures the rapid builup of the optimim strains of microbes for a healthy pond all winter. Breaks down sludge, leaves and other fibrous matter. Improves oxygen content during the winter. Effective in water below 55 degrees. Available in: 1 oz soluable packets, or in liquid 16 oz, 32 oz, and gallon sizes. 
My wife Kimberley and I have a dream of having an English Garden for a backyard. We have been working for 4 years on our landscaping and this July it came time to build our pond. We wanted a pond that looked natural, had a waterfall, and was able to handle both koi and turtles. 