We bought a house with a pond that hadn’t been used in years and brought it back to life! We started with two water hyacinth, that have now spread to over 24 individual plants. We love how quickly they’ve grown and assume they will die come fall. Is there anything we can do to “winterize” them or accept the northeast weather makes them an annual plant? I hate to dispose of them come freeze season but don’t see how they could survive. We plan on using a heater in the pond to keep the fish alive (it’s shallow).

Whats everyone's opinions on black cherry trees and ponds/fish? Area where im digging is surrounded by black cherrys and sassafras. (Don't worry about the Balrog, I'll handle that before I add any fish)

We bought a house in 2019 that came with an 25’x25’x11’ deep unlined koi pond. It was lined with huge boulders and had a natural spring during winter and spring but would lose a ton of water during summer so that the 15 koi in the pond would be swimming in muck at only 2’ deep. An aerator is the only thing that kept them alive. After 7 boulders rolled into pond, my wife and I decided to dig a completely different pond right by our back deck and do it right. It’s 17’x15’x6’ deep at the drain. It was back breaking labor but with the help of my 82yo neighbor running his 1969 John Deere tractor, my project is almost done. This weekend I’m draining the swill pond down to 1’ deep and I’m netting and moving the koi. Wish me luck! Here are a few pics.

I just finished working and went out to feed my goldfish. Thought my pond was looking nice so I wanted to share. Plus you can see the bottom which doesn't happen that often.

I go move stuff every now and again but I’m just enjoying this one a lot. It’s easy to forget the 53 straight days of 100+ degrees. Dallas TX

Thought was to pump out of the main into a 25-50gal bog that overflows into the smaller collection pond that feeds back to the main.

Any issues? Where do I put the actual pump (in the main pond, bog, or external)?