Passion Flower in my yard

It is not even August yet, but the high temps in the south are reaching the high 90’s. Do your fish have places to stay cool in the shade? Put a terra cotta pot on its side so they can lounge it. Get a 4″ piece of black PVC pipe and throw it in the pond. Plant more water lilies if you don’t have koi, so the pond is shaded more. Always be sure your pond is in at least 50% shade all the time.

Take more time to clean out the debris on the bottom

of the pond. It decomposes quickly in this heat. If you do it early in the morning, you will not get as hot. I use a net that could double as a swimming pool net to make the job easier.

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Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Jan Goldfield)