I finally started my pond

[bindian]

Sorry for the small pic. This one shows the fish a little better.

Sincerely,Dirt

Dirt,
That is a nice stringer of fish y'all have there.
hugs, Brandi

 

[RobJ]

Rob,
Ponds should be water tight, you are right. But I had over 3 feet of water seep in while we were not getting rain. We were in a dry spell, before the rains last night, with the fire ban in effect still I think. So my pond is filling without rain while in a dry spell. That makes me feel real good that I have a spring feeding it. The rye grass was only planted because the soil is too cold to plant bermuda. Bermuda grass seed will be planted in March. I-45 and Cypresswood? Where exatly? I went to Klein all my school days. Mom and Dad had property on Cypress Creek. I used to catch catfish in our driveway!
hugs, Brandi

Without telling the world... ...couple miles west on cypresswood. One kid at Collins for one more year, other at TAMU. We moved up from Spring Branch in 2003.

I think that Bermuda likes much warmer weather. It's the nights that hold it back when they are cool. I learned that the hard way to. But a little seed goes a long way. Most places say late spring, early summer. And it needs water to get it started good. Some years up at Elkhart my bermuda has died(or near dead brown) and come back 3 times (no re-seading). But up there they call my place a rock, mostly clay/iron ore and a little sand. I put in a sprinkler system for the flower beds and they keep the grass green around the house.

Keep the pics comming!

 

[bindian]

Without telling the world... ...couple miles west on cypresswood. One kid at Collins for one more year, other at TAMU. We moved up from Spring Branch in 2003.

I think that Bermuda likes much warmer weather. It's the nights that hold it back when they are cool. I learned that the hard way to. But a little seed goes a long way. Most places say late spring, early summer. And it needs water to get it started good. Some years up at Elkhart my bermuda has died(or near dead brown) and come back 3 times (no re-seading). But up there they call my place a rock, mostly clay/iron ore and a little sand. I put in a sprinkler system for the flower beds and they keep the grass green around the house.

Keep the pics comming!

RobJ,
Is that school in Klein, named after past superintendent Donald Collins? Aka...Cadet Don? He handed me my diploma when I graduated back in........
hugs, Brandi

 

[john_bud]

Dirt,
Yes, I agree. You need to feed them regularly to get them growing. I plan on the smallest fingerlings I can buy. Cleaning is nothing. I just don't like the cleanup after cooking. I know I will enjoy them if I eat them or not.
hugs, Brandi

Aluminum foil wrapping the fish, cooked on an outdoor stove, served on paper plates and beer cold in the can.

Problem solved. We'll be over around 6...

jb

 

[3RRL]

Hey Dirt,
lol ... who is that old guy standing next to you?

 

[weldingisfun]

The water level is slowly creeping up to the 12 inch mark. 12 inches on the yard stick will put the deep end in over 4 feet of water. All this water with a dry spell going on. We have had just enough rain to get the rye grass growing good. The 1st photo was taken on the 5th of Feb. The 2nd photo was taken on the 8th, the 3rd photo on the 9th and the 4th photo was taken just this morning. The last photo was taken this morning also and the left end of the island is over 4 feet deep.
The water has came up so fast, I plan on meeting the fish hatchery truck tomorrow in Conroe and buying 25 channel cats. Either 4-6 inch or 6-8 inch. I would think the 4-6 inch would stand a better chance since the pond is only 4 feet deep right now. I will buy some catfish food when I pick up the cats. Am I forgetting anything, or jumping the gun on stocking a few fingerlings?
hugs, Brandi

Brandi, we started with 4-6 inch Channels the Spring of 07. This past Summer, our grandkids were pulling out 18 - 20 inch cats. Now, unfortunately, because of the drought we will probably lose them, Water level is down to less than 3 feet.
You will have fun.
By the way, we only fed them floating fish food once a day, just before sunset. Have fun!

 

[bindian]

Aluminum foil wrapping the fish, cooked on an outdoor stove, served on paper plates and beer cold in the can.

Problem solved. We'll be over around 6...

jb

John_bud,
Aluminum foil? How do you fry fish in aluminum foil?
Make it 7.......
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Brandi, we started with 4-6 inch Channels the Spring of 07. This past Summer, our grandkids were pulling out 18 - 20 inch cats. Now, unfortunately, because of the drought we will probably lose them, Water level is down to less than 3 feet.
You will have fun.
By the way, we only fed them floating fish food once a day, just before sunset. Have fun!

Weldingisfun,
Glad to hear from you. I plan on getting 4-6 inch blues when the pond settles down some. With all the rain it has gotten a lot of silt suppended in the water.
hugs, Brandi

 

[EddieWalker]

Brandi,

With the clarity of your water, I would expect it to clear pretty quickly. If not, gypsum will make the silt settle. When I built my house, I tossed all the sheetrock scraps into my small pond. The water cleared up in just a few days. The change was amazing. Then the unforseen happened, algae growth took over and it got really ugly. Green, lumpy and just nasty looking. Now I leave my water alone.

Eddie

 

[bindian]

I haven't had time to post the latest photos, as I have been in Austin visiting Rebecca. She was released yesterday. The 1st photo shows the Rye grass coming up around Booger's new water bowl. The 2nd photo is another shot at sunset. The 3rd photo shows about 18 & 1/2 inches over 3 feet. The 4th photo is of the yardstick after I moved it to shallow water.
hugs, Brandi

 

[RobJ]

RobJ,
Is that school in Klein, named after past superintendent Donald Collins? Aka...Cadet Don? He handed me my diploma when I graduated back in........
hugs, Brandi

I believe that would be the one. Not that popular I understand around here according to many of the long timers (before our time). Naming a school after himself(well his board), a park, etc. I also heard that Klein Collins has a column for every year he ran the district, not sure if that's true or not.

 

[bindian]

Two more photos. The first one shows where I moved the yarsstick to in the shallow end and the 2nd photo shows the rye grass turning everything green.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Brandi,

With the clarity of your water, I would expect it to clear pretty quickly. If not, gypsum will make the silt settle. When I built my house, I tossed all the sheetrock scraps into my small pond. The water cleared up in just a few days. The change was amazing. Then the unforseen happened, algae growth took over and it got really ugly. Green, lumpy and just nasty looking. Now I leave my water alone.

Eddie

Eddie,
I will wait to see if some gypsum is needed. I really want to see if it clears itself up.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

I believe that would be the one. Not that popular I understand around here according to many of the long timers (before our time). Naming a school after himself(well his board), a park, etc. I also heard that Klein Collins has a column for every year he ran the district, not sure if that's true or not.

RobJ,
Collins ran the district when it was busting at the seems in growth. Most all of my close (German) friend's family names have a school named after them. But I wasn't aware Cadet Don had a High school named after him.
hugs, Brandi

 

[jinman]

Brandi, I'm surprised ol' Booger hasn't already jumped into the pond. Is he a water dog? It would be a little hard for him to get out with the steep sides. Better keep a close eye on him.

 

[bindian]

Brandi, I'm surprised ol' Booger hasn't already jumped into the pond. Is he a water dog? It would be a little hard for him to get out with the steep sides. Better keep a close eye on him.

Jim,
Booger knocked some pebbles into the deep end the other day and I thought he was going to dive in after them. He stays way back when I am down in the pond near a steep side. He is just now comfortable walking down the shallow slope to drink. We will see how much water dog he is this summer.
How about a photo or two of your pond? Please.
hugs, Brandi

 

[radman2]

Well, Looks like you're pond will look nice. I hope you have an easy time building it. I't looks like you're progress is pretty good. Have Fun!

 

[bindian]

Well, Looks like you're pond will look nice. I hope you have an easy time building it. I't looks like you're progress is pretty good. Have Fun!

Radman,
Thanks for the kind words. It is a labor of love and time.
hugs, Brandi

 

[john_bud]

John_bud,
Aluminum foil? How do you fry fish in aluminum foil?
Make it 7.......
hugs, Brandi

You don't. 1 TBS of butter on each side of the fish, some season salt (I also put red pepper), and place the sealed foil packet on the grill. 4-5 min on each side. Open it and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top when melted, serve.

You can put the foil packet on each person's paper plate and they toss that away after eating. No muss, no fuss, just tuck in and enjoy.

jb

 

[3RRL]

Brandi,
I've had catfish fillets prepared exactly how John describes and I can tell it's delicious that way. Different than deep frying, the fillets are tender with particularly good flavor. The butter inside the foil sort of broils or fries it but not too crisp. I have a Cajun friend who served his fish like that.