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[joe009a]

i already made a post, but would like to tell you about my self.i have been retired for 13 years.have a rose and dahlia garden, a 7000 gal water garden/koi pond,with a bridge and 3 waterfalls, lot of beautiful koi

 

[JamieB]

Oh post pics! I came here from the pond forum, and there are several others I recognize from there, so plenty of us love fish. I’ve always had a black thumb, so I’ll pick your brain at some point on how to best grow roses ( cause I bought one on sale, it was too sad, but will be pretty if I don’t kill it!)

 

[JamieB]

Oh and Welcome! And where are you located?

 

[alp]

Welcome to the forum, @joe009a !​

 

[Esther Knapicius]

Sounds pretty and colorful, Joe.

 

[Becky]

Hello and welcome to the forum!

 

[joe009a]

i am in holbrook in suffolk ny,the best thing for roses is to put a little epsom salt around the base.i will post some pic, if the darn weather will ever change

 

[Sheal]

Welcome Joe009a. Your garden sounds lovely!

 

[Upsy Daisy]

Hi @joe009a , a warm welcome to the forum

 

[Gemma]

Welcome to the forum @joe009a ...I hear you on the weather!
Is epsom salt good for Dahlias too?

 

[joe009a]

i dont know about dahlias,what i do for the dahlias is give them miracle grow,dahlias are heavy feeders.i plant a lot of flowers in and around the pond.if you want to add color to your pond take the small cell impatiens you can use the sun or regular in shade wash off all the dirt and bare root them place it in a wet spot in the pond or water fall, i have them grown 3 to 4 ft in diameter with lots of color.

 

[Gemma]

Sounds lovely, I will definitely try!

I usually buy this kind, is it ok for aquatic growing?

 

[joe009a]

there are two types of impatiens sun and shade,that looks like the sun type,try it,they take a few weeks to adapt to have been bare rooted than they take off.just make sure to place them in a wet spot

 

[Gemma]

Would love to see pics of your garden and pond, do you have any posted on the Garden pond forum maybe?

 

[joe009a]

Some pictures of bare pond, in a month it will be covered with lily pads and lotus, will post again when in full bloom