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Commenced:
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01/02/2015 |
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Submitted:
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12/02/2015 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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Marionville, Mo, US |
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Climate zone:
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Cold Temperate |
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Project: White Squirrel Permaculture
Posted by Eric Hammond over 8 years ago
Well its been about two months since the pigs were introduced and everything is working awesome. The pigs really seem to work the edges of the pond, wallowing, pushing out rocks and just pretty well bieng lazy. They do not venture into the middle. Before the pigs were introduced, the water was very clear when there was some. Now its very cloudy, mucky, and silting. I almost wonder if some of the pond sealing activity is due to this silt being stirred up and settling out in "pockets" of the pond that need attention.
The water level is increasing and the plant and animal diversity is increasing as well. Previously the only plant in the pond was cat tails. Now there are very few cat tails left pokeing out in the middle, duck weed is now covering the surface and arrowhead is sprouting on the edges. Duck weed and arrowhead were NEVER present before.
Snails are everywhere, dragonflies, tons of tadpoles.
After the pigs go to slaughter, I think the duck weed is good indication that I need to move in the ducks to help put a final seal on the bottom of the pond.
Here are some pictures from about a month ago
I'll have to get the most recent pictures tomorrow!
Heres originally what we started with
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