Attach a decorative figurine to the rim of a flower pot and let water recirculate from a spout located on the front of the figurine back into the pot. This water garden works in large or small spaces, indoors or outdoors. Spring's cool weather is the time to plant and harvest lettuces for your kitchen table. If you want ready-made lettuce, look for The Salad Bowl, grown by Luther's Greenhouses in Elizabeth City. Feed all fish a quality fish food for good health.
Cloudy water is natural in a new pond.
Submerged oxygenating plants and surface-leaved plants work to clear and balance the water. Use enough plants to cover 60 to 75 percent of the pool surface. The rest of the water's surface will reflect the surrounding beauty of nature. Fertilizer use now over-stimulates top growth, which lessens root reserves, making plants less tolerant of summer's stressful times. Before Japanese beetles hatch, they grow as grubs in soil under grass.