Enter Beckett's pond contest. Submit a color photograph of your pond and essay describing its uniqueness, including your name, address and phone number. Mail entries to Beckett Seeks America's Unique Ponds, Box 542585, Dallas, TX 75354-2585. Feed fish fresh food in spring. Use a plastic container with a tight-sealing lid to store food, never letting it sit in hot sun.
Fish food goes rancid in one day if stored in heat and moisture.
Keep food in refrigerator to increase shelf life. Properly stored, fish food is good for about three months after opening. You can tour 22 ponds, sponsored by Custom Water Gardens, Yorktown. Hampton Roads had some winners last year. If you did no fall fertilization, limit spring application to pound actual nitrogen per 1,000 square feet.