Comments on: a pond in the hall http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/ expats in the Yucatan Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:42:45 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: jody http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6653 jody Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:46:44 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6653 I am enjoying your ponds too! Very beautiful! I am enjoying your ponds too! Very beautiful!

]]> By: Jonna http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6525 Jonna Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:51:55 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6525 Actually ponds are a good mosquito magnet and killer, as long as you have hungry fish. The female mosquito is attracted to it to lay her eggs and the fish are waiting to devour them. Just don't feed your fish too much so they are always on the lookout for food. I hope that the mosquitoes lay their eggs in the pond, it's the ones who lay in the debris in my neighbor's yard that are getting me. Those dunks or donuts are BT and I have a friend bringing me some from the US because I haven't found it here yet. I'm sure it is here, I just haven't found it. I need it for some bromeliads that hold water in their leaves and some of the terrace drains that also hold water. It's a weird way they construct drains here, I don't know why they do it this way but they do. They hold water around the central drain and that area can quickly become a mosquito breeding ground. We now go around with chlorine powder to all of them but you have to remember to use it at least once every 3 days. The BT lasts longer. Actually ponds are a good mosquito magnet and killer, as long as you have hungry fish. The female mosquito is attracted to it to lay her eggs and the fish are waiting to devour them. Just don’t feed your fish too much so they are always on the lookout for food. I hope that the mosquitoes lay their eggs in the pond, it’s the ones who lay in the debris in my neighbor’s yard that are getting me.

Those dunks or donuts are BT and I have a friend bringing me some from the US because I haven’t found it here yet. I’m sure it is here, I just haven’t found it. I need it for some bromeliads that hold water in their leaves and some of the terrace drains that also hold water. It’s a weird way they construct drains here, I don’t know why they do it this way but they do. They hold water around the central drain and that area can quickly become a mosquito breeding ground. We now go around with chlorine powder to all of them but you have to remember to use it at least once every 3 days. The BT lasts longer.

]]> By: Mic http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6522 Mic Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:27:20 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6522 Have gone back so many times to enjoy your indoor pond pictures, I made the one splashed with sunlight my desktop wallpaper temporarily - replacing Tita's pretty face in her blue net. It's a joy to look at so it's gotta be fascinating to live with :-) Re: Mosquito deterrents, I just read about a tablet you can drop in your ponds to stop mosquitoes from breeding. Have you heard of this???? http://www.peskyskeeters.com/mosquitoprevention/ Have gone back so many times to enjoy your indoor pond pictures, I made the one splashed with sunlight my desktop wallpaper temporarily – replacing Tita’s pretty face in her blue net. It’s a joy to look at so it’s gotta be fascinating to live with :-)

Re: Mosquito deterrents, I just read about a tablet you can drop in your ponds to stop mosquitoes from breeding. Have you heard of this????
http://www.peskyskeeters.com/mosquitoprevention/

]]> By: Anne Johnson http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6507 Anne Johnson Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:23:42 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6507 I'm calling House Beautiful and Architectural Digest right now...they have to see this and feature it in next month's edition. It's really the bomb, Jonna I’m calling House Beautiful and Architectural Digest right now…they have to see this and feature it in next month’s edition.

It’s really the bomb, Jonna

]]> By: Sue on Isla http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6506 Sue on Isla Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:39:19 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6506 Love your ponds, this one looks so elegant. One question - how do you control mosquitoes? Is it having fish in the pond to eat the larva? If we leave water in the bathtub that seems to draw mosquitoes. I've even seen them in the toilet bowl trying to lay some eggs, nasty devils. I would love a pond if I knew how to control mosquitoes, and seeing your pictures just makes me want one more! Love your ponds, this one looks so elegant. One question – how do you control mosquitoes? Is it having fish in the pond to eat the larva? If we leave water in the bathtub that seems to draw mosquitoes. I’ve even seen them in the toilet bowl trying to lay some eggs, nasty devils. I would love a pond if I knew how to control mosquitoes, and seeing your pictures just makes me want one more!

]]> By: Sherry http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6505 Sherry Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:12:19 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6505 A beautiful space you are creating. You captured the space very well. thanks Sherry A beautiful space you are creating. You captured the space very well. thanks Sherry

]]> By: CancunCanuck http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6504 CancunCanuck Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:33:34 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6504 Wow, just gorgeous! You're living the dream mi amiga. Glad to have you blogging again, you've been missed! Wow, just gorgeous! You’re living the dream mi amiga. Glad to have you blogging again, you’ve been missed!

]]> By: Leslie http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6503 Leslie Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:05:24 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6503 It looks great...and yes we have had dealings with the woman too.... It looks great…and yes we have had dealings with the woman too….

]]> By: Jonna http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6502 Jonna Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:30:09 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6502 mcm, we talked about you and realized we should call you but there were 4 of us and too much to get done. Now that I know how close it is, I'll come back. Yes, it was the tinacos place. No kidding about that woman, indeed, perseverence furthers :) mcm, we talked about you and realized we should call you but there were 4 of us and too much to get done. Now that I know how close it is, I’ll come back. Yes, it was the tinacos place. No kidding about that woman, indeed, perseverence furthers :)

]]> By: mcm http://baddog.com/2009/07/19/a-pond-in-the-hall/comment-page-1/#comment-6499 mcm Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:50:12 +0000 http://baddog.com/?p=1538#comment-6499 Aha -- you must have been at Tinacos Rodriguez. The lady in the office is...not service-oriented. But, as you found, a little perseverance gets results. Aha — you must have been at Tinacos Rodriguez. The lady in the office is…not service-oriented. But, as you found, a little perseverance gets results.

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