tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post3166756929210150181..comments2024-03-10T03:35:38.987-07:00Comments on Aunt Debbi"s Garden: $100 TadpolesAunt Debbi/kurts momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-1424578844735303572008-05-07T15:12:00.000-07:002008-05-07T15:12:00.000-07:00Hi lisa, agreed on the fishy fertilizer and also o...Hi lisa, agreed on the fishy fertilizer and also on the millions of dollars is cost to get a "free" pet.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-75971189479659270522008-05-07T12:24:00.000-07:002008-05-07T12:24:00.000-07:00"I don't want a stinky fish mess. Although that mi..."I don't want a stinky fish mess. Although that might make good liquid fertilizer."....great idea! My tub gardens are smelling a bit foul since I decided to let them thaw and "re-start" themselves. Now I know what to do with the water when I drain it to start over! :) Your "free" pets are like the "free" cats I got from my son: after the brushes, toys, treats, and the "good" cat food there comes the vet bill...free indeed.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-86029561661094053152008-05-04T06:42:00.000-07:002008-05-04T06:42:00.000-07:00Hi Barbee, About the time the little one fell in,...Hi Barbee, About the time the little one fell in, I either had to laugh or cry. I would rather laugh. Unfortunatley, I think the tadpoles did eat each other.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-90744766002156347092008-05-03T14:17:00.000-07:002008-05-03T14:17:00.000-07:00Ha-Ha-ing my way through this post and comments. ...Ha-Ha-ing my way through this post and comments. Thanks for the laughs. I have four grown children (2 girls, 2 boys) and loved every minute of it as they grew. At one point I threatened to turn all their pet-critters loose and let them eat each other.Barbee'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11316077390373348067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-67882432282306920652008-05-02T16:03:00.000-07:002008-05-02T16:03:00.000-07:00Hi Sherry, yep pretty much every animal we have wa...Hi Sherry, yep pretty much every animal we have was either cheep(feedstore bunnies) or free. I think I have spent a minor fortune on these foundlings. Love them though. You know what, we can't find the tadpoles now. I wonder what happened.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-10789780113843271442008-05-02T14:09:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:09:00.000-07:00Love water gardens! We had some tadpoles once, bu...Love water gardens! We had some tadpoles once, but none of them lived, or rather if they did, they didn't stick around - LOL!<BR/><BR/>We've had "free rabbits" "free iguanas" "free turtles" and my favorite "free anoles" none of which in any way whatsoever are truly free.Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-85495107717563824452008-05-02T13:42:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:42:00.000-07:00Hi Cinj, I think every mom can relate. Kids are e...Hi Cinj, I think every mom can relate. Kids are expensive, but fun.<BR/><BR/>Hi Shala, Thanks for stopping by. I am already in trouble at my house for brining home more "pets" Tell me, can you really consider a fish a pet? You can't pet it.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-2823424865746959012008-05-02T13:39:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:39:00.000-07:00ofb, oops, I guess I need to put the coffee spitti...ofb, oops, I guess I need to put the coffee spitting warning back up. We took it off of the new banner. Thanks for the Arizona Aquatics name. I know I will be checking that out soon. For me, this is really about gardening and not about fish. The fish are pretty, but what I really want are the plants. Again, thanks for the information, I don't want a stinky fish mess. Although that might make good liquid fertilizer.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-10585054494162481122008-05-02T13:36:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:36:00.000-07:00Hi Anna, good to know they are typical. I often w...Hi Anna, good to know they are typical. I often wonder if I have spawned mutants. <BR/> <BR/>Hi Tina and patientgardener, Manly Man threatened unplug the computer and stop my blogging if I took y'all advise and dug a hole in the ground. Still, I really really like those plants. He will give in, I just have to get him to the water garden store and show him the cool stuff.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-55845612308134146932008-05-02T12:29:00.000-07:002008-05-02T12:29:00.000-07:00LOVE the water garden. I want one! You are going...LOVE the water garden. I want one! You are going to be in trouble when my husband find out where I found this idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-77088589557145902012008-05-02T12:02:00.000-07:002008-05-02T12:02:00.000-07:00I can relate! The kids sure have gotten me into s...I can relate! The kids sure have gotten me into some big projects. Looks like a great learning experience.<BR/><BR/><BR/>On the bright side, at least OFB didn't spit the coffee out and break the computer!<BR/><BR/>Names, hmm... Ketchup is the goldfish, Ozzy is the frog and Yang is the mosquito fish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-68504473417405383232008-05-02T07:10:00.000-07:002008-05-02T07:10:00.000-07:00Haaaa!!!! How could you trick me like this?!! I ha...Haaaa!!!! How could you trick me like this?!! I had just taken a big mouthful of coffee when I got to the part about Baby Monkey falling into the water garden and I thought I was going to need CPR!!! Oh, lord. What a classic! I have two landscaped aquariums and three barrel water gardens, so I know how "free" can quickly translate into bazillion dollars, and of course, you always want more! Check out Arizona Aquatic Gardens on Google for an incredible selection of water plants, shrimp, and accessories. (Sigh. Not that I'm trying to bankrupt you, but it would be some payback for making me choke like that.) I've found that keeping the fish population modest and the plant population high gives me balanced water gardens without pumps. See what works for you, and enjoy yourself! (And remind Baby Monkey that it isn't really a pool...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-84694787420841605552008-05-02T04:31:00.000-07:002008-05-02T04:31:00.000-07:00Go for it and get a pond - they arent that expensi...Go for it and get a pond - they arent that expensive but they do take some patience as you have to let them have time to settleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-73166464992158644182008-05-02T04:05:00.000-07:002008-05-02T04:05:00.000-07:00Ah, ha-ha!You've been wrangled into the wonderful ...Ah, ha-ha!<BR/>You've been wrangled into the wonderful world of pond stuff! Good job, Monkeys.<BR/>Just wait - soon enough you'll be digging a great big hole in your backyard. lol. Not a bad thing!<BR/>Oh, and about those plants - good thing you bought the pump. Yes, those plants will oxygenate the water during the day while they are photosynthesizing, but at night they take oxygen OUT of the water. I'm betting that less than 1% of the water garden centers share this info, or even know it, for that matter.<BR/>Good Monkeys! Tell the parents you need a <I>big</I> hole and fish called 'nishikigoi'.<BR/>;)Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17527514833267869251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5914810585595300402.post-50459047278688072292008-05-01T22:17:00.000-07:002008-05-01T22:17:00.000-07:00That is so great, $100 tadpoles. Isn't it the trut...That is so great, $100 tadpoles. Isn't it the truth. You get something and it takes several trips to the garden center to take care of them. And the boys sound typical too. I have two grown sons who are so close but have had their moments. I understand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com