permaculture

[Marsha Hanzi <hanzibra@svn.com.br>]

I'll take advantage of this thread to ask about planting trees near pond 
banks, when
making self-feed aquaculture systems ( for fruit-eating fish).  The  dam 
areas get very
hot in the summer, and I wonder if one can safely plant trees on them , or 
would this
increase  seepage?

Marsha

FranksFarm@aol.com escreveu:

> G'day  mates
>
> Seems like we have a few talented Aussie pond mavens on the list. Fantastic.
>
> Just visited Peter's pages <A 
> HREF="http://www.krtf.mtx.net/page13.html";>KRTF
> water pages</A>.  Lots of good ideas. Thanks Peter...lok forward to your
> input.
>
> I noticed though you were planting trees fairly close to the banks...is this
> primarily to stabilize the banks? or for shade, beauty etc.
>
> I thought it was best to keep most of pond in sunlight, or dappled
> shade...and not have deciduous trees placed so that leaves do not accumulate
> at bottom of the pond?
>
> Also if yo go with a 3:1 slope can you cut a shelf in at spots to set
> cerytain water plants in containers to get varying heights...will shelf 
> hold?
>
> Thanks. Best to all.   Frank
>
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