Mother of Dragons

Overheard at dinner:

Hay: "That was a nice risotto you made. What's for tomorrow night?"

Chairman: "I'll think about it."

Hay: "I think you should use up that pak choi and the mange touts."

Chairman: "Are you having a go at me and telling me once more what I should cook?"

Hay: "Of course not. You can cook whatever you like."

2 minutes later

Chairman: "What was it again that you said I should cook tomorrow night?"

Hayley has planted the pond plants. We had to let the pond go a tad green, as it's algae that the plants feed on. Equilibrium and homeostasis will be established in about a month, but we do need some more plants.

Meanwhile, we've had our first wildlife - two dragonflies were flitting over the pond and laying their eggs in it.

When any pond is first constructed, there will be an initial algae bloom as the nutrients in the water are food for algae - and yes, tap water contains plant nutrients. The result is a pea soup after about a week; however, as the nutrients are exhausted, the algae start to die and the pond gradually clears until there's a balance in the Force. Unfortunately, we're at peak algae season at present and there's a dearth of plants in the pond.

Adding plants has two effect - firstly, the plants use the algae as food and, secondly, they provide shade, which cuts down on the algae.

We're learning as we proceed.