by Matt Pedersen | Jul 18, 2016 | Freshwater, New Products
for the series “Talks at Google.” “The Dragon Behind the Glass” author Emily Voigt, a New York-based journalist, speaks with Kelly Bailey in a recent installment of Talks at Google program. Voigt investigated the world of the Asian Arowana for the book,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 14, 2016 | Freshwater
It’s not too late to rent a Bobcat and start digging in your lawn! But before you start any new pond project, we’d encourage you to watch this insightful 2 hour, 10 minute webinar from Great Lakes Sea Grant on Building a Better Water Garden. The webinar...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 30, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part II Despite getting a late start on my outdoor container ponds in 2015, it proved to be an enjoyable and successful first season. I alluded to both successes and failures that first year, so here’s how things went, and some lessons I learned...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 17, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Continued from Part I 2015 was my first foray into the world of container ponds keeping (or “container ponding,” as I’ve dubbed it). Using what you would generally consider readily-available components for whiskey barrel pond keeping, I ultimately...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 16, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater
Here in Duluth, MN, time outside is precious. Summer is short, while winter is long and at times brutal. It seems the transitional seasons of spring and fall never got the memo that they’re supposed to last three months. No, around here, we have winter and...