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Welcome to Penguin Ponds!
| Welcome to the Penguin Ponds new and improved
web site. Designed to load faster and present a little more information on
watergardening with an emphasis on the keeping of koi in a bamboo setting. Penguin Ponds
was started about 10 years ago with one 250 gallon pond with 4
koi and 10 goldfish. It has grown to 3 ponds 9000 gallons of
water and many koi 20 inches
or more in length. The project has been a deep learning curve and I will try to share my
experience with others. The next aspect of Penguin Ponds became the Bamboo which was
initially to provide a backdrop to the pond setting. But after exploring the standard
garden outlets and given the standard answer "Do not plant bamboo its too
invasive" I just had to explore further. There is a wealth of
information, like bamboo is edible , the plant is evergreen and ornamentally
attractive all year, functions as a habitat for wildlife. The most important aspect is it
functionality as a varied product over a 1000 items are made from it, and the electrical
properties it has allowed it to be used as the first light bulb filament and currently
IBM, MIT and NTT are using bamboo in semiconductor research. There is no other plant that
contributes as much to civilization. |
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