I switched over to LED too. I have a programmable light. It's fun to watch the different behaviors of all the animals at night as the light simulates the phases of the moon.
Yeah koi definitely like to eat plants. I am getting ready to set up a 20 gallon long planted tank and I am going to have a school of 20 pygmy cory catfish. Dwarf fish are my favorites, especially dwarf catfish. I have apistiogramma fish, dwarf crayfish in my other aquariums. The dwarf crayfish...
Here a couple pictures of my planted aquarium. During the winter here in Indiana I will just set in front of my aquarium and read a book or anticipating summer. The bright lights just make me feel better.
I love the blooms and it's to bad they can't be used medicinally. Because it has great longevity and needs no attention but I will settle for the blooms only.
I will post a picture when they open up. I am just amazed how long they live and what they can endure. These are located on my dads farm and to the best of my knowledge they have never been been fertilized. At least not in the last 50 years.
I don't remember anyone saying paw paws needed a frost. I am pretty sure it's persimmon, like you mentioned. I have a a little nursery near me that sells paw paws from seed. He starts the seeds in 18" long by 3"round pvc pipes because they have a taproot when they first start growing and this...