I got some work done out front, and then took a break and walked down our wooded slope. I don't explore this part of the property as much as I should; it borders our only neighbor on four sides.
On my walk back up the slope, I came across a section that has a patch of the dreaded Japanese knotweed. I battle it periodically, but have yet to eradicate it. This section is at the edge of the mini-woodland (reclaimed farmland--mostly locust trees, with a few sugar maples, elms, and wild black cherry). It is also fairly close to where I dug my pond (Phase II...dug, filled with water, but the liner is not yet disguised).
So, it suddenly occurs to me that I could dig a vernal pond there--put down a liner, and fill it back up with the woodsy soil and fallen "driftwood". This would give me more incentive to dig up the Japanese knotweed and smother any remaining roots that I may miss. At least, I hope it would. This would do double duty: provide habitat while eradicating a horribly invasive species.
I had to get this posted...not that I expect to forget it, but one never knows. :)
I must say, a vernal pool would look much better than what I have now.
