Wet apples

We went to Nampa yesterday to blow out the outside irrigation lines. Of course the water valve was under the apple tree in the mists of piles of rotten apples all over the groung. In trying to get the valve off, I broke it off. After shuffling between hardware stores and Lowes I finally cut the plastic nut off. I got a free on at the plumbing store but no fitting to attach the air hose. Maybe next week. The pond seems to drop its water at about 6 inches per day. Looks like a major leak. I won't get to that until spring.