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As we kick off another season of tips this video may help to serve as a reminder to get ahead of your pond problems before they get ahead of you. Whether it’s pond algae or aquatic weeds there are things you can do to help keep your pond cleaner without the need for using chemicals and in the case of pond weeds, you can greatly limit the use of chemicals if you do this right. Any step that you take early on will make it much more difficult for unwanted growth to get going.
As pond management goes, a proactive approach will usually be a better option than a reactive one. This doesn’t mean things won’t crop up that you’ll have to respond to…of course they will, but planning ahead may help you avoid many issues in the long run.
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Thanks so much for all your helpful tips, I am planning on getting an early jump this year.
First of all, I love your videos and solutions as they all seem to apply to our ponds. In our large pond we do have weeds and are unsure as to what products to use on them as there are fish as well. We are in the northwest corner of Pa. and still experiencing snow but would like to gain control of the weeds when the weather breaks. Thanks for all the good info!
I have a bunch of june bugs that are in my pond. They are just on the water and on my plants. Any advice on them. Are they eating my plants or have they just fell in. I have a small pond about 550 gal.
Mark, You mentioned supplement bacteria for larger ponds. I have a 1/2 acre plus pond and I’m sure it has natural bacteria growth, how would I supplement it and is it needed? Im going with your bio spheres every month this year, hopefully I will get better results in algae control.
tim
Hi Sudsy,
Thanks very much for the kind words. Its good to get a jump on weeds if you can. Check out this article on pond weed control. It’s important to figure out or ID what is in there, then you can treat accordingly and if you treat early, you can limit any risk to fish.
http://golfwize.com/pastheme11/2010/09/21/what-the-bleep-is-that-in-my-pond/
Hope this helps your situation.
Hi Ireed,
I don’t really have experience with june bugs but this article may have a bit of helpful information for you. Looks like it’s a good idea to treat them in the larval stage in the ground. They could cause some damage to plants but I think now that they are in and around the water I’d avoid treating them with anything unless you find something that’s proven to be safe when used in and around a pond.
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0991/
Hope this gives you a few ideas to work on and please let me know if you find some success against the critters.
Hi Tim,
With the spheres you would be supporting beneficial bacteria growth and making sure it’s very robust. Now along with that you need to remember that if a pond has good bacteria counts, the way to keep them tuned up and optimized is with aeration. This bacteria is aerobic so it thrives on abundant dissolved oxygen levels and submerged aeration is the best way to provide that.
Hope this helps and thanks for the question!