I'm betting it's the potash, too, because it's the only thing that is "new"
to my pond. I've been using baking soda for all of the four years the pond
has been in existence, but only this year tried potash to help my plants.
Guess it backfired on me. And no, they don't look quite like the brown
spots you get from the heat, they're even on the leaves that haven't made it
to the surface of the water yet. Besides, Connecticut isn't that hot.
Sue

"Weldon Wallick" wrote in message
...
I have seen the same thing in my small pond, the brown spots, that is.

AND, I tend to think it comes from the use of potash - maybe a little
too much - don't know. Gonna quit it for a while and see what happens
- or doesn't happen.

I also use baking soda to keep the ph above the acid range.

OTOH, it may be related to the awful heat here in Florida.?

WLW


On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 22:30:41 -0400, "Sue Alexandre"
wrote:

-------- (grinning and shaking head over Hank's answer)


"Hank Pagel" wrote in message
news
It may be time to put a new Sears catalogue in the out house ;-) I'm
sorry but could not resist.

IMO sounds like low iron.
"Sue Alexandre" wrote in message
news:16CRa.2$If5.1@lakeread06...
I know it will be hard for you to answer this without all the details
and specs of my pond, but maybe if you've had a similar experience it will
ring a bell with you. I have a 4000 gallon pond in it's fourth year, and
everything is wonderful. Clear water, healthy fish, spawning, hatching,
lily buds, etc.

Within the past week I have added some potash and some baking soda,
but not on the same day. Today I noticed that a LOT of the plants leaves,
(hyacinth, lily pads) have lots of big brown patches on them, even the lily
pads that are still UNDER the water. Did one of the two additives I put in
do this or is it just coincidence? I can't imagine either of them
causing that kind of damage.
Sue