On 14 Aug 2004 03:21:00 GMT, EROSPAM (Ka30P) wrote:

===Since your pond is natural there are going to be some rules and regulations and
===you'd probably better read up on noxious aquatic weeds in your state before you
===plant anything. You can call your state ecology office or find them on the web.
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===kathy :-)
===algae primer
===http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

Yep, the last thing I need is noxious aquatics taking over. There
really is not much of a rish of any spreading as my ppond merely
empties into the pasture when its to the point of being full and is
nowhere near a stream etc but the chance is still there. One time my
son and wife collected a heap of what they were told were water
lillies. They also collected a load of these nice little floating
plants with purple colored flowers. I was on a military deployment at
the time and when I got home a few months later was greetd by a pond
full of something or other that had leaves 2 to 3 feet in diameter
that resembled water lillies, and a mess of hyacinth. I liked to have
never got that pond cleaned and eradicated of that stuff.

I know there is quite an extensive list of prohibited plants for my
zone, many of which I wold love to have such as water lettuce etc, but
I still have a vast variety from which to choose that are legally able
to be utilized. I know the dangers of planting in a clay bottom, as
it leads to possible invasion. I don;t plan on using any baskets,
just plant directly in the ponds banks and bottom.
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