Hi
I live in the UK & have a small freshwater pond in my garden and recently as
temperatures have risen greatly, a large amount of a certain plant has
developed.
The plant very small (about 5mm in diameter) and has 3 very small light
green leaves. the roots are about 6 centimeters long and the plants roots
seem to be embeddeded in the oxygenating pond weed.
Everyday there is more and more of this plant and I believe it is taking up
a lot of the ponds oxygen. there are only three tench in the pond and there
is also quite a lot of pond weed (is this good?)

any help as to what I should do to stop this new plant would be much
appreciated - or is this plant ok to leave? is the pond becoming stagnant?

thanks!

"Clark McKenzie" wrote :

is this plant ok to leave? is the pond becoming stagnant?

Sounds like duck weed, does it float? If so, it will cover your pond but
won't hurt otherwise. Tadpoles eat it.


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rec.pond would be another place if you dont' find an answer here...


"Clark McKenzie" wrote in message
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Hi
I live in the UK & have a small freshwater pond in my garden and recently
as
temperatures have risen greatly, a large amount of a certain plant has
developed.
The plant very small (about 5mm in diameter) and has 3 very small light
green leaves. the roots are about 6 centimeters long and the plants roots
seem to be embeddeded in the oxygenating pond weed.
Everyday there is more and more of this plant and I believe it is taking
up
a lot of the ponds oxygen. there are only three tench in the pond and
there
is also quite a lot of pond weed (is this good?)

any help as to what I should do to stop this new plant would be much
appreciated - or is this plant ok to leave? is the pond becoming
stagnant?

thanks!

rec.pond would be another place if you dont' find an answer here...


"Clark McKenzie" wrote in message
...
Hi
I live in the UK & have a small freshwater pond in my garden and recently
as
temperatures have risen greatly, a large amount of a certain plant has
developed.
The plant very small (about 5mm in diameter) and has 3 very small light
green leaves. the roots are about 6 centimeters long and the plants roots
seem to be embeddeded in the oxygenating pond weed.
Everyday there is more and more of this plant and I believe it is taking
up
a lot of the ponds oxygen. there are only three tench in the pond and
there
is also quite a lot of pond weed (is this good?)

any help as to what I should do to stop this new plant would be much
appreciated - or is this plant ok to leave? is the pond becoming
stagnant?

thanks!