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String algae (blanket weed) losing its battle.
Our veggie filters are now reving up for the year. The water celery
has covered its 4 x 4 pond and covered over the duckweed. The water hyacinth have both grown in size and produced daughter plants. The blanket weed that was all over the surface of our two 4 x 8 berm ponds is now fading away. This is the first time we have seen so clear an example of vascular plants winning the battle. |
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String algae (blanket weed) losing its battle.
On May 2, 1:12 am, Phyllis and Jim wrote:
Our veggie filters are now reving up for the year. The water celery has covered its 4 x 4 pond and covered over the duckweed. The water hyacinth have both grown in size and produced daughter plants. The blanket weed that was all over the surface of our two 4 x 8 berm ponds is now fading away. This is the first time we have seen so clear an example of vascular plants winning the battle. Lucky you!! We're still green as peasoup. I guess I need to get the celery that is in the dirt outside of the pond potted up and into the pond. DUH. We used some stuff that was supposed to get rid of algae, but no results yet. We have a gang coming on Saturday and did so hope it would be clear, or at least clearer. Our 40 year old son swears it is NEVER clear, and since it is a surprise Bday party for him I'd love to find a way to clear it. Right now we're dealing with those squiggly things that fall out of the oak trees and clog the crud out of the filter basket, read we clean it out several times a day. Yesterday the wind blew for a while and it just rained squiggles. Maybe I can talk DH into a UV light. The old one crapped out when it got left outside too long the year I had my appendix out and wasn't up to even supervising. Our sons girlfriend and her mother will be here(first time meeting her Mom. I've been planting flowers everywhere trying to have it pretty. It will be in another month, but still looks a little sparse 'til the plants fill out. Oh Well, better than no color. So glad your pond is clear!! Me next, I hope I hope I hope!!! nan |
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String algae (blanket weed) losing its battle.
go to walmart and get some of their polyester batting with no
additives. make a bucket filter http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/care/hardware.html toss your pump into that. toss the clogged polyester batting as needed. COVER your pond with light blocking material like black plastic sheeting and IIRC it will take 3-4 days for the pond to be clear. of course, keep aeration going. dont feed the fish. dont fertilize your water plants right now. Ingrid On Sun, 6 May 2007 08:59:39 CST, Olde Hippee We have a gang coming on Saturday and did so hope it would be clear, or at least clearer. |
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