Hi my pond is not enormous and the lillys I have in the pond are huge,and
they are starting to take over,can these be cut back without killing them
all together,finding it more and more difficult to see my fish at all.

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 17:16:49 GMT, "rob.smith4"
wrote:

Hi my pond is not enormous and the lillys I have in the pond are huge,and
they are starting to take over,can these be cut back without killing them
all together,finding it more and more difficult to see my fish at all.


You could remove some. I try to keep at least half of the water
surface cleared, but that seems to be a never-ending chore. I add the
plants to a compost pile. I must have removed elodea, azola, and
parrot feather by the ton. The fish love it and seem to spawn more
often with plants.

If you haven't been doing so, pinch off the older yellowing or tattered
pads, anything that looks ugly. This will open up space and actually give
you healthier growth. Next spring plan to divide half of them. ~ jan

On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 17:16:49 GMT, "rob.smith4" wrote:

Hi my pond is not enormous and the lillys I have in the pond are huge,and
they are starting to take over,can these be cut back without killing them
all together,finding it more and more difficult to see my fish at all.


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~