Aquatic Pond Weed Control
Muddy Water | Algae
| Weeds | Pond Aeration |
DUCKWEED CONTROL http://www.nativefish.org/duckweed.index.html
Greener Pastures: http://www.greenerpast.com/index/index.html |
Greener Pastures: http://www.greenerpast.com/index/page7.html |
Nature's Weed Control: http://www.greenerpast.com/clarify/pondbro/page2.html|
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Ohio: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~neanr/pondnews/july95.htm |
Weed Control: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~neanr/pondnews/april93.htm |
The arrival of Spring heralds the renewal of activity in your pond. As pond water starts to warm and the sun shines brighter and longer every day, aquatic plants begin to grow. These plants have important roles in the aquatic ecosystem. Excessive growth can cause many problems. If you determine that vegetation control is necessary in your pond, here are several items that should be part of your planning.
Lake Restoration: http://www.lakerestoration.com |
Welcome to Lake Restoration, Inc., your online resource for lake weed control, pond weed control and geese management. Lake Restoration has been serving the lake and pond industry for more than 20 years. We provide products and services aimed at improving both lake weed control and pond weed control. Lake Restoration also has expanded to offer a variety of related products that range from geese control systems to fountain sales.
Pond Solutions: http://www.pondsolutions.com/algae-info.htm |
Aquatic Systems:
Weed Control:Aquatic vegetation falls into two categories.
1. Vascular rooted vegetation (weeds) and
2. Algae.Weeds are broken down into three categories,
1. submersed (those that grow beneath the water),
2. emersed (those that grow out of the water) and
3. floating ( those that float on the surface of the water).A good balance of rooted aquatic vegetation is very beneficial to ponds & lakes, providing oxygen for the fish, spawning grounds, cover for the smaller fish and the tieing up of nutrients that would otherwise be utilized by less desirable vegetation like Algae.
Algae is also broken down into three categories.
1. Filamentous algae
-- what most people refer to as pond scum, looks much like green cotton candy, grows from the bottom and when oxygen gets trapped in the filaments comes to the top and floats around).2. Planktonic algae
-- billions of tiny single celled algae, can make your pond or lake look like a bowl of pea soup; and3. Attached Erect algae
-- looks like a weed, is attached to the bottom, is gritty to the touch and when removed from the pond or lake and let to dry on the shore turns pure white and falls apart easily, the most common of this type is Chara.Visable algae for the most part has very little value to your pond or lake, the filamentous & planktonic forms can reproduce at phenomenal rates and sudden die offs can cause oxygen depletion. The Attached Erect forms (Chara & Nitella) can have the same benefits that the vascular rooted vegetation has.
Excessive weed & algae growths can interfere with the use of your pond or lake. We do not recommend eliminating all of the weeds in any body of water, weeds can be selectively controlled in the areas you wish to use for recreation and let to flourish in areas that are not in use. With algae however, with the exception of the Chara, it is usually necessary to control it before it gets out of hand.
If weeds are your problem, it is very important to know what type of weed you have, if you do not know the type of weed, you can send us a weed sample and we will identify it for you.You also can look at our Water Plant Identification section which gives pictures and descriptions of the common aquatic weeds and the area of the United States where they are commonly found.
Maryland: http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Extension/Aquafarmer/Summer99.html |
Pond maintence:
| http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/Extension/Aquafarmer/Summer99.html#5 |
NY: http://www.dnr.cornell.edu/ext/wetlands/index.htm |
Ohio: http://ohioline.ag.ohio-state.edu/b374/b374_8.html |
Texas: http://harris-cnty.tamu.edu/walker/AG/demos/d2/ |
Texas II:
| http://agfacts.tamu.edu/D11/Calhoun/Mar/Recfish/Pondmgt/pondfert.htm |
Are aquatic weeds present?
Aquatic weeds absorb the added fertilizer, which prevents beneficial phytoplankton from using it, your county Extension agent can provide recommendations for controlling weeds before fertilizing. After rooted aquatic weeds are controlled, shading by phytoplankton hinders their regrowth. If you have excessively large areas of shallow water in you pond, weed control may not be practical.
Texas: Aquatic Weed Control: http://www.steglich.net/aquatic.htm | links |