I've got a good friend who must have been too shy to check in tonight. He has about a 1/3 acre pond that gets overtaken each summer by water lilies. He has a good population of LMB and BG.
Last year and this year, he has tried pulling some by hand, but they cover much of the pond by summer. He is planning on trying a pond dye, and he is planning on using some aquatic herbicides.
Are there any other effective methods of ridding a pond of lilies. Some are growing in 6-8 feet of water.
Grass carp are a real hassle to purchase in this area, but "ebony koi" are readily available, and they are advertised as weed eaters. Could either be useful in my friend's pond.
