Can someone tell me the reasoning behind liming and fertilizing? And bout how to do so. Also where can I send a water sample to get my water quality checked? 1 more question, any particular kind of tree you should not put around yopur pond? Thanx.

Roadie,

I see you are newly registered so welcome to the board. For some good topics dealing with your questions, head up to the "Managing an Existing Pond" and click on "Fertilization".
This will get you started.

Russ

Interesting article on the problems with willows in the latest Pond Boss Mag.