Early FA treatment....think it partially worked - 02/25/17 06:37 PM
Frequent peruser not signed in often...Well in northeast ohio we had an early ice opening...now gone...small 1/4 pond anyway; we have had huge organic runoff last few years....I suspect from the monsoon type rain we now get...plus maybe a bad septic upstream etc. etc.
Anyway, last year you could see the FA under the ice...but waited till hit the right temps...50-60 degrees///// was way behind the eight ball by then.
So when the ice opened up about 8 or 10 feet from shore went out in my icebreaking paddleboat and got Cutrine plus granuals on all FA I could get to. (little battery operated spreader from Scotts was an immense improvement over just throw it out about $20)
I had a bag of cutrine available...not sure if I did not I would go
out and get some...
My question is at abput 34 degrees was this a waste of effort?
Observation....was flabbergasted to see duckweed floating under surface.
FYI...attempting to deal with excess phosphorous seperately.
Anyway, last year you could see the FA under the ice...but waited till hit the right temps...50-60 degrees///// was way behind the eight ball by then.
So when the ice opened up about 8 or 10 feet from shore went out in my icebreaking paddleboat and got Cutrine plus granuals on all FA I could get to. (little battery operated spreader from Scotts was an immense improvement over just throw it out about $20)
I had a bag of cutrine available...not sure if I did not I would go
out and get some...
My question is at abput 34 degrees was this a waste of effort?
Observation....was flabbergasted to see duckweed floating under surface.
FYI...attempting to deal with excess phosphorous seperately.