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submerged plants #215042 04/30/10 08:42 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 31 Savannah, Georgia G GSB OP Lunker
OP GSB Lunker G Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 31 Savannah, Georgia	I've tried putting hornwort into my 3/4 acre pond to help with water quality, aeration, and fish cover. The plants lasted for 2 weeks max. The pond levels fall 2-4 feet in the summer depending upon rainfall (Savannah, Ga area); side are relatively steep...it was a county dug pond. Does anyone have any advice for sustaining plant life? Or better submerged plant variety? Pond contains turtles, BG's, Ch Cats, F1 LMB. aerated, good PH level.

Re: submerged plants GSB #215069 05/01/10 08:14 AM
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The Pond Frog Lunker T Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 914 NorCal	Hornwort does not have roots. Also known as Coontail. It's best to anchor it in some gravel or mud. If that does not work I might try Elodea. You might not think so at this point, but plants, once they get established underwater can overtake a pond. Remember this ol Frog saying: I never put something in a pond I cannot easily get out.

Re: submerged plants The Pond Frog #215159 05/02/10 10:37 AM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 2 Earth	GSB, welcome to the forum... Pond Frog brings up a good point about invasive aquatic plants... The species of submerged aquatic plant I would look strongly at is spiral eel grass. You can purchase it on-line, propagate it and then spread it around the pond to fill in. I would also consider American pondweed.

Re: submerged plants CJBS2003 #215165 05/02/10 11:44 AM
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OP GSB Lunker G Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 31 Savannah, Georgia	Pond Frog & CJBS2000: Thanks for the input . My main concern was if the plants were being eaten by the fish; water quality issue; or lack of planting properly. I tried coontail last year, and eelgrass(Vallisneria)two years ago. I just threw them in the pond. I don't believe they survived longer than 1 month. I won't add any non-native plants, and want to pick a type that triploid grass carp will eat if the plants start to get out of control. Any other input on this?

Re: submerged plants GSB #215182 05/02/10 03:12 PM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 2 Earth	American pondweed is native and grass carp love it...

Re: submerged plants CJBS2003 #215205 05/02/10 05:53 PM
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OP GSB Lunker G Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 31 Savannah, Georgia	Any good online sources you know of to get it?

Re: submerged plants GSB #215209 05/02/10 06:50 PM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 2 Earth	Sorry... No help there.