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I have completed a new pond approx. 1 acre in size..have some water in bottom with good clay bottom..I have read several post about "liming" a pond..Everyone around here including a reputable fish dealer said I did not need to do that in this area?? Question..I plan on filling the pond in the next month..I am in south central Texas...Is a soil test absolutely necessary? Also I plan on stocking it in March with BG and FH and catfish and starting a feeding program...Do I need to fertilize this new impoundment?
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Hello, I would spend the little bit of money to know exactly what I have and what I need. TAMU will save you money by making liming and fertilizing recommendations, so you may not have to do liming, at all, or spend extra money on overdoing the fertilizer. Seeing is to know; not seeing is guessing. You still have access to the pond bottom, so now is a good time to gets the test. http://soiltesting.tamu.edu/ Make yourself a Sechhi Disk to monitor your water clarity and plankton bloom. http://www.noble.org/Ag/Wildlife/SecchiDisk/Index.htm Hope This Helps...
--Kevin Mc It's not about the stomach. It's about the fish. Take care of the fish and the stomach will be fine.
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AS A GENERAL RULE, lime in pine country and not in oak and cedar country. Your situation might be different. Central Texas could be either or both.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Lots of Cedars around my area of East Texas, so note that Dave wrote Cedars and Oaks; not Cedars, Oaks and Pine Trees. I've seen two ponds with PH below 6.0 and Alkalinity of 20 PPM and almost all Cedars and Oaks.
It's not but $20.00 or $30.00 for the soil test. It will give piece of mind and save you money in the long run.
--Kevin Mc It's not about the stomach. It's about the fish. Take care of the fish and the stomach will be fine.
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