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pond cleanup issue from vegetation #535862 05/30/21 02:27 PM
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 10 Western New York (Buffalo Area... C craigibc OP
OP craigibc C Joined: May 2016 Posts: 10 Western New York (Buffalo Area...	What is the best way to remove this from the pond? My neighbor recommended taking a bare box spring and use the metal frame to drag the vegetation from the pond? 1. How to remove it now? 2. is there a better way to manage this so it does not come back next year? Thanks, Craig Attached Images

Re: pond cleanup issue from vegetation craigibc #535874 05/30/21 09:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,594 Likes: 859 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,594 Likes: 859 Grovertown, Indiana	I don't know what's legal there in N.Y. Triploid Grass Carp eat it. DIquat will kill it Fluridone @ 45 PPB will kill it You can use a "Weed Razor" to cut it below the surface, then rake out the leaves and stems. Last edited by esshup; 05/30/21 09:52 PM. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: pond cleanup issue from vegetation craigibc #536464 06/12/21 09:57 PM
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 10 Western New York (Buffalo Area... C craigibc OP
OP craigibc C Joined: May 2016 Posts: 10 Western New York (Buffalo Area...	Triploid Grass Carp eat it. I do have them we are allowed 3 of our pond. They hardly touch the amount that we have in the pond. Craig

Re: pond cleanup issue from vegetation craigibc #537397 07/06/21 08:25 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,065 Likes: 279 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,065 Likes: 279 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	I would spray it with diquat. But, I would only spray about 20 to 25% at a time. Dieing vegetation robs O2 from the water. The fish need someplace to go to for oxygen. Wait about 10 days(guesstimate) between applications. 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