The five years ago at this time of year the pond was 1/2 full when I added a qtr bale of Alfalfa and in a very short time I had some good looking green water. So now, here I am with clear water again with about 7' of visibility. Most likely due to Alum treatment last spring where I added it to reduce Phosphates. I have more vegetation than I want and I don't want to add chemical fertilizer this coming early spring. But what about adding Alfalfa again? Hoping to get the zooplankton numbers up. Can I do this without stimulating my vegetation growth? Does organic fertilization stimulate vegetation growth like chemical fertilization does? I feed everyday 365 and was hoping the feeding would stimulate plankton growth but I have not seen any benefit when we talk about fertilizing the water through feeding. I have looked here and other places but found little information on this subject. I would like to make sure I have food for the spring spawns fry.

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Tracy