Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Property Projects & Construction What did you do at your pond today?

Finally getting rain at the farm! Wow, this has been a long drought. Pond was down close to 2’. As were all ponds around me. I looked at the forecast and decided to put in the food plots. So I spent all day Monday putting them (4) in. Missed the Monday evening rains, and yesterdays rains, despite both being over 90% chance of rain.. But it finally hit this morning. Weather app says 2-3” with more tonight and tomorrow.
Should get close to a foot back in the pond. I’ll know for sure in a few days. Last year when I planted the food plots, was the start of the drought. Very little rain since then.

I’ve kept the feeder going this summer hoping to get the YP I stocked, some growth. Despite what seems like weeks at extreme temps, and low water levels, no surface algae like I was seeing last year. Maybe since I switched to CRP in the fields (away from soybeans) with no fertilizer getting sprayed, is helping. No way to tell. We’ll see if this rain changes things. The CRP is a blend of grasses, lespedsia, and alfalfa. It’s about 4-6” tall from an April planting. I’ll see how it’s doing as far as holding soil in the fields, and still allowing runoff. Obviously we’ve had a little rain, enough to keep the CRP alive.