I would not use an organic fert on a first time pond fert program. To many things can go wrong. Especially with no aeration in a southern pond. I might use it after I had several years experience with fert a particular pond. See the thread below and the SARC info. Every pond is different and you have to know what you are doing with that pond. Control is a must. You have none with organic as noted. See this thread from the archives.

http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=96127#Post96127

http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=124946&fpart=1

Fertilization of Fish Ponds - SRAC



Organic fertilizers, such as cottonseed

meal, are used in combination

with inorganic fertilizers to

prepare larval fish ponds (see

SRAC publication 469). Organic

materials are generally not recommended

for fertilizing recreational

farm ponds, as excessive amounts

may lower dissolved oxygen to a

critical level, possibly killing fish.

These fertilizers also can promote

the growth of undesirable filamentous

algae (commonly known

as �pond moss� or �pond scum�).



Individual ponds respond differently

to identical fertilizer application

schedules. The recommendations

in Table 1 are suggested

rates only. The number and frequency

of applications necessary

to obtain a satisfactory bloom will

vary from pond to pond. I


Last edited by ewest; 02/13/09 09:27 AM.