Well it looks like my muddy water problem might not be clay particles. I brought back 2 water samples from the pond last weekend and sent one to Todd Overton for testing. The other I put on a counter here at work and it cleared up in 2 days. I'm in the process of redoing the shoreline around the pond now to level it out somewhat but my question is, after I had it dug out, the silt from the bottom was pushed up around the bank. Is this silt fertile enough to grow anything or should I fertilize it with something? I guess I should have a soil sample tested but was just curious to see if anybody else had tried to plant in this type of soil and what was planted.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
Ronald Reagan
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The good Brian