turkeyfootnc,
Fertilization is a somewhat controversial topic.
My experience goes counter to the norm which says fertilize to increase fish production and reduce weeds.
I may get further de-starred, but my experience says you should never fertilize if you have existing vegitation. The theory explained to me(on this forum) was that if you fertilize, then plankton blooms will cause the water to become less clear, resulting in less sunlight penetration, and presto no submersed weeds.
Maybe that works for someone somewhere, but for me it was a disaster. The weeds exploded in growth with fertilization, ruined my pond for fishing and most anything else, and if it were not for some serious stocking of Tilapia and grass carp, I never would have recovered...without using more chemicals to kill all the weeds that my other chemicals created.
Fertilizer....never again.
