I am sure that all things being equal, using an agricultural spreader truck is cheaper than hiring a liming barge. However, if the pond is large or if the banks are not accessible at very many points, a barge may be just the answer. It is for me, at any rate. Also, if you get very much lime on the bank, the limed area can be unsightly for a while, as I have learned from experience. The lime is at first quite mushy after a rain, then pretty hard and eroded. The dead white of the limestone also doesn't make a very attractive beach. On the other hand, the fish don't care much about the esthetics of the bank.
I have wondered in my idle moments about dropping in great blocks of limestone, as the Chinese do. They then pull them out after a good while and put the irregularly eroded result in their gardens as decoration. I wouldn�t want one in my garden, but I wonder if anyone would buy them. The nice thing about daydreaming is that its free and can be done in a boat.
Lou 13.5
