esshup is very correct. Heed his advice well. Be wary of advice when buying aquatic plants for your pond from any seller, especially nurseries and aquarium/plant stores. Their advice is often geared for backyard lily ponds or pools where rapidly spreading plants can be very easily controlled compared to those plants in 0.3 to 30 acres of water. Remember this rule "Almost all your plant problems occur in shallow water not deep water". The more shallow water (<4-6ft) that you have, the more it can easily become thick with vegetation especially if that vegetation spreads fast or rampedly.
Choose wisely and after getting 2nd or 3rd opinions when selecting plants for introduction to your pond. Also from my learning the "hard way"; be aware that seeds, spores and tiny root fragments can "piggy back" on the purchased plants and then those "piggy back" plants can sprout and grow wildly in your pond. That is how I got my curly leaf pond weed despite my washing all planted plants.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 01/08/13 09:32 PM.
