Dug the new 1/2 acre pond last fall. It's full of water. Next project is the best aquatic vegetation that will help fulfill my goals. I hope to use this pond as both a forage pond for feeding my BG and as a duck hunting pond. The most near term project is to plant some vegetation that will help feed and attract waterfowl. I decided to start with sago pondweed. I am buying this from the same source that I got my scuds from this spring, PLM.
http://www.habitatnow.com/store/shop/shop.php?pn_selected_category=19 I just recieved notice that the sago is being harvested and will be shipped on May 9. Any advice on planting would be great. Unless someone points out a better way I will be planting per PLM instructions. Any comments on whether I should fertilize this pond? If so what type of fertilizer to help the sago grow?
Sago is a submerged plant. I'm still looking for an emergent plant for shallow water that will also benefit waterfowl. I'm thinking about burr reed. Any better suggestions?
