Originally Posted By: Mike Otto
Let me try that again the mats are 8 feet wide and will cover about a 100 feet it has to be staked down. The roll is sold with the staples, They will guarantee the grass will grow and will prevent erosion. Cost about 30.00 dollars


Thanks Mike, I used four big rolls initially, and they worked well. I've just got some weak spots and overall the new grass and wheat seem weak. It barely got started last fall, and is on solid clay covered by straw or mats. I just want to help it along, but I'm concerned with fertilizing around the pond, and what the subsequent washing of the fertilizer into the water will do. Rex is bringing in fish (GS, RES, YP, and SMB) in a few weeks. I put in FHM last summer. I don't know.. Does fertilizer getting into the water present a problem? If not, I'll quit worrying.
Thanks again.

9 yr old pond, 1 ac, 15' deep.
RES, YP, GS, FHM (no longer), HBG (going away), SMB, and HSB (only one seen in 5 yrs) Restocked HSB (2020) Have seen one of these.
I think that's about all I should put in my little pond.
Otter attack in 2023