Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Muddy water Muddy Pond for 1 Year want to clear...solutions?

Hey, Ya'll,
It's nearly a year since I had my pond built. It's filling up fine & has no problems with unwanted vegetation or algae, but it will NOT clear up!

It is still very muddy & I need some solutions. Can you please offer some recommendations?

Lime was suggested to me by someone, but what kind, how much, where do you source the lime? Other suggestion?

Any non-invasive grass suggestions for the banks?

I have a 1/4 acre pond in Southern Indiana.

You need something growing on the bank to filter the runoff. I used wheat around mine but anything is better than nothing. The is a category here on muddy water. Check it out, it has a lot of very useful info.It will give you the formula for using alum and hydrated lime. The lime mantains you Ph when adding the alum.

Thanks, Cisco,
I'll check out that topic.

How has the wheat done for you? Has it helped to keep out other invasive things that take over?

I appreciate your time & consideration.

It does ok considering the rainfall I get. Lack thereof I mean. The good thing about the wheat is it will voluntarily come back fo a few years after the initial seeding letting the natural grasses take hold where they can. Hang around here and you'll learn a lot fom these guys and gals. Also you can always do a google search for almost any questions you have and most of the time, it'll head you right back to pondboss. The info and the eagerness of the poeple on hee amazes me.

I like useing annual clovers like Crimson or Berseem as well as small grains like oats and rye. You can plant large areas for little cost with almost gauranteed germination. No need to till or ammend your soils just broadcast right before a rain. Crimson adds a nice color