I have a 1/2 acre pond very healthy lots of big fish and lots of big bullfrogs. I also have water lilies, irises, blue pickerel and what I think is a water hyacinth. I have quite a bit of pondweed growing amongst it all. I would like to spot remove some of it without harming my desirable plants. Is this possible other than mechanical means?
I have a 1/2 acre pond very healthy lots of big fish and lots of big bullfrogs. I also have water lilies, irises, blue pickerel and what I think is a water hyacinth. I have quite a bit of pondweed growing amongst it all. I would like to spot remove some of it without harming my desirable plants. Is this possible other than mechanical means?
Steve, I'd be surprised if you had water hyacinths in Indiana. Winter is too cold for them, I think.
No its not water chestnut. My neighbor has a ton of it and cant remember what its called either. it also grows up onto the land. the lady at Jones fish farm wasn't able to identify it either.
I am at work right now. I will take a close up pic when I get home. they bloomed about 2 or 3 weeks ago. its sort of like a spike flower like a blue pickerel only white. Apparently they come from Mars as I cant find them anywhere
I've seen that stuff before, just can't recall where at. Maybe one of our own ponds. I will look and see.
Does it send out roots along the length of the horizontal branch, or stem?
Last edited by sprkplug; 05/15/1607:22 AM. Reason: added question
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
I checked the pond where I thought I had seen this plant, but no dice. I am pretty confident that it was there at one time, but I am not a fan of aquatic vegetation so I probably eliminated it. I remember it grew up on the bank in addition to out in the water, just as you said. Will keep looking.
"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"
If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.
I would say some species of water primrose by looking at your first photo. I am used to a yellow flower though but you got the woody creeping stem. A good aquatic glyphosate will work(foliar treatment) with an aquatic surfactant. To control woody stem plants I go with Habitat now but 15 years ago we used Rodeo and had success. It may take a week or two to see the plant show signs of distress after treated.