Originally Posted by esshup
DON'T rake the EWM. You will only spread it because it will grow individual plants from all the broken pieces that you leave in the pond.

The 2nd/3rd picture to me looks like Chara. Technically it is an algae. Take a handful, ball it up and roll it around in your hand, then smell it. The other name for it is skunkweed......

You can rake the Chara out, or treat it with Cutrine Plus granules. 40#/1/2 surface acre.

The EWM is already growing everywhere it isn’t too deep. I’m not sure I have anything to loose by raking it. The broken pieces tend to blow to one side where they are pretty easy to rake out. While raking the Chara out, thought I smelled a skunk.


Brad
1.5 acre pond with LMB, BG, BCP, CC, FHM and lots of crayfish, unknown type. .5 acre pond with FHM and GSF. 12 acre irrigation reservoir that I don't know what to do with. New pond, roughly 1.5 acres. Pond Boss Subscriber.