I am considering adding some water Hyacinth in my pond to cut down on algae but also for the aesthetics and habitat. My big fear is I do not want it to spread it overtake my pond. It is a small pond, only about an eighth of an acre. I have read on water hyacinth a decent bit and seems like most people are using corrals. Is it necessary to have netting underneath a floating corral to contain it, or can I just put a floating border such as a hula hoop without worry of it overtaking my pond? Ideally I would like to just create a border in a couple of different spots in the shallows and have the plants growing naturally not floating out in the middle under netting. Does anyone have experience with this or do's and don'ts for managing water hyacinths? Thanks in advance
