Green Lawns Lead to Green Ponds

A frequent problem that pond owners have is with excessive weed and algae growth. Lawn fertilizers contribute to weed growth in ponds because of runoff. A green lawn will lead to a green pond.

Use of fertilizers on your lawn can result in excessive amounts of algae, duckweed, water hyacinth, pondweed, slender leaf pond weed, coontail and other aquatic weeds. To eliminate weedy greenery from your pond, Sanco provides Crystal Plex and Tsunami DQ.  Crystal Plex will control many types of algae that include: filamentous, chara, and planktonic variations. It is important to use Crystal Plex because oftentimes lawn fertilizer can cause massive algal blooms. Crystal Plex is great for long term algae control. On the other hand, Tsunami DQ is great for both submerged and floating aquatic weeds other than algae. Tsunami DQ eliminates hard to kill weeds that are copper resistant with its diquat dibromide based formula.

We also recommend taking preventative steps to minimize the effects of fertilizer run-off. Using low phosphorous lawn fertilizers and keeping your fertilizers at least 20 feet from the edge of your pond.

Whether you’re trying to eliminate algae, duckweed, hyacinth, pondweed, slender leaf pond weed, coontail, and others, Sanco has the solution to keep your turf green and your pond clear of weeds.

Contact Sanco for more information on prevention or treatment tips.