Blog posts of '2018' 'November'

Last week we discussed how decreasing fall temperatures will determine the direction of your fall pond treatment plan. If temperatures remain high, then you can continue to treat for pond weeds and algae, however when temps start to fall you should shift your pond treatment from a curative perspective to preventative. Let’s look at the difference between curative and preventative pond maintenance.

This is an important time of the season to continue pond maintenance, however, seasonal temperatures will determine which pond treatments you will be able to continue. Last week we discussed late season growth, what to look for, and some factors that may limit your ability to treat late season growth. One of those factors was water temperature.

Fall pond treatment is just as important as any other time of the year. Many pond owners are tempted to slack on pond treatment, because they simply aren’t using the pond recreationally near as often. Once September hits, people start looking forward to cooler temps, warm nights by a fire, and football on the couch. Let’s be honest we have had enough of yard work and mowing, and we just want to go inside!

Many pond owners are tempted to slack on pond treatment as fall approaches. However, this is an important time of the season to continue pond maintenance. We will cover each of the following topics over 4 different blog post spread over 4 weeks.