22 Oct 2017
Best Water Depth for Pond
Water depth is an important characteristic to consider when building a pond. Generally, the deeper the pond and the steeper the grade, the better.
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16 Oct 2017
Consider Soil Type When Digging A Pond
Soil types are very important to consider when digging a pond. There are three basic soil types; namely, sand, silt and clay. Soil can be made up of one of these or a mixture of all three.
15 Oct 2017
Digging A Large Pond
Digging a pond is no small task and shouldn’t be left to just anyone with heavy equipment. There are many things to consider when constructing a large pond. These considerations can determine if a pond is in your future and how easily the pond will be to maintain for many years down the road...
25 Sep 2017
Pond Transformation
I love when we can help a customer transform their pond. However, I'm always cautious about posting before and after pond transformation pictures because every pond is different. Pond transformations don't happen over night...
07 Aug 2017
Not All Aquatic Weeds Are Created Equal
Aquatic weeds have been a hot topic this season. We have had more phone calls about aquatic weeds than ever before, so we wanted to address some of the questions and give pond owners some tips to successfully treat their aquatic weeds.
27 Jun 2017
Best Pond Herbicide for Duckweed
Duckweed has been a common topic in our office the past couple of weeks. We have had many pond owners call wanting to know what pond herbicide to use to get rid of duckweed. However, pond owners are asking the wrong question!...
21 May 2017
Slow Down Algae Growth
If you own a pond, pond algae treatments are a necessary part of pond maintenance. However, there are several things you should do to slow down pond algae growth. Pond algae treatments are necessary and when applied correctly safe for fish and wildlife, the fewer treatments the better. The expression “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” should be every pond owner’s motto.
15 May 2017
My Pond Algae is Worse Than My Neighbors
It is human nature to compare. We compare our homes, cars, kids… so why wouldn’t you compare your pond to your neighbors? “My neighbors pond is beautiful and mine is covered in pond algae…WHY?” No two ponds are the same and to expect the same conditions in two different ponds is absurd. Pond algae treatment will look different for every pond!
08 May 2017
Will Pond Algae Treatments Hurt My Fish?
In our introductory blog post of this series we discussed pond owners being extremely hesitant to administer pond algae treatments. This is probably the number one reason pond owners do not treat their pond algae; they are worried about pond algae treatments killing their fish. We would be lying i...
01 May 2017
When Do I Start Pond Algae Treatment?
When do I start my pond algae treatment? This is going to be different for everyone because of temperature and severity of growth. The easy answer to this question is: treat when you notice algae growing in your pond. However, sometimes you can have algae growth early in the season. When this happ...
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