Pond Assistance reqd Blamketweed removal

Pond Assistance reqd Blamketweed removal

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silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

7,826 posts

151 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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I tried doing the old 'spin it around a stick routine' and then spent the next three hours rescueing Tadaploes and newts (no great created though) from inside the tqngling

It is now back despite me using a product called Blanket Answer. and following the instructions ( if it is the answer it is a stupid question)

Is there another product out there that will get rid of this turbulent thing for me?
As long as the taddys, newts and fish do not mutate into someth,ing weird i an open to serious suggestions. The pump is running 14 hours a dav through an external filter that has a UV light.in it

Pond is 2.5m x 2m x 0,6m deep

HustleRussell

25,143 posts

166 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Is there anything you can do to cast some shade over the pond during the day?

silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

7,826 posts

151 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Hustle,

it has good shadow, and is replenished by rainwater .from two sources! At the moment is is netted due to corvids coming down and going after the tadpoles and keeping the leaves out ,they are dropping like flies at present

It is in its second season, and has a good amount of surface cover with Water Hawthorn, lily ,and a rather exuberant white flowered thingy ( lost the label with the name) thats is making a bid to take over everything

Turn7

24,066 posts

227 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Barleystraw bundles in the water.....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PondXpert-Triple-Barley-S...

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,488 posts

241 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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I popped a couple of grass carp in mine. Never saw any more blanket weed..

.. or lillies or irishehe

silverfoxcc

Original Poster:

7,826 posts

151 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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How big do they grow?

Doofus

27,845 posts

179 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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The ducks eat ours. And our tadpoles frown

Turn7

24,066 posts

227 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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silverfoxcc said:
How big do they grow?
Grassy Carp get huge, do not consider if you own a "pond"......

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,488 posts

241 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Turn7 said:
silverfoxcc said:
How big do they grow?
Grassy Carp get huge, do not consider if you own a "pond"......
The albino didn’t get huge. The other two, however, were big old boys. I did like them though.

Doofus

27,845 posts

179 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
The albino didn’t get huge. The other two, however, were big old boys. I did like them though.
lick ?

anonymous-user

60 months

Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Turn7 said:
Barleystraw bundles in the water.....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/PondXpert-Triple-Barley-S...
this. get a big one

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,488 posts

241 months

Thursday 25th June 2020
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Doofus said:
lick ?
No chips were harmed in the making of this post

anonymous-user

60 months

Thursday 25th June 2020
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Pfff ... I (with machinery I might add) dug a pond that was 20m in diameter and about 8feet deep at me last place and I still got rid of my blanket weed by hand smile