pond maintenance: Getting Rid of Cattail from Your Acreage Pond
- 04/25/16 02:48 AM
Although cattails are pretty to look at and do offer some ecosystem benefits, if left unchecked, cattail can quickly over take your pond. Below you will see before and after photos taken of our own acreage pond. When we initially purchased our acreage in late 2013, we knew we had some work to do in order to clean up the pond. From the before picture, it doesn't look too difficult. Boy, was I ever wrong! It took a lot of sweat equity to clean up this pond. First things first, you need the proper tools. The very first thing you want to do is … (2 comments)
Although cattails are pretty to look at and do offer some ecosystem benefits, if left unchecked, cattail can quickly over take your pond. Below you will see before and after photos taken of our own acreage pond. When we initially purchased our acreage in late 2013, we knew we had some work to do in order to clean up the pond. From the before picture, it doesn't look too difficult. Boy, was I ever wrong! It took a lot of sweat equity to clean up this pond.
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