Anglers and pond owners alike need to understand there is a delicate balance between too many aquatic ![image]()
plants and too few.
“Any pond plant will cause problems when it really is overabundant,” said Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension aquaculture specialist, Marley Beem. “Dense plant growth be unsightly, and can interfere with casting and boating access.”
There are three suggestions to ensure pond owners do not have an overabundance of plant life. The first is to make sure the pond is at least 3.5 feet deep, which is the depth to which the wavelengths of light useful to plants can penetrate.
“Generally, proceed toward the pond’s middle,” shorelines should have a 3:1 incline; a 1 foot drop for every 3 feet as you Beem said. “Droughts are sometimes a good time to deepen pond edges. Big shallow pond edges have a tendency to be filled by emergent plants such as cattails or bulrush.”
The second tip is to reduce nutrient runoff into the pond by properly managing fertilizer use in the pond’s watershed. Learn the names of the common plants in the pond and check them through the year for any indications of them becoming overabundant. A list of common plants is accessible by referencing OSU fact sheet NREM 9211 at facts.okstate.edu.
Ponds with an under abundance of plant life may have problems including a deficiency of protection against shoreline erosion, restricted fish spawning and nursery areas, and poor generation of insects and other food for fish and other higher creature pond life. It really is natural and ordinary for plants to grow in ponds and totally removing them is more often than not a mistake.
There are three common situations linked with too few plants.
Another issue is marshy ponds,” Beem said. “This prevents light penetration, thus inhibiting plant development.”
The corrective measures for a marshy pond are available by checking OSU fact sheet NREM-9206.
The closing scenario causing too few aquatic plants is when herbicides have been used to remove all or most higher plants. This often leads to excess growth of algae.
Pond owners should contact their local county Extension educator if they have too many or too few pond plants.
plants and too few.“Any pond plant will cause problems when it really is overabundant,” said Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension aquaculture specialist, Marley Beem. “Dense plant growth be unsightly, and can interfere with casting and boating access.”
There are three suggestions to ensure pond owners do not have an overabundance of plant life. The first is to make sure the pond is at least 3.5 feet deep, which is the depth to which the wavelengths of light useful to plants can penetrate.
“Generally, proceed toward the pond’s middle,” shorelines should have a 3:1 incline; a 1 foot drop for every 3 feet as you Beem said. “Droughts are sometimes a good time to deepen pond edges. Big shallow pond edges have a tendency to be filled by emergent plants such as cattails or bulrush.”
The second tip is to reduce nutrient runoff into the pond by properly managing fertilizer use in the pond’s watershed. Learn the names of the common plants in the pond and check them through the year for any indications of them becoming overabundant. A list of common plants is accessible by referencing OSU fact sheet NREM 9211 at facts.okstate.edu.
Ponds with an under abundance of plant life may have problems including a deficiency of protection against shoreline erosion, restricted fish spawning and nursery areas, and poor generation of insects and other food for fish and other higher creature pond life. It really is natural and ordinary for plants to grow in ponds and totally removing them is more often than not a mistake.
There are three common situations linked with too few plants.
Another issue is marshy ponds,” Beem said. “This prevents light penetration, thus inhibiting plant development.”
The corrective measures for a marshy pond are available by checking OSU fact sheet NREM-9206.
The closing scenario causing too few aquatic plants is when herbicides have been used to remove all or most higher plants. This often leads to excess growth of algae.
Pond owners should contact their local county Extension educator if they have too many or too few pond plants.