Making Life Better . . . Naturally
Posted in Algae Control, Pond Bacteria, Ponds, Uncategorized, Water Quality on Jul 9th, 2010
Along with the everyday things you can do to keep algal matter in your pond to a minimum, there are a few more pond supplies and steps you can take to ensure that your pond stays clear and clean all throughout those pivotal summer days when algae tries its hardest to make a comeback. Easy [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Ponds on Jun 4th, 2010
Just added on our website is a new article on How to Plant and Care for your Water Plants. Since we sell plants bare root or in small 4″ pots, you will need to plant them yourself, so we have added this helpful guide to show you how to do it. As always, let us [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Ponds, Products on May 21st, 2010
Finally after a lot of hard work, we are now offering pond plants for sale online. We are offering one of the largest selections of pond plants anywhere encompassing lotus, lilies, marginals and oxygenators. All of our plants are harvested and shipped direct from the grower. We ship plants bare root in the case of [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Ponds on Jul 22nd, 2009
For water garden and koi pond people, planktonic algae is a dreaded problem. It reduces water clarity, preventing viewing of fish and can cause fish kills due to oxygen depletion. However in large ponds and lakes, planktonic algae is a welcome site and a desirable problem…in moderation. Planktonic algae is the base of the food [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Products, Uncategorized on Jun 26th, 2009
Due to some vagueness of the application rates of our most popular large pond algaecide, GreenClean Pro, we have worked with the manufacturer to help get a clearer idea of how much product a consumer should be using based on the type of algae they have. Current label rates suggest rates anywhere from 20-90 lbs [...]
Posted in Aeration, Algae Control, Ponds on Jun 5th, 2009
As we sit today it is early June, schools are getting out and the weather is getting pretty warm…must mean summer is around the corner. The dog days of summer can be a sensitve time for a pond, particularly from an algae perspective. Algae problems are notoriously bad in the summer month due to a [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Ponds on Apr 17th, 2009
We have been getting a lot of calls from people experiencing algae problems in their ponds and wonder why it is happening so soon and are they in for a long battle. Well, it is quite normal to get an algae bloom in the beginning of the season. What is happening is the pond is [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Products on Feb 6th, 2009
This week I want to talk about one of our most popular products with people who have large earthern ponds or farm ponds. That product is GreenClean Pro Algaecide. GreenClean Pro is a non-copper based contact algaecide that uses peroxygen (like hydrogen peroxide) chemistry to immediately attack and safely kill algae. Many people are scheptical [...]
Posted in Aeration, Algae Control, Ponds on Aug 11th, 2008
Pond bacteria exists in all ponds, large or small. However, there is both good and bad pond bacteria. The good bacteria (aerobic bacteria) exists to efficiently keep organic waste such as fish waste, excess food, dead vegetation and even fertilizer run-off broken down before they can cause water quality problems. The bad bacteria (anaerobic bacteria) [...]
Posted in Algae Control, Ponds on Aug 6th, 2008
The two most common forms of algae that ponds experience are planktonic algae and filamentous algae. Planktonic algae is the type that gives pond that distinctive pea green, soupy color. Planktonic algae in moderation is very important as is the base of the food chain in a pond. However, it is when it is in [...]
