The RHS believes that avoiding pests, diseases and weeds by good practice in cultivation methods, cultivar selection, garden hygiene and encouraging or introducing natural enemies, should be the first line of control. If chemical controls are used, they should be used only in a minimal and highly targeted manner.For example, where pests, diseases or weeds pose a serious threat to the wider environment, to important heritage specimens, to habitat, or to native wildlife. Culturalcontrol

If anyone has any suggestions on how to improve this process, please chime in. I'm always looking for a better or more efficient way. I even entertained the idea of shooting the rope across the pond with my bow. The rope being tied to the end of an arrow of course. I just haven't done it yet, nor will I. Also, please read above as I am using the pictured rake WITH floats for top floating weeds and algae.

Choosing the Right Pond Rake

tool made to cut and removing submerged lake and pond weeds like milfoil and hydrilla. Works well at the shoreline and in deep water. If your pond is full of weeds within a 7.6 metre ( 25′ ) radius from your launch point and you want to cut a 1.2 metre ( 4′ ) wide path with each toss, then the Weed Shear is the perfect tool for you. The Weed Shear ® comes with a blade sharpener and 7.6 metres ( 25′ ) of rope. You can cut the angle bar or rebar to size with an angle grinder. The rake in the video is quite wide, but then again, so is the area that the individual must cover. We suggest basing it on the size of the vehicle that will pull it out of the water. He’s using a tractor. You can go shorter if you’re using a four-wheeler. First, you will smooth out the edges with a rasp or grinder. Depending on the size of the foam float you have, you may need to cut it down. You can easily do this with scissors. We want the float to be roughly the width of the rake head.

Pond Aeration: Install a pond aerator to improve oxygen levels in the water. Adequate oxygen levels discourage the growth of blanket weeds and other unwanted aquatic plants. The increased oxygen also promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria that compete with the blanket weed for nutrients, helping to reduce its growth. Velcro has the advantage of easily being able to remove the float when needed. For example, if you want to target debris on the bottom of your pond.

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I've got a small flat trailer that allows me to easily transport the paddle boat from pond to pond with my UTV. The are plants that live along the edge of ponds, either directly planted in the muddy bank or planted in pond baskets positioned at the edge of the pond. They are useful providing habitat for wildlife, so the issue here is that they might choke a pond, particularly as garden pond are often small, so need control.