When Randy and I first moved to the country, One of the first orders of business was to build a pond.  Mr. Willard Ray was our pond contractor.  He did a great job.  When Kendall was growing up, he did a lot of swimming in the ponds shallow end.  We stocked it with catfish and enjoyed catching them for years.  

 

The pond is still there and is the most beautiful thing on our property.  Randy has always kept it clean around the edges.  Our yard just flows right into the pond.  Most ponds are not kept as clean.  We are always recommending products to get rid of pond weeds that are safe to use.  If you don’t keep up with the pond maintenance it will get away from you fast.  Weeds, including salvinia and duckweed, take a great deal of time and money to kill if they get started.  And let’s not forget the dreaded algae.  

Diquat and glyphosate are just a few of the weed killers.  To get rid of the algae we recommend copper sulfate.  

 

My family has always enjoyed having the pond in our backyard.  Having kids (and adults) over for fishing or just to sit and relax and visit.  My hat is off to my husband Randy for all of the work and hours he has put in to making our yard beautiful.  It doesn’t happen in a day.