Do you have too much Anacharis?

[zookeeper]

I could use a lot of anacharis (3500gal pond) to help fight off green
pea soup which comes and goes. Most of my potted plants were decimated
by raccoons last year and the year before, and I can't afford to replace
many this year.

Soooooooo, I was wondering if anyone had a wheelbarrow full of anacharis
**okay, maybe not quite that much** that they would be willing to send
me. I can pay the shipping / postage, and can send that as a personal
check or mail order or ???

Related question: how to "sterilize" anacharis to be sure it does not
carry unwanted pests or bacteria into my pond? I do not have access to
potassium permanganate. I have used coppersafe in the past with some
success with snails, but what about other water bugs? (In our pool,
which was a mosquito larvae breeding tank last month, water beetles,
water boatmen, water striders all moved in -- but there's no access
other than up it's straight sides or over the ladder) Any other
household remedies or potions? I don't want to add any other creatures
if I prevent it.
--
Kathy B, zookeeper
3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies
Oregon, Zone 6

[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

Kathy

How do we de-nospam your address

-Jim
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"zookeeper" > wrote in message
...
> I could use a lot of anacharis (3500gal pond) to help fight off green
> pea soup which comes and goes. Most of my potted plants were decimated
> by raccoons last year and the year before, and I can't afford to replace
> many this year.
>
> Soooooooo, I was wondering if anyone had a wheelbarrow full of anacharis
> **okay, maybe not quite that much** that they would be willing to send
> me. I can pay the shipping / postage, and can send that as a personal
> check or mail order or ???
>
> Related question: how to "sterilize" anacharis to be sure it does not
> carry unwanted pests or bacteria into my pond? I do not have access to
> potassium permanganate. I have used coppersafe in the past with some
> success with snails, but what about other water bugs? (In our pool,
> which was a mosquito larvae breeding tank last month, water beetles,
> water boatmen, water striders all moved in -- but there's no access
> other than up it's straight sides or over the ladder) Any other
> household remedies or potions? I don't want to add any other creatures
> if I prevent it.
> --
> Kathy B, zookeeper
> 3500gal pond, 13 pond piggies
> Oregon, Zone 6
>

[zookeeper]

wrote:
> coppersafe works pretty well. but if you can get "anchors away" that is dimilin and
> will knock off almost all the other chitin producing cooties. Ingrid

Thanks Ingrid. I hadn't thought about using another product, but the
"anchors away" sounds like a good choice. Will have to give it a try.
Can it be used instead of or at the same time as the coppersafe?
--
Kathy B

[zookeeper]

Phyllis and Jim Hurley wrote:
> How do we de-nospam your address
>
> -Jim
> "zookeeper" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>I could use a lot of anacharis (3500gal pond) to help fight off green
>>pea soup ...

I replied directly to you, but if that didn't work, try reaching me at
removing the obvious ;-)
--
zookeeper