Re "The BS Pond report for 08-13 2005 (The power of Hornwort)"
sorry but I dont think hornwort is a miracle cure, I have loads of it
in my pond, and I do mean loads. In case you think I am joking about
loads of hornwort, yesterday I removed an armful that when floating
free fills a 3'x2'x2' cistern. It is in the cistern, flow through, as
I am trying to wash nymphes off it before I compost it, what I removed
didnt even leave a clear patch of water.
In spring I still get blanket weed growing on top of the hornwort. The
blanket weed is mostly gone now having been shaded out by an azolla
bloom. When you have a surplus I think removing hornwort or any surplus
floater helps greatly in removing nutrients from the pond.
Azolla, if legal for you, is another floater that is good for
harvesting, to harvest hose it into a skimmer and compost it.


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sean mckinney