On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think we have such people because I've looked and haven't > > found any. I did find a local Koi farm and I think I'll contact the > > owner--he sells pond lilies, and other pond supplies. Maybe he can > > tell me what would be best to do. > > > Smartest idea of all > --
I just received an email response from my query and one paragraph is: At the spring of each year, barley should be added to a pond to help stop algae from growing. Also a general rule of thunmb is a pond should be 70% full of water plants. This will keep your water crystal clear and free of algae as the plants will consume the nutrients that algae needs to thrive. The more water plants you have will starve the algae from growing. That's a lot of water lilies!! He sells them and Koi or goldfish, too. I'll be starting small...... V
