rec.pond would be another place if you dont' find an answer here...


"Clark McKenzie" wrote in message$o8m$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Hi
> I live in the UK & have a small freshwater pond in my garden and recently
as
> temperatures have risen greatly, a large amount of a certain plant has
> developed.
> The plant very small (about 5mm in diameter) and has 3 very small light
> green leaves. the roots are about 6 centimeters long and the plants roots
> seem to be embeddeded in the oxygenating pond weed.
> Everyday there is more and more of this plant and I believe it is taking
up
> a lot of the ponds oxygen. there are only three tench in the pond and
there
> is also quite a lot of pond weed (is this good?)
>
> any help as to what I should do to stop this new plant would be much
> appreciated - or is this plant ok to leave? is the pond becoming
stagnant?
>
> thanks!
>
>

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