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Effective and eco-friendly methods for controlling aquatic weeds

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Effective and eco-friendly methods for controlling

aquatic weeds

Even the most lovely and beautiful plants for ponds or lakes can become weeds especially when the water condition is favorable to their rampant growth. Once the water level nutrient is enough for them to breed, they can become aggressive that soon to be a major nuisance. These plants are very difficult to control that can affect water activities and its appealing look that decrease the value of your property. Whether you like it or not aquatic plants can become a weed problem, in some cases they can be really aggressive in growth during winters. Generally, aquatic weed problems occur at warm areas or during summer season.

Types of Weeds

Noxious weeds that are aggressive in growth during summer are:

Hydrilla Cattails Water lilies Water hyacinths Primrose Giant Salvinia

Excessive growth which requires thorough aquatic weed control is indeed exasperating. To keep their numbers under control is more than just being a gardener in a certain lawn. If you never deal with the problem at the soonest time, it can lead you into a devastating result such as damaging the waterways, affective the balance of the ecosystem, fish kills due to lack of oxygen and can produce malodourous odor. Moreover, aquatic weed problem can deprive both sunlight and oxygen turning your pond into a swamp.

Controlling weeds

One of the best way on how to control unwanted aquatic weeds is by the use of mechanical removal weed mower. It is both cost efficient and environmentally friendly. Using herbicides and chemicals might turn your situation from bad to worse. Keep in mind that decaying plants can generate algae blooms. In addition, aquatic plants persisted over herbicides can become more aggressive. While nets and rakes can remove decaying plants and aquatic weed’s remains. It can pull out unwanted aquatic plants to its roots at the bottom of the pond.

Biological approach is another way to control aquatic weed nuisance, since aquatic weeds can increase their numbers during hot season, it is highly recommended to create shades over your pond. Planting trees and plants both on sideways of your pond can also reduce the water nutrient level. Breeding fish that eats vegetation such as Grass Carps are incapable to control their numbers. It can decease the possibilities of polluting the area since these fish can actually consume food matching their weigh. Carps can control alga but keep in mind that the pond can be muddy due to their feeding habits. Therefore, you might want to consider breeding at least two or three sailfin catfish.

Jenson Technology

If you are looking for a mechanical underwater mower device, then you came into the right place. Such weed removal has never been easy with Jenson Lake Mower and Jenson Rake. These set of tool is the answer for all your troubles when it comes with getting rid of different weed blooms. It is cost effective, easy to use, and energy sufficient. You can reclaim your waterfront and enjoy different water activities.

To know more visitwww.lakemower.com

Contact Us: Phone: Jenson Technologies (512) 393-5073

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