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Do Aquarium Plants Need Fertilizer? A Guide to Nutrients and Growth(Post)
Creating a successful aquascape goes beyond its beautiful layout. It also requires knowledge of the growth and nutrition of aquatic plants. The careful arrangement of driftwood, rocks, and substrate ...
How to Choose The Best Garden Fertilizer(Post)Fertilizer is plant food that is concentrated. Although manure and compost has similar nutrients, their concentrations are lower. However, the benefit of using compost or manure is the greater textu ...
How To Take Care Of Aquatic Plants(Post)Aquatic plants perform important functions in water gardens and ponds. They will filter nutrients in the water while giving shelter to any fish which are present. Their presence also reduces the grow ...
Fancy Water Lilies In Your Pond?(Post)Water lilies are colorful, intricate plants that when correctly placed into a pond or water garden will dramatically enhance its beauty. They are different from submerged plants and below are some ti ...
The Benefits of Adding Cardinal Flowers To Your Pond(Post)The herbaceous plant known as cardinal flowers provide innumerable benefits to pond owners who are wise enough to stock it. It is a magnet for hummingbirds and butterflies, and its bright red colora ...
How To Filter Pond Water Effectively(Post)Water quality is one of the most critical factors to the long term viability of your water garden or pond. A lot of people feel that water and pond maintenance in general is a hassle, but it doesn&rs ...
Pond Fish Spotlight: Largemouth Bass(Post)A lot of pond owners are interested in keeping largemouth bass, especially for recreation. However, this particular species of fish requires a well-established pond maintenance strategy. You’v ...
How to Add Aquatic Plants to Your Pond(Post)Adding different aquatic plants to your pond is an amazing way to make your water garden looks even more beautiful. But first, you need to make a plan how you are going to put in the right aquatic pl ...
Why Pond Liming Is Important(Post)Pond Liming is prevalent in certain parts of the U.S., particularly the southeast. There are three key benefits to it, which are an increase in available nutrients, a way to sterilize the pond before ...
How Ponds Can Be Used To Manage Stormwater(Post)When most people think of manmade ponds they visualize artificial structures which are designed purely for architectural appeal and visual enjoyment. However, these ponds can perform functional purpo ...
Grass Carp for Ponds: Weed Control, Stocking and Permits(Post)Grass carp are a vegetarian pond fish stocked to control submerged aquatic weeds such as hydrilla, elodea, pondweed and coontail. They graze plants down without stirring up mud, and they leave other ...
Pond Plant Spotlight: Marsh Marigold(Post)Those who live or have traveled to states in the Southeast or Midwestern U.S. might have noticed flowers with a yellow blossom which resembles a buttercup, which flourish between April and June eithe ...
SUSTAINABLE SUMMED UP: PERCEPTIONS(Post)Our perceptions are based on experiences, beliefs and data gathered. We are constantly bombarded with information. It’s tough to filter the good from the bad. For example, we ...
The Benefits Of Constructing Floating Islands in Your Pond(Post)There are a number of ways in which backyard ponds can be designed, and one option is the addition of a floating island. While this design feature requires lots of space and a larger pond than usual ...
Pond Plant Spotlight: Papyrus(Post)The papyrus plant functions well as a focal point within aquatic plant arrangements, especially when it is surrounded by shorter plants. Although papyrus flowers aren’t breathtaking, it is cons ...