Ponds
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What about the UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trials? Here’s where you can find out more about the UGA On Farm Cotton Variety Trials. . Dr. Camp Hand has summarized yield data for nine cotton varieties that were planted in the UGA On Farm variety trials in both 2020 and 2021. If you have questions please…
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I have received many pond calls regarding weed control. One particular weed worth mentioning is Bacopa caroliniana, commonly known as lemon bacopa, blue hyssop or water hyssop. Early references classified this plant in the genus Hydrotrida. This species, lemon bacopa, is distinguished by its blue flowers, a hairy upper stem, and by the lemony scent…
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In the recent weeks I have received numerous calls about fish dying in ponds. This sudden and seemingly inexplicable event usually leads people to suspect some sort of contaminant (ie chemical). However, this is very rarely the case. Most sudden fish kills from June to October are the result of oxygen depletion. Oxygen depletion can…
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I respond to all sorts of pond weed calls each week. Several of these calls have been the result of an unusual looking weed called Waterfern (Salvinia minima). Not to be confused with its larger cousin, Giant Salvinia (Salvinia molesta), who is actually on the federal noxious weed list. Waterfern is a floating fern that is native to South America.…
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