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Aquatics

  • Most species of rushes and sedges are not an issue in ponds. There is one species, slender spikerush, that can be a major issue. I’ve seen some of that in Southwest Georgia. This week we looked at Creeping Rush (Junicus repens). Rushes are emergent weeds like aligatorweed, bladderwort, lilly pads, etc. This is just growing…

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  • We have been looking at many ponds and aquatic issues this week and last. We’ve been talking about pond water samples and liming as well as weeds. In this pond, one weed species was a primrose – that if you see during the season, has a yellow flower. It can be mistaken for alligator weed which…

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