Posted on 04/03/2021 6:39:27 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Water clarity. I think that a bale of Barley straw floating in the pond helps clarify the water? (I do not know why!)
What? its going to be warmer in Madison than in Kansas City! (You will get more rain!)
There’s room on the NW side of the pond to put some blueberries, but that spot is covered with a jungle of poison ivy. So far I’ve been content to leave it alone. Now I’m going to have to think about cleaning it up.
South side is the dam, so no trees allowed. There’s plenty of shade for the fish under the dock. It’s a 12’x16’ floater with 4’x16’ ramp. Pond is 16’ deep out in the middle. Even with diffused aeration running in the summer the deep water stays cool.
Ugh. I hate poison ivy!
If you know someone who is not affected have them clean it up for you. I would suggest brush killer but you are next to a pond. Or maybe cover it with several layers of black plastic and leave it until next spring and remove it then? Good luck!
Darrow and Chandler are good blueberry varieties. Chandler has a long picking season you have to check the same bush regularly. Bluecrop, Duke, and Blueray too!
If you like fresh figs (dried are nasty) there are some that would do well in central MO.
I think my only hope to get rid of this particular patch of poison ivy will be to snip the vines and apply Tordon RTU to the stumps.
Some of the vines are 1”+ thick, and are grown up into a huge multiflora rose bush and some wild plum and persimmon trees.
It’s a seriously bad patch of poison ivy.
Good luck! Make certain you wear a hazmat suit! Do not burn them either! (I guess dry until dead and send to the local landfill!)
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