I am interspersing my reply on this one!!! --- On Thu, 7/28/11, Mary Swindell <mswin...@siu.edu> w
> However, another solution which you touched upon is an > aerating fountain. That involves some up-front cost, > but might be the most natural, non-invasive solution of > all. I know someone who has a floating aerating > fountain connected to a dedicated windmill. The > windmill drives the fountain pump so that no other power > source is needed. This might be a good solution. > One of the locals here started raising fish. And yes, each pond has a windmill for aeration. Never a sign of algae issues, not even when they drain to harvest the crop. > Another approach: I have added several geese to my > farm over the past 2 years, and I have no algae nor pond > weed anymore. I wasn't sure if the waterfowl addition > would be good or bad for the pond, but so far it seems to > have a fairly benevolent effect. Of course, you have > to put up with a little honking and squabbling of the birds > from time to time, ha ha! Geese and most ducks are great at reducing unwanted growth Ducks are perhaps, a bit messier in some respects, but geese will also 'weed' gardens.If you can get the fowl to lay eggs in one location, you then have a second product to sell-- all the nutrition in those eggs from the water weeds and algae , lower cholesterol than factory farm eggs, etc... And I don't mind the honking--why live in the country if you can't appreciate all the smells and sounds? Terry W Ohio > Mary Swindell >> _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
