Tag: fish pond

Is Your Pond Management Up to Scale?

by Courtney Darling

September 29, 2020

When you think of Florida’s top recreational activities, fishing is certainly one of them. The state is full of fishing opportunities from the coast to inland lakes, rivers, and ponds. Despite all these natural fishing avenues, nothing quite ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquatic Vegetation, Fish Kills, Fish Pond, Fishing, Florida Ponds, Muddy Water, Natural Resources, Water Quality

Pond Management: Using Lime

by Jane Cant

November 22, 2017

There are three purposes to lime ponds: Increase the availability of nutrients Increase pH and the capacity to buffer against pH fluctuations Sterilize ponds before stocking Nutrient Availability Phytoplankton are the base of ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Fish Pond, Hydrated Lime, NFLAG, Pond Management, Water Quality

Discover the Beauty and Role of Native Aquatic Plants – in Your Own Pond

by Judy Biss

April 14, 2016

A stand of purple flowers called “False Dragon-Heads (Physostegia spp.) growing along the St. Marks River. They are behind a stand of pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) that has not yet bloomed. Photo by Judy Biss This is the time of ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Aquatic Plants, Farm Pond, Fish Pond, Florida Wildflowers, Native Aquatic Plants, Native Plants, Panhandle Gardening, Pond Management, Ponds, Wetland Plants, Wetlands, Wildflowers

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