re: Pond Update

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I hope so. We planted some rye on it that’s coming up but it’s not too thick. I think the cows are working it pretty hard. Eventually grass should cover all the dirt when it warms up.

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The key to clearing your pond of the sediment turbidity is to get the watershed, and levee, surrounding the perimeter of the pond vegetated as soon as possible, as well mitigating the number of cattle using it as a water source. Take care of that and the pond should clear up on its own in due time. Occasionally, some ponds don’t clear up on their own for unknown reasons, and might require treatment with a chemical flocculant to clear them up, but that’s usually a last resort.

Channel catfish will not contribute to causing and maintaining muddy pond conditions. There are tens of 1,000s of acres of commercial channel catfish ponds in the southeast with several thousands pounds of catfish per acre, or higher, that have little to no sediment turbidity issues. Some rough/trash fishes such as buffalofish, or common carp, if present in high density can cause sediment turbidity in shallow ponds. Be sure to keep those trash fish out the pond.