This is how you give the pond what it needs

A garden pond is often said to require a lot of maintenance if you really want clear conditions in the pool. Actually, however, it is more the regularity that significantly contributes to the fact that the time required for the Garden pond maintenance holds within the framework and ensures the proverbial unadulterated joy in the natural pool. The main goal in this maintenance work should always be to ensure that the garden pond is as ecological as possible nutrient withdrawn in order to prevent the formation of fermentation gases and the growth of algae.

Step-by-step plan instead of complete renovation

Even if our following five tips for garden pond care cannot guarantee that your Ornamental pond remains one hundred percent algae-free, the biological equilibrium thus remains quite safe Handle:

• Regular, courageous pruning of all plants in the shallow water, swamp and bank zones as well as the floating plants;
• Fishing for thread algae (approx. twice a week) with an algae net and brush;
• Cover the basin completely or partially with leaf protection nets, especially during the autumn months;
• Sucking off the digested sludge from the pool floor (at least at the start of spring and during thorough cleaning in autumn);
• Keep pumps and filter systems clean, especially in fish and swimming ponds;

All my little ducklings [children's song…

Even if it looks very cute when the first pair of wild ducks settles in your garden pond and the water snail problem This is partly done: Scare away the cackling visitors who otherwise very quickly begin to taste their aquatic plants permit. Apart from the excrement that collects in the pond water, there is a risk that cercariae form, which can cause extreme itching of the skin in swimming ponds. In addition, mallards have already been spotted who have fought dogged fights with the pond liner and won!

Change cloudy water?

Even if it seems logical at first glance, the greenish one Pool water You shouldn't do it in favor of a refill. With correct and regular garden pond maintenance, the water will clear itself in a biological way almost by itself and, by the way In other words, you can even dispense with chemical dough cleaners completely, also in the interest of your naturally flowering pond plants will.