feemcg Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Found this on the RSPB web site - seems very simple and I wonder if you could make it yourself. They do a water siphon for emptying ponds too but a bit pricey at £21.99. http://shopping.rspb.org.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/rspb/R0122/76532 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Hubby just bunged some straw in a piece of netting in our pond. It works a treat, we never had any blanket weed last year - pond crystal clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xChicken04x Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Wow, do you think it could work with a duck pond? xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 So you can make it yourself Chelsea - thats' good for people with fixed ponds to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 yes hubby didnt do anything particular aside from putting the straw in. Quite amazing really, we have a large pond with a bridge over it and during the summer we have suffered from blanket weed. The straw is better than any chemical product we have tried from the aquatic centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 We inherited a pond when we moved to our current home and were advised to use barley straw - I just shoved some in an old stocking! Seemed to work. (NB - if you try this, don't use the stocking again afterwards!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 . (NB - if you try this, don't use the stocking again afterwards!!!) especially if you only use one of a pair Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
