Is there anything i can do to stop cattails from taking over my pond?
by Carol rueve
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cat tails have really became a problem..my workmen take out a small boat, and pull them out as many as they can, but within no time they are right back...cant use poison because its a pond with frogs, turtles, etc...anyone have an idea?
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Molly Anmar
on Jun 10, 2017
See if you don't find this informative, Carol: http://cortland.cce.cornell.edu/agriculture/rural-land-use/ponds/controlling-cattailsThe good news is that they're edible. Had you considered eating them?http://www.cattails.info/Cattail_Recipe.html -
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Wally seeley
on Jun 10, 2017
you must get all the root rhizomes this is how it is spreading -
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Linda Hoag
on Jun 10, 2017
Cut them, let them dry and sell for decoration. -
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Carol rueve
on Jun 10, 2017
no time for that...i just want rid of them forever..thanks -
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Carol rueve
on Jun 10, 2017
next to impossible. pond is very very deep. my workmen pull what they can from a boat, but some they cannot...
Molly Anmar
on Jun 10, 2017
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