I will admit we have had some amazing felines who have called our property home. There hasn’t been a kitty I couldn’t say no to if they needed a home. Their have been a few that just couldn’t adapt to living with the other rescue kitties in the outdoors. One cat that has adapted just a bit to well is the cattail. At first it was a serene addition to the end of the pond filled with waterlilies. This was their second summer in the pond and they appear to be taking over, making it difficult to keep up with the growth of algae in our pond.
**The kitty in the top photo is Kink : enjoying the arrival of Spring near the orchard on our property.
In the photo collection : putting the waders on and clipping the cattails back in the waterlily garden. Corona Tools pruners made this job super easy.
Making the Cattail project super easy : Corona Tools.
The cattails were putting off way to much nutrients to keep the pond naturally clean. We were constantly scooping the algae out from the sides of the 1/2 acre pond. We decided to remove as many of the cattails as we could by cutting them 2 or 3 inches under the waterline. This would basically drown the cattail. For this job we used the Corona Tool hand pruners.
Too many plants in a pond can make it unhealthy because it produces too much nutrition, depending on the size of the pond.
Keeping the veiw of the pond Purr-fect!
I want to note that we did this clean up at the end of June and the cattails seem to be gone from the pond. I am happy to report that the algae issues are down so I’m off to enjoy the rest of the day in the pond. I hope you are enjoying the first day of August as well. Don’t forget the sunblock! Bren
Glad you got rid of your cat tails! Your pond blooms are gorgeous.
More photos of those lilies soon – they are loving not having to share their space!