Winter presents a key opportunity for controlling both Cattails and Phragmites around the margins of your pond. Solid ice cover on your pond can make accessing and removing the dead stalks of these plants much easier than during other seasons when you would have to wade through the water to get the same access.
Removing the dead vegetation has two main benefits. First, removing the debris decreases the amount of dead organic matter that will be decaying in the pond over the summer. This will improve your water quality throughout the warm months. Second, removing...
