Pond Turnover and Dissolved Oxygen
Turnover in ponds and lakes is a natural phenomenon that is a result of the influence of thermal stratification on dissolved oxygen levels in a water body. Sometimes, pond turnovers can result in...
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Turnover in ponds and lakes is a natural phenomenon that is a result of the influence of thermal stratification on dissolved oxygen levels in a water body. Sometimes, pond turnovers can result in...
Jul 19, 2022 | In the Garden, Water
Earlier this summer, the lack of rain, sweltering summer sun, and our thirsty gardens were a reminder to all of us that water is a vital part of our day-to-day life. Hot, dry conditions can stress...
Jun 13, 2022 | In the Garden
For a pond owner, sunny summer days can mean fishing with kids, canoe trips, and picnics under a shady tree by the water. However, those hot summer days also lead to pond owners calling the...
Apr 14, 2022 | In the Garden, Ponds, Water
Approximately 6% of South Carolina is covered by water, with 30,000 miles of rivers and streams carving through the state’s rolling hillside, pastoral farmland, historic cities, and saltmarsh-laced...
Mar 17, 2022 | In the Garden
What leads to a healthy (or unhealthy) pond? Look upstream to find out. Many of the pollution sources that can lead to algae issues, low dissolved oxygen, muddy water, and poor fish habitat in ponds...
Feb 10, 2022 | In the Garden
Looking for a way to provide fish habitat in your pond? How about an option to reduce excess nutrients and help deter nuisance algae blooms? Interested in finding a new way to incorporate native...
Sep 14, 2021 | Landscape, Landscaping, Ponds, Water
Shorescapes South Carolina is blessed to have an abundance of water resources in the form of rivers, lakes, ponds, and estuaries, and many residents own properties that adjoin these beautiful...
Aug 24, 2021 | In the Garden
South Carolina’s thousands of dams are used to establish ponds, lakes, and reservoirs that provide flood management, hydropower, drinking or irrigation water, recreation, and wildlife habitat. For...
Aquatic plant selection is extremely important in the development of aquatic pools. You must have some degree of balance between plants and animals in your pool so that the water remains clear and...
Oct 19, 2020 | In the Garden
In South Carolina, where many of our ponds have been constructed in clay soils, pond water quality may be less than ideal for fish management. Liming can be an important step in a productive and...
Have you ever looked in your pond and seen what could only be described as an alien egg? Bryozoans certainly look like something from out of this world and are often mistaken for many common pond...
Aug 3, 2020 | In the Garden
“Help! My pond is covered with scum!” As summertime temperatures creep up, so do the number of calls Extension offices receive from residents concerned with nuisance weeds or algae in their pond....
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