How to Net Your Pond For Fall: A Simple Guide for Chester County Pond Owners
As fall approaches, it’s important to protect your pond from falling leaves and hungry predators. Netting your pond helps prevent leaves from breaking down in the water, which can release harmful gases to your fish, while also keeping predators like raccoons away from your koi. Whether you’re covering your pond for just the fall or the entire winter, these steps will help you net your pond the right way.
Steps to Net Your Pond for Fall
- Remove Annuals and Tropical Plants: Clear out any plants like lilies and banana plants that won’t survive the winter.
- Cut Back Hardy Plants: Trim back hardy plants to just above the water’s surface to prevent them from drowning over winter.
- Install Support for the Net:
- Take 2-foot sections of rebar and place them around your pond. Push one foot into the ground, leaving the other foot above ground.
- Insert one end of a black PVC pipe into the rebar, arch it across the pond, and secure the other end into the rebar on the opposite side. These PVC poles will act as a frame for your net.
- Stretch and Secure the Net: Drape the net over the PVC poles, then anchor it to the ground using sod staples.
The amount of rebar and PVC poles you need will depend on the size and shape of your pond.
How to Net Your Pond For Fall is just the beginning…
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