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    Post  valleykoi Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:37 am

    I can`t believe it.The pond has blanket weed already and the water is turning a lovely shade of green.
    Blanket weed trteatment coming out now!
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    Post  shiromia Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:01 am

    pete i have the same m8 pulled back the covers yesterday and noticed the dreaded weed starting

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    Post  valleykoi Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:56 am

    Just seems early for the old weed.!
    Treating tonight if I get home early enough.
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    Post  valleykoi Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:05 pm

    Treated at 1/3 dose last week and nearly all gone..

    Taken a while for water to clear.
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    Post  chr1ssy Thu Mar 18, 2010 6:05 am

    Glad you have nailed it early, blanketweed feeds of the nitrate & Phosphate I beleive so even in winter if these levels are high then the weed will still grow. Even green water with covers on and no UV working can still be present to some extent.

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