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Thanks Lance - while the focus of this particular question was mainly
the wellbeing of the frogs and the soon-to-emerge tadpoles, you have
expanded my awareness of algae's role in ponds - very welcome!
Eleanor
(And yes, like you I usually do end up periodically removing at least
some of it over the summer!)
On 07/05/2015 1:27 PM, Laviolette, Lance (EXP) wrote:
> Hi Eleanor,
>
> Lots of organisms use algae for many reasons. If your pond is like mine then I suspect you remove lots of algae periodically throughout the summer and I doubt you get all of it each time. As such, I doubt very much that the removal this time will change or upset the established seasonal 'rhythm' of your pond.
>
> All the best,
>
> Lance
>
> Lance Laviolette
> Glen Robertson, Ontario
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Fred Schueler
> Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 11:25 AM
> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
> Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] A pond management question....
>
> On 5/7/2015 7:45 AM, Eleanor Lindsay wrote:
>> In rapid order, following the final disappearance of ice from my pond
>> at the very end of April (and before I had got round to skimming the
>> floating green algae from the surface), first one wood frog appeared,
>> then a second, (quickly followed by an approx 5cm blob of frog spawn!)
>> and then a host of peeper voices - all of which are so welcome, but my
>> question is: _do these frogs like/eat the floating algae?_ It does not
>> enhance the pond appearance and in normal years I have usually cleared
>> this well before their arrival, however, under the present
>> circumstances I don't want to do anything to disrupt their return and,
>> given the brief window of opportunity before the tadpoles appear, I
>> would very much appreciate advice on whether at this point, and in the
>> best interests of the frogs, I should leave or remove the algae.
>
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<font size="+1">Thanks Lance - while the focus of this particular
question was mainly the wellbeing of the frogs and the soon-to-emerge
tadpoles</font>, you have expanded my awareness of algae's role in
ponds - very welcome!<br>
<br>
Eleanor<br>
(And yes, like you I usually do end up periodically removing at
least some of it over the summer!)<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/05/2015 1:27 PM, Laviolette,
Lance (EXP) wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hi Eleanor,
Lots of organisms use algae for many reasons. If your pond is like mine then I suspect you remove lots of algae periodically throughout the summer and I doubt you get all of it each time. As such, I doubt very much that the removal this time will change or upset the established seasonal 'rhythm' of your pond.
All the best,
Lance
Lance Laviolette
Glen Robertson, Ontario
-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Fred Schueler
Sent: Thursday, May 07, 2015 11:25 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [NatureNS] A pond management question....
On 5/7/2015 7:45 AM, Eleanor Lindsay wrote:
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<pre wrap="">In rapid order, following the final disappearance of ice from my pond
at the very end of April (and before I had got round to skimming the
floating green algae from the surface), first one wood frog appeared,
then a second, (quickly followed by an approx 5cm blob of frog spawn!)
and then a host of peeper voices - all of which are so welcome, but my
question is: _do these frogs like/eat the floating algae?_ It does not
enhance the pond appearance and in normal years I have usually cleared
this well before their arrival, however, under the present
circumstances I don't want to do anything to disrupt their return and,
given the brief window of opportunity before the tadpoles appear, I
would very much appreciate advice on whether at this point, and in the
best interests of the frogs, I should leave or remove the algae.
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