I put two barley straw bundles in my pond this week--in a very shallow area with some grass growing in it--so they couldn't blow around and sink deep enough that I wouldn't be able to find them. Two days later, they were gone. I have looked all over and cannot find them. I have minnows, small fish, a larger catfish, and some turtles in the pond. Any ideas what could have happened to the bundles?
Barley Straw Bundles Disappeared
- Thread starter Jolene Mc
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Welcome Jolene. Maybe the bundles separated and are now spread along the bottom.
No cant see that big lou as they are wrapped quite well , I'm wondering if any seeds in the bale have germinated and now you cant see it because of the growth of grasses put out by it .?
Dave
Well, I must admit that I have no experience with barley bundles.
Have you scooped the bottom?
I haven't scooped it as the pond is pretty large and deep, but they were placed in about 9-10 inch deep water, among some grasses so they couldn't blow away. The grasses are about 6-8 inches above the water, so I should be able to see them even if they sank--they are just GONE. I don't think they would have disintegrated in two days. And if they germinated and were growing that quickly that would be amazing; but I should be able to spot a thick clump of new growth. I was wondering if turtles would take them off--that's the only thing large enough in the pond that I could imagine would be able to move them. I have a heron that comes to the shallow area of the pond, but I can't imagine it could or would even want to fly off with them. I'm just baffled.