joesandy1822
Sandy
We are going into the first fall/winter with our new pond. We have several maple trees that are starting to drop leaves, as well as many neighbor's elm trees. We purchased a pond net to place over the pond to keep as many out as possible. A couple questions for those of you who use these and have experience.
1. Do you allow the net to come into contact with the surface of the water, or do you stretch it out above the surface somehow?
2. Do you leave the net on until Spring, or do you remove it once all the leaves are down? (Our maples drop 100% each fall, but the neighbor's trees are slow and many don't drop until mid Spring.)
I'm assuming if left ON the surface and if you left the net on the pond throughout winter, then by Spring the leaves would have started to decompose on the net. Plus it would be frozen into the ice, which might damage the net. If you have the net raised off of the surface, the water would drain through and the leaves on top should stay fairly dry until next Spring. However, then there would be the issue of all the snow collecting on top of the leaves, making it very heavy and possibly ending up in the water anyway. Maybe I've already answered my own question, but . . .
Would be great to hear from anybody who has experience and what seems to work for you. Thanks!
Sandy
1. Do you allow the net to come into contact with the surface of the water, or do you stretch it out above the surface somehow?
2. Do you leave the net on until Spring, or do you remove it once all the leaves are down? (Our maples drop 100% each fall, but the neighbor's trees are slow and many don't drop until mid Spring.)
I'm assuming if left ON the surface and if you left the net on the pond throughout winter, then by Spring the leaves would have started to decompose on the net. Plus it would be frozen into the ice, which might damage the net. If you have the net raised off of the surface, the water would drain through and the leaves on top should stay fairly dry until next Spring. However, then there would be the issue of all the snow collecting on top of the leaves, making it very heavy and possibly ending up in the water anyway. Maybe I've already answered my own question, but . . .
Would be great to hear from anybody who has experience and what seems to work for you. Thanks!
Sandy