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  • From: mangodance <bmn@iglou.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Re: Pond Plantings...invasives
  • Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 22:13:50 -0500

Claude Genest wrote:
Claude replies:

I'm thinking of throwing some zebra mussels and eurasian millfoil ( the two
big invasives of Lake Champlain) into my little yard pond just to see what
happens.... I figure since they can't escape to the broad lake ( and so what
if they do, that's where I got them from) I can afford to make a "little
mistake" - I have a hunch that they will NOT "take over" but will in fact
reach equilibrium/stasis once the've gotten through filtering the water -
i.e. once available nutrients diminish, how can their populations continue
to swell ?

those zebra mussels will cover everything...the bottoms, sides, your plants, other animals, etc. And the threads that anchor the shells will make them a cleanup mess long after they die (if you're lucky!).






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