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Ways to Reuse or Recycle your Bucket: Sustainability in Business
Thank you for purchasing a PondPro product and supporting a local Canadian family-owned business!We package many of our products in Canadian-made plastic pails, please don’t throw them in the garbage! Sustainability is important to us, and there are many ways that our packaging can be reused and recycled. We have compiled a list of things you can do with this pail at home, or where to donate them if you can't find a use!*Whatever you choose to do with your pail
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5th Sep 2024
The Difference Between Duckweed and Algae
IntroductionBoth duckweed and algae can be found in nutrient rich and slow-moving or still water bodies. In many cases, algae and duckweed are found together in fast-forming and dense patches on the surface, making it hard to differentiate the two. In this blog post, we will help you identify duckweed and algae so that you can adapt your pond treatment strategies accordingly. Separation TestPlace a stick in your water. Duckweed or blue-green algae will generally break apart when dis
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5th Sep 2024
Diagnosing Your Pond: Colour, Algae, Weeds
Our team likes to run through a standard set of questions including presence of algae and type, presence of weeds and type, “muck,” and colour and consistency of water. These factors guide our treatment protocols. You can also check these out yourself using our Pond Pro Diagnostic Tool.Maybe you have observed what your pond’s conditions are - but what does all this mean? The presence of plants and the colour of the water are all indicators of overall pond health. While this topic is too exten
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5th Sep 2024