Aquatic Plants

Questions pertaining to aquatic plants

Why are lily pads taking over?

Lilies and other pad-forming floating plants require specific water level conditions to grow, but they will thrive wherever those conditions are met, so you lake must be just the way they like it! Like any other plant, they require attention to ensure they grow at a manageable level.

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Why are grasses taking over my lake?

Grasses are some of the fastest-growing plants, and have the ability to crowd out more desirable plants.

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Why are the plants taking over the whole lake?

Like any organism that has abundant resources, plants increase in numbers when they have everything in need. When exposed to the optimum levels of light, temperature, salinity and nutrients, plants continue to grow until limited by one of these environmental factors. In lakes, noxious plant growth is usually a result of an overabundance of the nutrient phosphorus.

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