Author: Erika Zambello

Now that you have increased the alkalinity and the pH of your water is in check, it’s time to fertilize.  Fertilizing adds nitrogen and phosphorous to your water. This helps phytoplankton thrive, which is the base of your pond’s food chain. Increasing phytoplankton creates more zooplankton that are consumed by juvenile sport fish (like bass … Continue reading Work the Garden and Grow Fish – Part III

The first step is to imagine your pond as one big, watery garden. Just like tomato plants, the fish in your pond need nutrients to grow big and, well, juicy.  If your pond is low in nitrogen and phosphorous, or the pH is out of balance, then you will have trouble growing fish. For an … Continue reading Work the Garden and Grow Fish – Part II

Have you ever been envious of your neighbor’s garden? Does it seem like the branches of their plants are sagging from the constant pressure of plump, juicy tomatoes while your plants are barely growing leaves? It’s not that you aren’t trying. Heck, you’ve spent hours watering and pulling weeds.  The problem is that you can’t … Continue reading Work the Garden and Grow Fish