Buck
Platinum Member
gusg,
I asked a similar question this spring. I received similar answers as you.
I recommend that you follow Roberts' advise. That is, use Roundup. Keep in mind that the cattails will die and the portions under water will stay for a couple of years.
If this bothers you, then do it by hand. A compact tractor backhoe will accomplish very little. The backhoe shown in the enclosed photo had trouble reaching the cattail areas in my pond and added very little value.
I cleaned my pond of cattails by hand. I simply had too many to use chemicals. The pond would have looked like a toxic waste dump with all of the browned out vegetation.
It took me three full days. In the future I will maintain the cattails with Roundup.
Buck
I asked a similar question this spring. I received similar answers as you.
I recommend that you follow Roberts' advise. That is, use Roundup. Keep in mind that the cattails will die and the portions under water will stay for a couple of years.
If this bothers you, then do it by hand. A compact tractor backhoe will accomplish very little. The backhoe shown in the enclosed photo had trouble reaching the cattail areas in my pond and added very little value.
I cleaned my pond of cattails by hand. I simply had too many to use chemicals. The pond would have looked like a toxic waste dump with all of the browned out vegetation.
It took me three full days. In the future I will maintain the cattails with Roundup.
Buck