Effective ways of get rid of cattails from lake & pond
How Do You Kill Cattails? Those who want to kill cattails will have to disrupt its root system through freezing, mowing, flooding, cutting, and other combined methods.
List of chemical-free control methods for killing cattails • Freezing and flooding : To control or kill cattails, reduce the amount of water in the pond until the water levels are lowered during the growing season of these aquatic plants to prepare it for cutting and mowing. You can also freeze the roots partially during fall season when the water levels are left low and drawn down.
List of chemical-free control methods for killing cattails • Mowing and cutting : If you want to mow or cut the cattails in the pond, you need to make sure that you do it at the right time. If you cut them during the summer, it will only stimulate their growth which isn’t exactly what you want to happen. Since your goal is to kill them, you need to wait until summer is almost over.
If you make it a habit to cut cattails slightly below the water line at least twice or thrice per season, only a few number of cattails will grow back come next year.
This is because cutting will make it difficult for the roots to access and store food. Cutting them in the winter also has little to no effect on the roots. It is highly recommended that you use a gaspowered weed cutter or weed rake for lakes when cutting or mowing cattails.
List of chemical-free control methods for killing cattails • A Combination of Methods : To make the treatment even more effective, you can combine any of the four cattail control methods listed above.
One highly recommended product that will definitely cure every pond owner’s problems with these aquatic plants is the Jenson Lake Mower. This can reach weeds that are in the deep parts of the lake and pull them out so it will take some time for them to grow back. Lake or pond owners can attach the Jenson Lake Mower on the side of their boat for effortless weed cutting.
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