Seasonal Care
Spring
- Deep clean or partial clean
- Restart pumps and filters
- Add beneficial bacteria
- Replant and fertilize lilies
Summer
- Monitor water temperature
- Increase aeration during heat
- Top-off and dechlorinate
- Trim fast-growing plants
Fall
- Net pond to catch leaves
- Reduce feeding as temps drop
- Thin and trim plants
- Schedule maintenance
Winter
- Maintain a vent hole or aeration
- Stop feeding < 50°F
- Protect pumps in freezing conditions
- Plan spring startup
