Your lawn I would imagine has been burnt off by drought in the UK unless you have irrigated it ?-
Do nothing until we get loads of rain you have till the end of October to weigh up if it improves with water then use a Autumn lawn feed then do...
On a pond calculator 1378.62 Gallons -
https://www.water-garden.co.uk/faq/how-do-i-calculate-my-pond-volume?gclid=CjwKCAjw2brFBhBOEiwAVJX5GOQw3xwsivePYKtqdPAiQh2rzypAM-3JGb2IenR0vt5TCMSTvXBsfhoCuZAQAvD_BwE
Length X Width X Average depth - very difficult - you could get wader boots & move the blanket weed by hand if there are enough volunteers- or just use the cloverleaf in the areas that are infested with blanket weed - the cloverleaf is very good...
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Some football news and results from the Times (including a match report from West Ham 2 Everton 3) August 1974.
You had the right idea but 1, its a slow process 2, The bales may need to be bigger or repeat the process 3- calculate the volume of the pond water correctly using google -
You can also purchase eco solutions of barley straw in liquid form i.e...
Living in AZ, you don't have to tell us...the problem here is you never know when the heat will rear its ugly head. 25C one week, 35 the next. Still perfecting things...the best thing you can do here is create a good microclimate for the summer...
Not sure TBH, I think so, they're her thing..."reminds her of home" apparently. They got choked out for the past 2 years so she was all giddy this time. The things went crazy. I put it down to planting earlier and a new planting bed soil mix.