SO the beavers have moved in and built a dam. I now have an area of 1-2 acres total of backed up water from a few inches to maybe 3 feet in areas. Maybe 200 feet wide and 500-600 feet long and then back up into the creek head.
It has had ducks in the past but has never looked this nice. I have never hunted it but I have had them scare the poo out of me when I go there to deer hunt.
Normally the area goes dry or just muddy during the dry part of summer. And there is just small trees, weeds of all sorts etc that live in the mud.
I want to plant something more "Aquatic" I'm thinking smart weed.
My question is can I just broadcast seed out and let it do its thing or does it need to be planted in the soil as small plants or something else.
I do not really want to break the dam and then try to either fight the beavers or have to dam it back up later.
What I'm looking for is something I can toss in the water, around the edges that will grow.
I thought about planting some lilies or tossing duck weed. But I know duck weed can get real thick.
Suggestions?
It has had ducks in the past but has never looked this nice. I have never hunted it but I have had them scare the poo out of me when I go there to deer hunt.
Normally the area goes dry or just muddy during the dry part of summer. And there is just small trees, weeds of all sorts etc that live in the mud.
I want to plant something more "Aquatic" I'm thinking smart weed.
My question is can I just broadcast seed out and let it do its thing or does it need to be planted in the soil as small plants or something else.
I do not really want to break the dam and then try to either fight the beavers or have to dam it back up later.
What I'm looking for is something I can toss in the water, around the edges that will grow.
I thought about planting some lilies or tossing duck weed. But I know duck weed can get real thick.
Suggestions?