Lake Weed Removal: How to get rid of lake weeds in 3 easy steps

Lake life is essential in Minnesota but lake weeds can really harsh the vibe and make swimming and other water activity impossible. Following these 3 steps and using these products helped transform our weedy and mucky bottomed lake into a Weed free zone with crystal clear water and a nice sandy bottom.

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Use this tool too to collect the cut weeds from the weed razor:

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[suburbanacreage]

I have another video that talks more about cleaning up the cut weeds AFTER using the weed razor, check it out:

[mpryslak]

I've lived on a lake in South Florida for more than 60 years. For the past two or three decades we've kept our swim areas clean without raking or cutting aquatic weeds - instead we use a tarp - it's really easy.

If you are still pulling weeds, or even worse, staying out of the water because of the weeds, we've found a really simple solution. Cover the weeds with a sun-blocking tarp for about five or six weeks. When you remove the tarp, the weeds are gone! The most difficult part is getting a new tarp to sink, but with a few weights, like concrete blocks or pipes, you'll be able to sink the tarp and prevent it from sliding away. Don't leave the tarp in one place for too long or the weeds can grow on top of the tarp and you'll have a hard time moving it. When you move the tarp, you'll find the weeds are gone and there is a fine layer of silt remaining, but that quickly goes away.

Mechanically removing weeds can often make the problem worse because when you pull the weeds you break them into many pieces, each of which for many species can root and grow into a new plant. My neighbors and I share our tarps and help each other move them every so often. The best tarps we've used are those that we got from fumigation companies that cover buildings to kill termites and they had old tarps that they were going to discard. We've even used the cheap blue tarps from Home Depot or Harbor Freight. Try it; you'll like it.

[roccocross]

I do this for private homeowners all around South Central Michigan. Great money and everybody needs it done. Great video

[LilyShimizu]

I have a very small shoreline area at my family’s cottage that hasn’t seen any real maintenance since my papa was diagnosed with ALS a few years before he passed, and I’d like to take on the mantle and try to make our shore enjoyable again next year. Looks like we already have everything except the roller so that’s helpful to know! Maintaining the water with that powered water moving system might not be feasible for us but if my papa could consistently maintain the area with his own two hands then so can I!

[jeffreyevans]

Pretty cool video . I just had to jump in and mention the benefits of using a liquid pond fertilizer . It promotes the growth of plankton ONLY . Plankton blooms feed ALL the baby fish so everything grows super fast PLUS plankton blooms shade the pond bottom as well so weeds don't grow as well .

[indicagirl]

Great video. After I cut, I use my rake. I added a pool noodle to the top of the rake. This keeps it from submerging and allows the rake to float on the surface in order to rake in all the cut floating weeds👍

[NutmegThumper]

Nice video. The water is really clear too. Getting people IN that cleared area will keep it that way.

[michaelmadsen]

I’ve been looking for a video like this to help clear my lake area around the dock. Great job! Thanks for the step by step. It would be helpful if you added links in the description for the products you use. Either way I’ll find them! Kudos

[andrewsbbq]

Wow that is an impressive transformation. We have less weeds at our cottage than you started with so this should work great for us. $600cad now to get the razor and the roller but seems worth it

[stevehorvat]

Thanks for the great info. We just bought a lake house and these tips will come in handy. What brand dock do you have? It’s beautiful.

[helenperrott]

Very helpful

Any advice on planting that helps keep water clear

[tracywall]

Great video! I just ordered the weed razer to clear the weeds out of my pond, this was very helpful, thank you!

[edselljr]

Your dock is cleaner than anything. Lily pads are good. I'm looking to get rid of chestnut invasive stuff

[pararajakumar]

Great, Very helpful detail information and thank you🙏

[JamoRox]

Top vid man. I Live in Australia and need to drink the water from dam is fed by a spring and flows nicely. Have some short weed that’s getting green gunk on it in the summer here now. Gonna get me a beach roller. Never knew would exists if no for you

[daleb]

I really like this video, also love your beach Can you tell me what you used underneath the sand to prevent weeds if anything? Thanks

[gatoraddison]

Great video! I wondered if the razor worked. Thanks

[bpbania]

Thanks. What have you learned over the past year? How have you been able to improve your weed clearing abilities?

[mattuf]

Also in Minnesota. Thanks for your video

[mitchellbarnow]

Mark, your kids (if you have any) must love swimming and playing in your beautiful sandy beach! Was that your beautiful boat underneath that cover, out of the water at your new looking dock? May I ask if this is your lake house or do you get to enjoy this beautiful area all year long? Thanks to Branden for introducing your channel.