If you are lucky enough to have a lake or a pond on your property, then you know that it needs almost as much loving care as a swimming pool! Gone are the days when people had ponds or lakes and allowed the algae to build up, the weeds to row almost unchecked, and the water to stay murky until it magically cleared all by itself ? which it seldom if ever did. Nowadays, there are several different types of and to choose from to help keep your water sparkling clean and clear. Specialized weed and algae control, mosquito control, aquatic plants, and even a bright blue, lake-safe ye to keep the murkiness away are just some of the accessories that are available for those who give time and attention to the aesthetics of their pond or lake. Lake pump systems are used for home gardens as well as big agricultural gardens that can go on for acres. It is lovely to grow all your own vegetables and flowers on your own land, and know that you need never worry about them getting enough rainfall. As long as you have a lake or pond, you can use one of these pump ystems to do your own irrigation with, without having to pay for the water. Your plants will be beautiful, chlorine-free, and due to the makeup of lake water, you probably will not have any need to add fertilizer. Here's why the lake water can be your garden's best friend. If you have ever used or observed a portable lake cleaning pump in use, then you know that the dark colored, slightly thick gunk from the bottom of the lake looks that way because of the decayed plant and animal matter that settled there. This rather unsavory looking glop is some of the best fertilizer in the world! You are making a ?green? decision by using this type of ertilizer. Any runoff of the lake gunk from your plants will simply reenter the lake water ? recycling at its finest! You should know what would happen if you decided to skip the lake's version of fertilizer and instead, buy what was recommended to you at the home and garden center. This fertilizer may make your plants grow everal inches or more, but since it is not natural, its presence is very much felt by he lake. Any runoff from this kind of fertilizer will cause your lake or pond to develop a huge case of green algae. You would see so much algae, in fact, that you will want to get hold of a dewatering pump and pump it all out so you can start over again. The chemicals in the store bought fertilizer will also compromise the entire environment of the lake or pond itself. Once you get your pond or lake all lean and situated, take the time to enjoy the sparkling water that you've worked so hard to keep clean and pretty.