{"id":150304,"date":"2022-01-14T23:37:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-15T04:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=150304"},"modified":"2022-01-14T23:37:56","modified_gmt":"2022-01-15T04:37:56","slug":"fish-fingerlings-tree-seedlings-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2022\/01\/14\/fish-fingerlings-tree-seedlings-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish fingerlings, tree seedlings for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VW independent staff and submitted information<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Van Wert Soil &amp; Water Conservation District is taking orders for fish fingerlings and tree seedlings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fish sale is an opportunity for pond owners to stock or re-stock the ponds at a reasonable cost. The types of fish available are: largemouth bass, blue gill, channel catfish, shellcracker, black crappie, yellow perch, black fat head minnow and white amur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Van-Wert-SWCD-logo-3-2018.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100029\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Orders will be accepted until April 29. Payment is expected when placing the order. The fish will be delivered to the SWCD office May 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stocking recommendations for a one acre pond are: 100 largemouth bass, 500 blue gill, 100 channel catfish, 500-1000 fat head minnow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White amur recommendations are based on the amount of weed cover in the pond. If the pond has 20-40 percent vegetation the recommendation is 10 amur; above 40 percent weed cover the recommendation is 15 amur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orders will be boxed and ready at the time of delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The deadline to purchase seedlings from the Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District is March 25. The seedlings are available in packets of ten at a minimal cost. The delivery date is late April. Payment (cash \/ check) is required when placing the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following seedling species are available: Sugar Maple, Red Osier Dogwood, Colorado Blue Spruce, Bald Cypress, Norway Spruce, Swamp White Oak, Black Cherry, Black Walnut, Black Chokeberry, Pin Oak, Bur Oak, and Red Bud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Two seed packets are available. They include: wildflower seed and butterfly\/hummingbird seed. The 1 oz. wildflower seed contains 15-16 different annual and perennial species adapted for this area will cover 300 sq. ft. The 1 oz. butterfly\/hummingbird seed contains 10-13 annual and perennial varieties will cover 300 sq. ft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Order forms for fish and\/or seedlings are available in the office, 1185 Professional Drive, Van Wert, on the website at <a href=\"https:\/\/vanwertswcd.org\">www.vanwertswcd.org<\/a>, or by emailing <a href=\"mailto:rebekkah.dowler@nacdnet.net\">rebekkah.dowler@nacdnet.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VW independent staff and submitted information The Van Wert Soil &amp; Water Conservation District is taking orders for fish fingerlings and tree seedlings. The fish sale is an opportunity for pond owners to stock or re-stock the ponds at a reasonable cost. The types of fish available are: largemouth bass, blue gill, channel catfish, shellcracker, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-150304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-03 11:23:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}