What time of year is best for launching a BioHaven?
BioHavens can be launched any time of year. In fact, placing them in position on top of an ice covered waterway is a method we have tested with success. Another effective approach is fall seeding of islands which positions them for nice green up the following spring. But as you might expect, launching an island in the spring or summer means that your island can green up and add to your waterscape quickly. BioHavens have also been launched with a sod covering, so they were immediately green, in Canada literally just a few days before ice up. All of these methods work. Incidentally, root growth on bluegrass sod covered islands, in a reasonably well aerated waterway, averaged slightly over one half inch per day during summer months. However, once roots grew through the island thickness and were accessible by fish the bluegrass sod roots were aggressively grazed. The bluegrass on the island flourished despite this grazing.
