On Thu, 15 Jul 2004, Bill Stock wrote:

Pond is a little bare this year due to the cooler weather. The Water
Hyacinth are surviving, but not flourishing. So I wanted to introduce some
other quick growing cover to help with the Algae and provide shade, as well
as a nosh for the GF.

I've read good and bad about Duckweed. I've got a 500 gal pond with 9 GF,
will Duckweed take over or will the GF ravage it? Should I grow it in a tub
and add as required? Do I need to coral it in one area to prevent
competition with the Lillies and WH?

My goldfish do eat any duckweed I put in my 1800 gallon pond. I let it
grow in a tub pond and put some in when it grows enough. They scarf it
up. You can't really coral duckweed; it's small and will end up all over
anyway. You can retain the water hyacinth though in a hoop, ring, or
floating plant thingy.


Advice appreciated. I'm in southern Ontario BTW.





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