"Mike Patterson" wrote in message
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Pond froze over to about 1/2", the WH now all appears to be dead, but
will it come back if I leave it?

$$ No. It will rot and foul the water. Remove them.

Or should I get it out of there now and just start over in the spring?
The water lettuce seems to have survived, though it looks a bit pale
now.

$$ The water lettuce I have dies after a heavy frost. I keep some
overwinter in a indoor fish tank.
A few days after our last frostdate I put "half" out in the ponds
just-in-case. The other half goes out May 1st.
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Carol.... the frugal ponder...in zone 6 TN.
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