Hi - thanks for the response - firstly, I have water lilies and such in
the pond and can't just sweep the hose over the top. Second, if it
won't get all the duckweed, won't it just grow back in a few days
anyway? What would be the effect of adding some goldfish (to eat the
duckweed)? Would I need to keep the waterfall pump running all winter
(zone 4/5) if I did that so the fish don't die?
thanks!

RichToyBox wrote:
If you can overflow the pond, then use the hose as a broom and sweep the
duckweed over the edge. It may not get rid of all of it, but will get rid
of a lot. If you have municipal water, then be sure to dechlor.
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RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html

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Hi - thanks for the website. I do indeed have a duckweed problem .
I planted several more water liles yesterday so hopefully they will use
up the nutrients instead of the duckweed. I'm not prepared at this
point to go digging trenches etc. next to the pond to solve this
problem - is there some way to kill the duckweed off? If not can
anyone suggest a solution that doesn't involve digging trenches or
spending hundreds of dollars? I don't mind the algae blooms because I
think they will go away on their own, but the duckweed is getting
worse.
thanks!