On 22 Aug, 07:13, John Lloyd wrote:


This year our small garden pond is totally blanketed with duck weed.
Is there a remedy likely to be harmless to the inhabitants? *Netting it
out seems to stimulate further growth!
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John Lloyd
Black Country, UK

You are not alone John, my small garden pond is exactly the same.

I was told that there is very little that can be done if the pond is
too small for wild fowl which might eat it. The only things suggested
were, buy a pump and some kind of water circulation device to keep the
surface moving, or wait for a sharp winter frost then the weed will
become encased in ice and can be moved away wholesale.

As the latter is likely to be months away, I am considering the
former.