On 10/05/2013 12:43, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Sacha" wrote in message
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This may be interesting to those who have algae in their ponds and
struggle to contain it. I've only just heard of it and it's nothing to
do with us! Unfortunately, it doesn't look as if it controls duckweed!
http://www.dyofix.co.uk/index.html
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Not surprisingly ducks do! My mum bought herself 4 and they lived on an
island on her pond, did a grand job of eradicating Duckweed and also the
lawns and flower beds, now rehomed she has decided to live with the duck
weed!

That's the trouble with bio control, sometimes you are reminded of that
song " There was an old woman who swallowed a fly"!!





I just *hate* the bit where she swallows a spider :~/

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay