Damn Varmints ate my Duckweed!
 

Well I bought my Duckweed and put it in a big wash tub, so I could add some
to the Pond as needed. I was worried last night, as it rained pretty hard
and I filled the tub a little too full. I had visions of all the Duckweed
floating out of the tub.

So I checked it first thing this morning and the water level was lower than
before the rain. I looked closely and noticed that more than half of my
Duckweed is gone! Damn Varmints! It looks like the Coons had a drinking
party last night. Might have been the Rabbits I suppose.

I guess the tub was not a bright idea in any event, as I have no way to keep
the skeeters out.

Damn Varmints ate my Duckweed!
 

Depending on the tub's size, maybe you could use screen door material held
down with a bungee cord around the tub? Keep the skeeters out and confuse
the cavorting coons? ~ jan

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 10:06:40 -0400, "Bill Stock" wrote:

Well I bought my Duckweed and put it in a big wash tub, so I could add some
to the Pond as needed. I was worried last night, as it rained pretty hard
and I filled the tub a little too full. I had visions of all the Duckweed
floating out of the tub.

So I checked it first thing this morning and the water level was lower than
before the rain. I looked closely and noticed that more than half of my
Duckweed is gone! Damn Varmints! It looks like the Coons had a drinking
party last night. Might have been the Rabbits I suppose.

I guess the tub was not a bright idea in any event, as I have no way to keep
the skeeters out.





(Do you know where your water quality is?)

Damn Varmints ate my Duckweed!
 

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
Depending on the tub's size, maybe you could use screen door material held
down with a bungee cord around the tub? Keep the skeeters out and confuse
the cavorting coons? ~ jan

That's a fine idea to keep the mosquitos out. I could make a wooden frame a
little larger than the tub and stretch some screen over it. Then just sit
the frame over the tub and weight it down. Likely not coon proof, but worth
a shot.

Thanks.

My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I wish
something WOULD eat it.

Paul

I expect Reel McKoi to pop in here and say just how fast her fish can
consume duckweed............

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 18:11:28 -0400, "Pavel314"
wrote:

===My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I wish
===something WOULD eat it.
===
===Paul
===


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My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I wish
something WOULD eat it.
Paul

Hi Paul, What do you have in the pond fishwise? ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

"Pavel314" wrote in message
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My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I
wish
something WOULD eat it.

Paul
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Koi and goldfish both eat regular duckweed.
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Well my koi do not touch it........so not ALL koi eat it and my
goldfish rarely touch it..........so.......now what?

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 19:42:15 -0500, "Reel Mckoi"
wrote:

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==="Pavel314" wrote in message
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=== My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I
===wish
=== something WOULD eat it.
===
=== Paul
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===Koi and goldfish both eat regular duckweed.


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Well my koi do not touch it........so not ALL koi eat it and my
goldfish rarely touch it..........so.......now what?
My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I
wish something WOULD eat it.

My koi and GF both eat ALL the small, bright green type of duckweed, but do
not touch the larger, darker, thicker type - I have to keep it in my lotus
barrel on my deck and scoop some out for the pond, otherwise the fish eat it
until it's all gone - the baby pond fish in the barrels for mosquito
abatement are too small to eat it like the fish in the pond
JME - Gale :~)

Pavel314 wrote:

My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I wish
something WOULD eat it.

Paul




Koi and gold fish. I have keep my duck weed in the veggie filter as
when it gets into the main pond, it is history.
W. Dale

~ janj JJsPond.us wrote:
My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I wish
something WOULD eat it.
Paul

Hi Paul, What do you have in the pond fishwise? ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Mainly catfish. We put in some koi but they were quickly eaten by the
great blue herons.

Paul

Now need to stock a few gators and let them eat the
herons...........;-)

On 18 Jul 2005 12:20:45 -0700, "Pavel314" wrote:

===
===
===~ janj JJsPond.us wrote:
=== My circular pond, about 100 feet diameter, is covered with duckweed. I wish
=== something WOULD eat it.
=== Paul
===
=== Hi Paul, What do you have in the pond fishwise? ~ jan
===
=== ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~
===
===Mainly catfish. We put in some koi but they were quickly eaten by the
===great blue herons.
===
===Paul


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