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Duck weed and frogs
Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?!
-- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
Duck weed and frogs
Not sure about frogs but I know that fish eat a small amount of duck weed as
I read somewhere people grow it in jars as a treat... Donna |
Duck weed and frogs
On 6/3/09 17:55, in article , "Donna UK"
wrote: Not sure about frogs but I know that fish eat a small amount of duck weed as I read somewhere people grow it in jars as a treat... Donna Ah, now that's interesting. The pond with no fish is the worst affected, the pond with a few fish has some duckweed and the pond with loads of fish has none. Thank you, Donna. The only problem is that we want to keep one pond fish free so that other wildllife are safe from their predations. Life is full of decisions! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
Duck weed and frogs
In article ,
says... Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! Something must eat it because it will not spread on my pond stays at one end and that's the end the frogs use to lay their spawn, but its most likely cover rather than food supply. -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
Duck weed and frogs
On Mar 6, 5:26*pm, Sacha wrote:
Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online Straw will clear it. Don't know about Frogs though. Judith |
Duck weed and frogs
"Sacha" wrote Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! It's taken me years to get rid of the stuff on our pond, had to buy a skimmer (Oase SwimSkim) in the end and that has worked so far. Never seen any of our fish eat it, indeed when they gulp down a mouthful of pellets and accidentally get some Duckweed too they spit it out. Maybe it's not carp that eat it. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Duck weed and frogs
On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, Bob Hobden wrote
"Sacha" wrote Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! It's taken me years to get rid of the stuff on our pond, had to buy a skimmer (Oase SwimSkim) in the end and that has worked so far. Never seen any of our fish eat it, indeed when they gulp down a mouthful of pellets and accidentally get some Duckweed too they spit it out. Maybe it's not carp that eat it. Well it's not frogs either, or water snails, both of which are plentiful in our tiny pond in France. I even saw a water snake basking in it, resting on a cushion of duckweed. I wish I could find something that would eat it - what fish might? -- Kate B PS 'elvira' is spamtrapped - please reply to 'elviraspam' at cockaigne dot org dot uk if you want to reply personally |
Duck weed and frogs
Kate Brown wrote: On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, Bob Hobden wrote "Sacha" wrote Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! It's taken me years to get rid of the stuff on our pond, had to buy a skimmer (Oase SwimSkim) in the end and that has worked so far. Never seen any of our fish eat it, indeed when they gulp down a mouthful of pellets and accidentally get some Duckweed too they spit it out. Maybe it's not carp that eat it. Well it's not frogs either, or water snails, both of which are plentiful in our tiny pond in France. I even saw a water snake basking in it, resting on a cushion of duckweed. I wish I could find something that would eat it - what fish might? Koi and Grass Carp -- Pete C London UK |
Duck weed and frogs
"Pete C" wrote ... Kate Brown wrote: Bob Hobden wrote "Sacha" wrote Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! It's taken me years to get rid of the stuff on our pond, had to buy a skimmer (Oase SwimSkim) in the end and that has worked so far. Never seen any of our fish eat it, indeed when they gulp down a mouthful of pellets and accidentally get some Duckweed too they spit it out. Maybe it's not carp that eat it. Well it's not frogs either, or water snails, both of which are plentiful in our tiny pond in France. I even saw a water snake basking in it, resting on a cushion of duckweed. I wish I could find something that would eat it - what fish might? Koi and Grass Carp Koi don't, those are the only fish we have. Grass carp will eat the nicest plants first before they get round to the rubbish. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
Duck weed and frogs
Bob Hobden wrote: "Pete C" wrote ... Kate Brown wrote: Bob Hobden wrote "Sacha" wrote Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! It's taken me years to get rid of the stuff on our pond, had to buy a skimmer (Oase SwimSkim) in the end and that has worked so far. Never seen any of our fish eat it, indeed when they gulp down a mouthful of pellets and accidentally get some Duckweed too they spit it out. Maybe it's not carp that eat it. Well it's not frogs either, or water snails, both of which are plentiful in our tiny pond in France. I even saw a water snake basking in it, resting on a cushion of duckweed. I wish I could find something that would eat it - what fish might? Koi and Grass Carp Koi don't, I beg to differ Bob..........but hey, what's a bit of duckweed between friends ;') -- Pete C London UK |
Duck weed and frogs
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from Sacha contains these words: Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! Tadpoles, a little, possibly, frogs, not a chance. And be careful while raking it out - you'll get lots of creatures out with it. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
Duck weed and frogs
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from Sacha contains these words: On 6/3/09 18:01, in article , "Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , says... Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! Something must eat it because it will not spread on my pond stays at one end and that's the end the frogs use to lay their spawn, but its most likely cover rather than food supply. Won't spread on your pond??!! Mutter, mutter, sulk and mutter! Nonetheless, you give me hope! Try ducks? -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
Duck weed and frogs
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from Judith in France contains these words: On Mar 6, 5:26*pm, Sacha wrote: Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! Straw will clear it. Don't know about Frogs though. Barley straw controls algae, but not duckweed, AFAIK. However, if you put some straw in a basket beside the pond and scoop duckweed into it, the water will flow back and the duckweed remain amongst the straw. Goes well on the compost heap. Nitrogen and other nutrients in the water encourages duckweed, so be sparing with fertilisers where any run-off may get into the pond(s). -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
Duck weed and frogs
The message
from Sacha contains these words: On 6/3/09 18:01, in article , "Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , says... Any chance that frogs and/or tadpoles eat duckweed?! Something must eat it because it will not spread on my pond stays at one end and that's the end the frogs use to lay their spawn, but its most likely cover rather than food supply. Won't spread on your pond??!! Mutter, mutter, sulk and mutter! Nonetheless, you give me hope! I'll ask a neighbour who keeps Koi, goldfish, and amphibians. -- Rusty Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Direct reply to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co period uk |
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