Duckweed

[Sharktooth]

I have a brand new pond with no plants yet. Would you put duckweed into your pond? Thanks

 

[lamby]

Omgoodness....I can't get rid of my duckweed. I can't imagine why anyone would put it there deliberately!

 

[poconojoe]

I'm the opposite. I can't keep duckweed. Whenever I add duckweed, it's completely gone in a couple of days. The fish eat all of it.

 

[brokensword]

for me, duckweed is a treat for the fish. I have to grow it elsewhere, then net some out to feed them. So, if you plan on getting fish, they WILL eat it. That said, even if you have to net out a portion as it covers your surface, it's easy enough. Too, it'll stay a long time as it replicates fast and furiously, and stubbornly, but still easy to manage in a smaller pond setting.

 

[j.w]

@Sharktooth
I have duckweed in small ponds w/no fish and when it gets to be too much in them I take a bunch out and feed it to my goldfish in my big pond. They devour it up in a few days, every last morsel of it! In ponds w/no fish it will overtake them in no time at all so you better like it or have some hungry fish.

 

[Marck]

Hello, welcome to the Forum.

I grow water gardens without fish. I like using duckweed (Lemna spp.) and duck fern (Azolla spp), as well as other floating plants. Besides being beautiful in their own right, the floaters shade the water and keep algae growth under control. Azolla can also fix Nitrogen, making it a natural source of fertilizer.

Under my growing conditions, the Lemna seems to dominate in the brightest, full-sun areas, while the Azolla does better in partial shade.

 

[Sharktooth]

I'm the opposite. I can't keep duckweed. Whenever I add duckweed, it's completely gone in a couple of days. The fish eat all of it.

Thank you for your words of wisdom. I think I’ll try growing a little for a snack for my goldfish out of the pond.

 

[Sharktooth]

Hello, welcome to the Forum.

I grow water gardens without fish. I like using duckweed (Lemna spp.) and duck fern (Azolla spp), as well as other floating plants. Besides being beautiful in their own right, the floaters shade the water and keep algae growth under control. Azolla can also fix Nitrogen, making it a natural source of fertilizer.

Under my growing conditions, the Lemna seems to dominate in the brightest, full-sun areas, while the Azolla does better in partial shade.

Thank you

 

[addy1]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Mmathis]

Yes, but my fish eat it.

 

[Faebinder]

My fish never let duck weed survive for long then the winter destroys what’s left.