I have two ponds 1 1/2 acres, 25 feet deep in southern Ohio. I put 6 Amurs (triploid carp) in each pond and never have problems with pond weeds. They are eating machines, but do not reproduce. When I cut the grass, they follow me and eat whatever clippings go into the pond. My ducks and geese also eat it.
Yes, everyone wants a "natural" answer for Duckweed removal. As you can see a humongous amount of work went on here. I can think of a million better uses of my time. I have been a Certified Commercial Aquatic Herbicide Applicator for 30 years. 12 oz. per acre of Clipper aquatic herbicide will cause no harm to the pond, degrades in a few days, and you will have a clear pond in about 14 -21 days with little work other than heaving a five-gallon bucket of solution into the pond.
Just build a water tote with a wall of 3 layers of screen with an outside wall of 4x4" chattel fence and pump the top layer of the pond off with the discharge hose into the tote the water will drain back into the pond, the weed back into the tote and you can move to with a farm tractor and compost it in the tote, then spread it on your lawn.
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I have two ponds 1 1/2 acres, 25 feet deep in southern Ohio. I put 6 Amurs (triploid carp) in each pond and never have problems with pond weeds. They are eating machines, but do not reproduce. When I cut the grass, they follow me and eat whatever clippings go into the pond. My ducks and geese also eat it.
Yes, everyone wants a "natural" answer for Duckweed removal. As you can see a humongous amount of work went on here. I can think of a million better uses of my time. I have been a Certified Commercial Aquatic Herbicide Applicator for 30 years. 12 oz. per acre of Clipper aquatic herbicide will cause no harm to the pond, degrades in a few days, and you will have a clear pond in about 14 -21 days with little work other than heaving a five-gallon bucket of solution into the pond.
Just build a water tote with a wall of 3 layers of screen with an outside wall of 4x4" chattel fence and pump the top layer of the pond off with the discharge hose into the tote the water will drain back into the pond, the weed back into the tote and you can move to with a farm tractor and compost it in the tote, then spread it on your lawn.
I wait until a storm comes through. it piles up the duckweed and thats hard the work!
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Add some tilapia. They love duckweed!
Very clever. Good thinking. I find it is a very short lived fix since it regrows soooo fast!
Buy some chickens or pigs and feed it to them is great stuff
How many hours did you invest total...all day?
This was so helpful. My ponds are covered with this stuff. Is there anything that kills it?
Thank you, I like your idea
Nicely done.
Nice job
Good job
We would like to get permission to use a short clip of your video for an educational video we are working on. Please send me a quick reply message and we can share contact information. thanks, Kipp