I'm mystified why people in UK think duckweed is a problem, Is is because you don't have as many hours of sunlight in a year perhaps as other countries? Here in NZ we need surface plants to cover 60--70% of the pond to prevent algal blooms. It is drawing nutrients out of the water and provides a home for other creatures as well. Duckweed is like gold!
That's good cause I'm gonna try it to make vermicompost. I've had a population crash this summer, so I'm gonna try and get my population up. I will also be applying it mulch style to certain heavy feeders in the garden.
I have actually tried to introduce duckweed into my small garden pond for some years but every time I purchase some the fish devour the lot within days😢
Very interesting video, cheers, I’ve got duckweed in my small wildlife pond and I scoop it out every few days which is a pain as I’ve got plants and rocks (for birds to land on to drink from the water) and it’s difficult to get the net in around.
Very impressive video. But I would like to ask what are the steps to setting up a duckweed farm? Does duckweed require any amount of manure? If yes then what is the best type of manure to be used? Tnx
Hi, thank you for watching. Unfortunately duckweed farms are beyond our scope of knowledge! We predominantly cover content on ponds. However, going off our general knowledge of gardening, manure will certainly benefit growth and any type of manure will work fine, just make sure the manure is well composted to reduce risk of ammonia toxicity!
Guys the pond in my girlfriends parents garden probably about 5-6 times the size of this will this product clear the 2 ft of silt and sludge at the bottom of the pond and kill the duck weed ??
Hi, thank you for watching. Using Sludge Klear on a regular basis will certainly clear the silt and sludge at the bottom of the pond providing adequate amounts of the product are used. It will also starve the duckweed over time and reduce it. It won't target and kill the duckweed directly though, Sludge Klear targets only the nutrients that feed the duckweed. Feel free to get in touch with us via email (info@envii.co.uk) if you need more information. Thanks!
Hi, thanks for watching. Air stones are essentially small pumps that can be added to a pond to circulate the water and increase oxygen levels. Hope this helps!
Hi, thanks for watching! Whilst barley straw is effective for some cases, we've always found beneficial bacteria to perform better. Whatever works for you though!
We've always found that barley straw can work in some cases but not in others and can be fairly mixed in terms of results. But if it works for you, it's worth doing!
@@hotelsierra86 It's most effective when you apply it as a prevention rather than cure. It can take anywhere from weeks to months before you see anything. We recommend using beneficial bacteria or a specific algae treatment instead if you're struggling with that. Algae treatments can work within a week whereas bacterial treatments will be a similar timeline to barley straw but we've always found bacteria to be much more effective. We have lots of pond blogs on our website that might be of use to you: www.envii.co.uk/category/all-pond/
