Curse of the duckweed.

[Marb67]

Well, I have tried and tried and tried to remove this weed from my pond to no avail. I spend hours scooping it put and trying not to collects those shrimp type creatures that are impossible to avoid. I could scoop it a lot quicker but I then would kill all these creatures which makes me sad. The other evening I got a lot out, with large gaps showing pond water. Next morning it was fully covered! It's soul destroying. I have the weed sitting over the pond in a sieve to allow anything to get back an and dry the weed out for sprinkling on the beds. It's just impossible when every scoop catches tiny creatures. They still seem to be in the duckweed a few days later in the seived still alive.

[mothhawk]

You'll never get rid of it all, but duckweed likes still water, so if you got a solar fountain for the pond it would slow down the regrowth and aerate the water, encouraging other plants to take up the nutrients that the duckweed is thriving on. The bigger the better really, for more water movement. (Also it would probably push the duckweed over to the edges making it easier to remove).

[Marb67]

I have a solar fountain about 7 inches wide but I can't find it. I don't recall it doing anything to stop it though when It was in the pond.

[Andraste]

Water lillies might help once they've established (surface area shading). Fancy a couple of goldfish? Goldfish will eat duckweed - as would an actual duck but that's a bit more of a commitment

[Marb67]

Not sure how a goldfish would get on with frogs 🤔

[Nicos]

Could you bring the goldfish indoors for the winter until all the frogspawn is gone?

[Andraste]

Frogs and goldfish can co-habit in a pond but you have to think about the set-up.

Goldfish will eat tadpoles, so they need a place where they can hide that the goldfish can't get into. Similarly frogs will eat the 'fry'/baby goldfish so they need to be able to hide too.

A pile of stone/rocks that's too big for a grown goldfish to get its head into is a potential fix - and plenty of pond plants/lillies etc. will help provide cover too.

[Marb67]

Nah, sounds too much trouble and I would only worry about the fish. I'll try again to locate the pond fountain but if not, I'll get a new one.