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Tue, Jul 17, 12 at 16:54
| We have a very shallow pond at the end of our yard that fills up with duckweed when it's hot. With the heat wave we're having this summer, it's absolutely packed with the stuff.
I wonder if the duckweed would be a good source of "greens" for the compost bin. Especially since the heat has pretty much eliminated the need to mow so I have no clippings to put in there. Thoughts? |
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- Posted by toxcrusadr (My Page) on Tue, Jul 17, 12 at 17:34
| Don't see why not. And if it's growing because your pond is too high in nutrients, that's a good way to remove some of them. |
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- Posted by tropicbreezent (My Page) on Tue, Jul 17, 12 at 23:38
| I throw waterweed into compost. The better it's growing means higher nutrient content and cleaner water. It's a win win situation all around. |
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| Duckweed has a high content of protein meaning it has lots of nitrogen and is a great replacement for grass clippings. I'd add a dried carbon source to balance the nitrogen out. When I have a lot of duckweed, I use it as a green mulch around my tomatoes. It is great for weed suppression and moisture retention. In about a month it begins to break down and adds nitrogen to my plants. Then they take off! I write about how to source, grow, and use for duckweed for many uses. Duckweed rocks! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Duckweed Gardening blog site
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| Cool. I'm going to try it out. I went to your site and read a few of the articles. I have just a couple of questions: 1) If it works for tomatoes, it should work for peppers too, right? My peppers really need some help 2) How do you collect the duckweed? You mentioned a duckweed net. I have a real long pole with a net used to clean leaves off the pool. Would that work? Thanks again |
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| tamra9, I read your blog about the heavy cardboard...what do you use to hold it down, or don't you ever need to? |
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| Sounds good to me. |
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