Duckweed

[JamieB]

Does anyone collect duckweed from wild ponds or lakes? What are the risks and can they be mitigated. Note I only have (rescue ) feeder comet goldfish.

I do, then grow it in a bucket, to allow any pests time to settle out. You can also try floating your wild gathered stock in a bucket of “dip” a dilute bleach or potassium pomegranate ( that won’t be spelt right on the pomegranate) then moving it to fresh clear water for a thorough rinse, before setting it up in a separate container to grow and doling any out.

 

[HARO]

( that won’t be spelt right on the pomegranate)

Potassium permanganate.
John

 

[JamieB]

I’m currently operating on half brain dead, I’ve been working a department at work that has had me sweating my brain cells out! And pomegranate is as close as I could recall.

 

[poconojoe]

I’m currently operating on half brain dead, I’ve been working a department at work that has had me sweating my brain cells out! And pomegranate is as close as I could recall.

Just blame it on spell check!