Water Lettuce

Mmathis

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It's illegal in LA, as well, but there is a place here that sells it (water hiacynth, too). I think what it boils down to is responsibility. What I acquire does NOT go into local waterways, etc.
 
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I used parrot's feather in floating baskets last year for the first time and fell in LOVE with it!!! The only problem I had was after the koi spawned, their eggs were protected there and I had baby koi!!
 
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Well, it was for me, as my pond is only 1700 gallons and I have adult koi, so didn't want to increase my fish load. I was able to catch and re home about 25 small koi today, to a neighbor with a bigger pond.
 

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I've come across plants that I've wanted to find out they're illegal here too. Parrots Feather being one of them.
 

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It's illegal in LA, as well, but there is a place here that sells it (water hiacynth, too). I think what it boils down to is responsibility. What I acquire does NOT go into local waterways, etc.
What is boils down to here in Florida is if you are a retailer or contractor and you sell (or give away) Water Lettuce or any other plant on the invasive list you will likely lose your license and pay a hefty fine.
 

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