I'm currently testing duckweed as a chicken feed. I need to find a way to grow it in greater quantity, though. I put some in the algae-filled swimming pool of a local foreclosed home but it didn't take. It also doesn't seem to like much fertilizing.
As for the taro, it's grown rather slowly but I have hopes it'll take off this new year once things warm up again. I'm hoping to install a bed into my aquaponics setup-in-progress.
David, am glad to read of your experimenting with duckweed as an animal feed! I've found that in the height of summer, algae and duckweed fight for dominance in fertilized water systems. If you started with a heavy layer of duckweed, it will reduce sunlight and the algae will die back. The trick is allowing for a full cover of duckweed. Good luck Tamra www.DuckweedGardening.com
ReplyDeleteExcellent - thank you for the advice. Keep posting your own experiments - hope the 2 acre pond works out.
Delete"doesn't seem to like fertilizer" ? what, did you pee on it or something? :)
ReplyDeleteYou are amazingly naughty. Go write about rabbits or something!
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