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Shropshirelass

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Waterfowl & pondweed?
« on: October 05, 2013, 05:32:06 pm »
I've recently been helping a neighbor / tenant of ours sort out a stream going through our land & their garden that's become all clogged up with pond weed by clearing it with a rake. Now the ducks & geese used to swim through this stream & it leads into the river clun that also goes through our land so we wan't it to allow the water to flow better but we're stuck with loads of pond weed to dry out - can I give this to our poultry & waterfowl as they used to swim where there obviously was some x

doganjo

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Re: Waterfowl & pondweed?
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2013, 05:51:23 pm »
Mine won't touch it.  Let it dry out in flat skeins then use it to cover weeds,
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Shropshirelass

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Re: Waterfowl & pondweed?
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2013, 07:27:52 pm »
Ah ok but is it safe to try them with it? It's not had anything on & we haven't used anything on the ground x

doganjo

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Re: Waterfowl & pondweed?
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2013, 08:39:10 pm »
It'll be like cardboard tomorrow, I really don't think they'll touch it.
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goosepimple

  • Joined May 2010
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Re: Waterfowl & pondweed?
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2013, 09:08:30 pm »
Will be full of nutrients for the compost though no?
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doganjo

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Re: Waterfowl & pondweed?
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2013, 09:18:14 pm »
Will be full of nutrients for the compost though no?
Guess so.  I had so much of it in the summer i just left it to dry off and cover the weeds rather than lug it to the compost bin.
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Shropshirelass

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Re: Waterfowl & pondweed?
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2013, 11:38:30 pm »
Well we left the last lot to dry for a few days before putting it in the compost bin today & it was still soggyish x

 

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