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Title: Blanket Weed - Do Taddies Eat it?
Post by: Svengali on April 03, 2006, 19:32:08

I deliberately left a large patch of blanket weed in my pond to provide food for my squillions of taddies before they move on to protein - but do they eat it?
I can't remove it now anyway, or I would drag taddies out with it.
JeremyB

Title: Re: Blanket Weed - Do Taddies Eat it?
Post by: Anthony on April 05, 2006, 09:21:17

Looks like this one has everyone baffled - In short I'd say I don't know if I had to put my house on it I'd say "No" - Is there any chance you can monitor the situation and let us know your findings?

Anthony :)

Title: Re: Blanket Weed - Do Taddies Eat it?
Post by: cliff_the_gardener on April 06, 2006, 00:12:57

JeremyB
I would say yes to this, however I would suggest that there are pleanty of other algae in the water for the taddys to eat.  Be rid of the blanket week, for they will not eat it all. 
Clifford

Title: Re: Blanket Weed - Do Taddies Eat it?
Post by: Svengali on April 06, 2006, 10:47:05

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Title: Re: Blanket Weed - Do Taddies Eat it?
Post by: Svengali on April 07, 2006, 11:17:14

I have been struck dumb for the last few days, as apparently my firewall has decided that this is not a very nice site, and has refused to let me post!
Have made adjustments, and will now see if this posting actually appears!
JeremyB

Title: Re: Blanket Weed - Do Taddies Eat it?
Post by: telboy on April 07, 2006, 21:10:34

I would say 'Yes' from past experience.
However, as Cliff said, they couldn't eat it all.
It's a pernicious weed, try and remove as much as you can. Try and plant shade plants to discourage the stuff!