![]() ![]() Scooping out a daily amount of duckweed with a net to feed the ducks in the pond will prevent any of the little flowers from being left to grow out of control. ![]() While I have never personally had a problem with duckweed taking over to such an extent because of our large flock of ducks that love to eat it, the fact is something which anyone thinking about growing it does need to be aware of beforehand. But, too much duckweed can cause water conditions that are toxic for turtles, fish, and some plants. When grown in a bucket or shallow container, expect the duckweed to double in size in the matter of just a few days.ĭepending upon where you live, duckweed should remain a viable food source outdoors long into the late weeks of fall and in some locations, it can go slightly dormant and then spring back into rapid growth spurts come spring.Īllowing duckweed to grow freely in your pond will permit it to grow rapidly and provide a constant source of food for ducks. It can easily be grown in a bucket, tub, or baby pool. ![]() Duckweed (genus Lemma) is also the smallest flowering plant known to exist.Įach tiny plant boasts just one oval and flat leaf that is no longer than one fourth of an inch:ĭuckweed floats on the water surface in ponds, lakes, and even in culverts or sloughs. Here are some cheap homemade duck feed ideas you can try growing, to lower your feed expenses… Top 10 Plants to Grow For Ducks Duckweedĭuckweed is known to be one of the fastest growing plants on Earth. There is no heavy, time consuming, or dirty work involved with transplanting aquatic plants from a bucket or kiddie pool into a pond or another kiddie pool inside of the duck run. While having a large pond is ideal, you can (and should) grow at least a portion of the feed in buckets or in baby pools. When you hear the term food plot you most likely conjure up images of intentionally grown conventional crops for either wild animals or livestock that only venture to water to get a cool drink.īut, cultivating food plots for ducks, especially aquatic ones, is just as simple and inexpensive as growing the feed that sustains the other animals on the homestead or courts in deer and turkey. If you don’t keep ducks for meat and eggs, but want to attract wild ducks to your pond for hunting purposes, growing these foods on this list will help achieve that goal as well. ![]()
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