chickweed

[loribear]

hi all i took this pic the other day at erewash canal of a houseboat, & no it's not grass in front of it but chickweed, but in all the years of coming to the broads i can't remember seeing chickweed on any of the rivers even the quite ones, & you could see right to the bottom of the canal as it was so clear, ive seen loads of water lilies on some of the clear parts of the rivers but never chickweed why is that ? [attachment=0]houseboat 001.JPG[/attachment] lori

[Antares_9]

Simply put, lack of aeration, high nutrient and light levels and lack of movement in and on the water are what causes Duckweed. (It's not chickweed BTW, that is a land based herb)

[Hockham Admiral]

You wouldn't want to get your cozzy on for that, Lori!

[Guest]

Recipe for duckweed soup ..... hmmmmm yum.

http://www.herbvideos.com/ewpindex.htm

[Antares_9]

That would go nicely with a fillet of road kill and can of white stripe Lou.