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Identifying Duckweed

13 May 2013

The first step in effectively getting rid of a pond weed is properly identifying the weed.  The reason that this is so important is because knowing what type of weed is being dealt with makes it possible to treat that weed in the most effective manner.  For example, using a product that was designed to deal with grass weeds on something like duckweed is not going to work to the highest potential.  However, sometimes pond weeds can be honestly misinterpreted for other pond weeds.  Such is the case with duckweed and watermeal.  Both can be a pain to deal with when left unidentified and untreated.  Thankfully Sanco Industries has tips to identify the correct weed and products to deal with it.

The biggest most identifiable difference between duckweed and watermeal can be found in the size of the weed and texture when handled.  Duckweed is going to naturally be larger than watermeal.  When handled, watermeal will appear as almost green cornmeal, it will be gritty and very small in size.  When trying to decipher between the two weeds, size and texture are going to be the most definitive factors.  Now that the weed can be correctly identified the next step is picking the correct product to deal with the weed.  Sanco Industries has a product that is designed specifically to deal with duckweed.  Tsunami DQ will quickly get rid of duckweed and restore a pond to the beautiful state that it was supposed to be in.

For any other questions on how to properly identify weeds and which products will deal with those weeds the best contact Sanco today.