I've been complaining about my DW on this forum for the last several weeks. I have it bad but not as bad as Kelly. Actually I think my duck weed is just as thick but I don't have any other weeds. I control the rooted weeds by having dug my pond steep and deep. It drops straight down from shoreline to 4 feet then gradually down to 8 feet. My water is very dark stained from the attached bog and the combination allows no weeds to take root other than right on shore. I've tried the duck route. I've had as many as 10 ducks on my 1/2 acre pond and they didn't make a dent. I don't want to use chemical so I control the duck weed by manual removal with a net. My pond is long and skinny and alligned so that the prevailing winds blow down the length which keeps all duck weed up against one end so it can be just scooped out. The depth and orientation were both recommended by the guy who dug my pond. I think he was smart.
