GC should be stocked as a reactive management measure, not proactive. Stocking GC in a pond devoid of vegetation could cause new problems: perpetual turbidity as they root around in search of forage. I have not heard of GC controlling watermeal or duckweed in any scenario.

Per previous post: There does not exist a biological remedy to my knowledge - either contact [Clipper or Reward plus surfactant] or systemic herbicide [fluridone].


Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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