My fish eat all the roots before it has a chance to reproduce. Then the raccoons finish the job. Sandy

The turtle could have eaten the roots or your pond may not be as fertile this year. Water lettuce can be finicky. Try floating it in a bucket with some Miracle Gro or other water soluble fertilizer, that is at half strength.

Thanks, buyorsell888. I'll try that. Jan

And make sure to rinse off the plant, roots and all, before putting it back in the pond. :)

Brenda

Hi,

I hate to mention this at all, but for almost a week everyday, I have been discarding so much of my water lettuce and hyacinths as the roots are almost a foot long; the fish do not have enough room to swim so that is the only reason for doing this. Now they have the complete perimeter of the pond and other areas. I couldn't even see them b/c these plants took up the entire pond's surface. Wish I could have given them to you. Vicki

Yeah, my water lettuce is the best this year that it's ever been. I noticed today that one is the size of a large sandwich plate. They and the WH are reproducing faster than I can give them away, literally!!! I took out about 30 plants 2 days ago and today there is more space covered than there was when I took the 30 out. Usually the water lettuce is disappointing.

Anne

Make a salad, and invite all the neighbor turtles over for a meal. You know, kind of a "get out of your shell" dinner.