It's late September; so it was imperative that I start gathering my duckweed before the weather becomes too cold and my precious would-be samples all form turions and sink to the bottom of the pond! So this weekend, I took a trip to my local canal, where duckweed blooms can be spotted annually, carrying in hand 3 jars, and one giant plastic Costco Fancy Almonds container (washed and rinsed thoroughly, of course.) I retrieved my samples from 3 different locations:
Fig. 1: A nice shaded spot; but good thing I wore boots here!
Fig. 2: An open but hard-to-reach spot; nearly dropped my container!
Fig. 3: Easiest place to collect duckweed
...Now I just have to figure out a way to transport my samples to school, and get them growing!
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