Waterfowl + Garden = ?

I’m sure you’ve heard that ducks and geese make great additions to your garden without any drawbacks! Let’s take a look into the truth of all that.

Pros

Ducks will eat bugs!

That is of course the main pro. In fact just this year as my cabbage what being annihilated by cabbage worms, I let the ducks in the garden and in a few days I saw no worms on my cabbage.

Geese Will Weed

Geese have an amazing ability to weed your garden they will eat most grasses and help keep your plants in good shape. They seem to avoid most cultivated plants.

Fertilizer

As long as there are water fowl in your garden, there’s gonna be new fertilizer.

Health

It’s very good for the ducks to have a garden to forage in.

Pool!

We often used their kiddy pool to water the garden! Recycle water! However don’t over water.

Cons

Your Plants Might Not Be Safe Per Se

Well, ducks have been known to eat lettuce, strawberries and red tomatoes. One year, my ducks absolutely annihilated a squash plant of ours too. I think it might have been infected by grubs they tried to eat.

And they in general might nip at a few leaves here and there.

Geese are best kept with large plants like corn, tomatoes, or squash. Avoid anything that is similar in size or shape to grass.

Aesthetics

If you are Mr. Fancy Garden, then you might not want ducks in there. They aren’t exactly skilled at house keeping. You might find mud puddles or your neat little beds catawampus. It happens.

Conclusion

Well, now that you know the pros and cons, it’s up to you to decide! Whatever you do, remember not to use pesticide or other such things in your garden before or when your ducks are in there.

So I hope this brings you to a conclusion for your waterfowl, and gives you an idea of what they help with and what they hurt. Good luck gardening with your duckies!