Can cattails be placed bare root in pond?

[sissy]

nice way to make a plain fence fantastic

 

[taherrmann4]

Here are a couple of pics of my cattails and elephant ears. The first three pics were taken in ealry July and the last one was taken in early May. Right after the pic was taken I had to thin them out becuase they started really slowing down the water flow in the creek. You can also see my three Koi in the last pic.

 

[sissy]

I had one elephant ear that got 6 ft tall last year thought I took a pic but cannot find it .Hopefully this year it gets as big or bigger than last year .

 

[j.w]

Your pond looks so lush and beautiful....everything is planted nicely :dunno:
Makes me wish I would have planned mine differently w/ more room to plant around the outer areas :bowdown:

 

[sissy]

Your pond looks like it has plenty of area yet jw

 

[sissy]

I like the strolling paths around his pond nice place to go when the moons full to see the pond and by his last pic I guess he has lights also right taherrmann .Would be nice to see at night

 

[j.w]

Well I could plant out in front of it but not in back or on the sides so it wouldn't be centered very well. Next time I make a pond I will think it out better. I know we will move again before we die prolly cuz this house is too big for just the two of us and there is too much to mow. Next time I will buy w/ more treed area and less grass and put the pond in an area w/ room on all sides :bowdown:

 

[sissy]

oh no she's saying next time are we thinking there about a new pond thought you where going to travel some

 

[j.w]

Yes but I gotta have a nice place to come home to to rest my weary bones, don't ya know

 

[addy1]

always need a home base jw, our maryland one will be ours. May have to hire help as we "age" lol

 

[sissy]

now thats the best one yet jw With the hill you have addy you better get help no walkers or wheelchair riding down that hill geeze

 

[taherrmann4]

Sissy and JW thanks for the comments. I started it about 6 years ago and I have tweaked it every year since. I only have one pic at night, not sure why that is and it really isn't that great of a pic (a bit blurry). I will take some more this spring once all the plants start to come in, it is quite bare right now other than a few tulips just starting to poke out of the ground.

 

[sissy]

now thats a wow pic gosh it glows not sure as it looks just as good at night as day that could be one romantic place and a little heavenly think I need a new keyboard for this puter or is it me

 

[j.w]

Looks like a pretty nice night photo to me :lol:

 

[shames59]

Cat tails can be invasive, they grow a huge root mass. But with watching over you could keep them under control. In a bog they recommend putting them in a pot just to control the growth.

They grow great in just water, held upright by some rocks.

addy thank you i just split my crowded pot im going to try pot with rocks only there going to sleep now