hardy lily over winter

[sissy]

No I was wondering if they are fish safe as I'm still not sure if there are fish in the pond as the house has been empty since January and I can find nothing around the pond thats says it was filtered or not and just wanted to see if they are safe for fish as when it gets cleaned out I would like to get it up and running .The house is on 11.23 acres in a-1 zone which is agricultural so not worried about anything and the property has come up for sale next door so I am thinking of buying that too .

 

[talal101]

why don't you put up some pictures, im no expert in aquatic plants but im sure if i can't help you someone will be able too

 

[talal101]

and btw you are soooo lucky lol

 

[sissy]

I still have not closed on the property and have not gone back out there as I want no problems and monday I will be going out with the real estate agent and the people renting it .The last time I went there I could not get close to the pond and took pics from far away but they did not come out clear

 

[j.w]

sissy I have yellow water iris tucked in all around the top rocks in the water of my pond and they haven't hurt my fish

 

[talal101]

i never even knew that iris was potentially dengerous at all?, and oh ok so now i understand, well maybe you should wait until you get the house and then you can get some pictures and post them on here and everyone can try to help you

 

[sissy]

Good as thats what the look like and they are in a lot of places on the property and look like they were gardens at one time but will need cleaned up .I may soak some and clean them good to put near my pond then .I also want some of the zebra grass too

 

[j.w]

Free plants are fun to come by aren't they

 

[talal101]

sounds cool, be sure to post pictures i would love to see

 

[addy1]

Good as thats what the look like and they are in a lot of places on the property and look like they were gardens at one time but will need cleaned up .I may soak some and clean them good to put near my pond then .I also want some of the zebra grass too

Wait till things begin to grow, who knows what will show up in the old gardens. I have zebra grass in my bog, it is growing great.

I have iris growing in pots in the pond.

 

[sissy]

wait jw those plants weren't free they cost me one way or the other:lol: that wait till things grow could be a bad thing too addy .Since the growing season is so long here and I get poison ivy real bad and hope I can avoid that also.God knows whats growing around

 

[addy1]

wait jw those plants weren't free they cost me one way or the other:lol: that wait till things grow could be a bad thing too addy .Since the growing season is so long here and I get poison ivy real bad and hope I can avoid that also.God knows whats growing around

Aww poison ivy, I had a root hit my back dead of winter, got horrible poison ivy, Did not even have a clue it was poison ivy. We have some that grows almost 10 feet high along a fence of honeysuckle, mixed in with the honeysuckle. So I understand completely, get some tecnu, wash with it when working in the garden, it kills the oils, naptha soap works also. Have to do within 2 hours or so. I wash with it all the time.

 

[addy1]

wait jw those plants weren't free they cost me one way or the other:lol: that wait till things grow could be a bad thing too addy .Since the growing season is so long here and I get poison ivy real bad and hope I can avoid that also.God knows whats growing around

Aww poison ivy, I had a root hit my back dead of winter, got horrible poison ivy, Did not even have a clue it was poison ivy. We have some that grows almost 10 feet high along a fence of honeysuckle, mixed in with the honeysuckle, also a lot of other places. I would have to wipe out a lot of plants to kill it off everywhere. Even had growing in the grass. So I understand completely, get some tecnu, wash with it when working in the garden, it kills the oils, naptha soap works also. Have to do within 2 hours or so. I wash with it all the time.

 

[talal101]

Wow poison ivy that is crazy and sorry to hear that addy it must have been horrible, I do think that you should wait sissy because if you end up putting something lethal around your fish you would be really upset

 

[jennyb5149]

Don't know if your lily will make it or not talal but give it a try and keep the faith. Plants never fail to surprise me. I bought a lilac on closeout in late November several years ago. Never got it in the ground that year and kept it in the garage...didn't water, no light. Like you, it gets cold, cold here too. Had about 10 days of subzero temps in January just this year. Anyway, back to the lilac. It froze, didn't get watered and had no light shut up inside my old garage all winter. Just about knocked me over when I saw green leaves sprouting on it the next spring while still hidden in a dark corner in my garage. And, lilies are even hardier than those lilacs I got.

In the future, leave the water in the pond and sink the lily pots to the deepest part. They will do just fine! Good luck!!

Jenny :lol: