I made the mistake of tossing Pickerel Rush in my pond several years ago (which is sold locally as Water Irises, but now I realize that's a darn lie), without realizing how much it would spread under my gravel! So when I thinned it out a few weeks ago, I had 8 large bunches left over and nowhere to put it!
I can't seem to give it away, so right now it's all just sitting in buckets of water and dying. That makes me sad, I hate to euthanize perfectly good plants!
I've read that you can plant them in moist soil, but that's the extent of the details I can find. What, exactly, does "moist" mean? Are we talking red clay soil with poor drainage?
Can I plant them in the ground behind the pond (with dark, rich soil) and water them 1/2" daily like I do the hostas?
How deep should I plant them?
They survive the Zone 7A winter in my pond just fine, but would I need to dig them up out of the ground and... do something else for the winter?
I can't seem to give it away, so right now it's all just sitting in buckets of water and dying. That makes me sad, I hate to euthanize perfectly good plants!
I've read that you can plant them in moist soil, but that's the extent of the details I can find. What, exactly, does "moist" mean? Are we talking red clay soil with poor drainage?
Can I plant them in the ground behind the pond (with dark, rich soil) and water them 1/2" daily like I do the hostas?
How deep should I plant them?
They survive the Zone 7A winter in my pond just fine, but would I need to dig them up out of the ground and... do something else for the winter?