Plant Power

[Lisak1]

I just pulled the water hyacinth out of the pond in preparation for winter. This is the result of two plants that I bought in June. #justbuyone

That bucket is chock full of big, gorgeous plants. Sad to see them go!


Then I cleaned the watercress off the waterfall. Here's the kind of matting these can create - is it any wonder they can completely redirect the water in a stream or waterfall?

That's the result of just under a month's worth of growth.

Nature is pretty fantastic!

 

[TheFishGuy]

I just pulled the water hyacinth out of the pond in preparation for winter. This is the result of two plants that I bought in June. #justbuyone

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That bucket is chock full of big, gorgeous plants. Sad to see them go!


Then I cleaned the watercress off the waterfall. Here's the kind of matting these can create - is it any wonder they can completely redirect the water in a stream or waterfall?
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That's the result of just under a month's worth of growth.

Nature is pretty fantastic!

Wow! that is sure a lot of hyacynth!

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Aww, good bye Water Hyacinth. It's a wistful time of year when they have to be pulled. I'm holding out because I think we've got a couple more weeks before we actually frost/freeze. And those roots on the watercress are impressive indeed! They remind me of the forget me not, which can also cause a clog up in the stream that diverts water out.

 

[Kurtkoinut]

Not knowing a lot about ponds in the beginning, I bought 6 hyacynth in middle of may. Last week I took out a whole wheel barrel of them. I love those plants. They do have nice flowers too.

 

[addy1]

The water lettuce and hyacinth do not like my pond. I bought some, at the end of the season I had maybe 4 plants of hyacinth, one water lettuce. I think the bog keeps the pond water to empty of nutrients. So never bought again.

 

[TheFishGuy]

The water lettuce and hyacinth do not like my pond. I bought some, at the end of the season I had maybe 4 plants of hyacinth, one water lettuce. I think the bog keeps the pond water to empty of nutrients. So never bought again.

Very interesting! The only reason I have had water hyacynth/lettuce die is because of too much shade, but then again, I have never had a bog.

 

[addy1]

My bog is huge and packed with plants. That may be the reason. I never tried again, it was not worth it, pond water is perfect all of the time.

 

[TheFishGuy]

My bog is huge and packed with plants. That may be the reason. I never tried again, it was not worth it, pond water is perfect all of the time.

no need to brag now......

" pond water is perfect all the time "

hmph



but now, maybe my pond water will be *close* to ish kinda perfect, the bog isnt gonna be near big enough, so I might have to add a second one anyway.

 

[addy1]

lol not bragging just stating the truth......................and a bit of bragging

 

[GBBUDD]

Wow! that is sure a lot of hyacynth!

I believe the water treatment in my area with the phosphates they add to the water i put in 6 to 12 hyacin in years past and used three 55 gallon drums to haul away just one thinning. i think i did it three times in the second year.
And the other plant being the water cress thats stuff explodes but it fortunately very easy to remove and keep under control if you keep up with it

 

[Ax01]

wow! that was just 2 plants?

i'm just finishing up my pond and was gonna pickup like 6 water hayacinth and 6 water lettuce and now i'm think that may not be necessary. it would be too much for my kidney shaped 10x15. is that true even for the season and my 8A zone?

 

[addy1]

I believe the water treatment in my area with the phosphates they add to the water

We are on a well, acidic, soft water, no readings on phosphates

 

[Lisak1]

Mine don't always do this well in the big pond. They love my patio pond and pondless waterfall, but this year they really REALLY liked the pond as well. No clue what made the difference.

I should have added this picture, too. I have an elephant ear growing in my patio pond in one of those fabric planter bag things. I was cleaning out some leaves and pulled up this mass of roots and thought "what in the heck?"

The roots have grown through the bag and an entirely new plant has started to form underwater - with leaves and everything!

I can see how some of these aquatic plants can be a nuisance in a climate where they never die back from cold.

 

[GBBUDD]

Heat heat and more heat even your area this year had more weather like Florida's

 

[cas]

I remember the years when my water hyacinths use to multiply like that. Now I'm lucky if they multiply at all.