Plants for active pond water?

[Priscilla]

Sissy, there is some company (can't remember the name right now, but I can find it if you want), you send them your idea and a rough proto type - sissy's sock. If they like it they start manufacturing it for you, selling it and you get a cut of the sales, for nothing other an your idea. You don't have to find capital or advertise it, manufacture it, nothing.

This looks like a good candidate.

I saw it on 20/20 or Dateline something like that - I have no personal interest in this.

 

[Priscilla]

Impatience like water that much?

 

[j.w]

I think I saw someone here who had Inpatients in their pond water but they would need shade of course.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

Impatiens love water and do well in shade. I'm not sure about full sun.

Do the grass plants in the screen sock survive the winter if left hanging in the water?

@texmaster hornwort does well in moving water. I leave mine floating loose in the water (underwater)

 

[j.w]

I would think you would have to have the roots down low enough so they could not freeze but T and Sissy won't have that problem and neither would I so ? I guess you will have to let us know how it turns out if you try it

 

[tbendl]

That would probably be a Sissy question but I'm sure it would depend on where you are. I would guess they will in my pond but I'm zone 8b. I'll let you know next spring..

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I would think you would have to have the roots down low enough so they could not freeze but T and Sissy won't have that problem and neither would I so ? I guess you will have to let us know how it turns out if you try it

This is the first year I have live plants in the pond that will stay for the winter (last year I only had underwater floating plants and hardy lilies overwinter) I'm not exactly sure what I have to do with them to prepare for winter (if anything at all) I would so love to have them survive so I don't have to purchase them again next spring. The plants on the shelf in my pond I bought in the spring and they did great in my pond. Even the watercress went nuts. Not sure if I should leave it where it is or not? If I leave it I suppose it will die back for the winter but I wonder if it will come back in the spring?

 

[j.w]

You are in a much colder zone then I am so if I were you and wanted to save some I would try leaving some in and also bring some inside if I didn't want to lose them. You could use an aquarium for some smaller ones and maybe a tub for the bigger ones. They will need some light from a window or a bulb to stay alive. You could even lower them down deeper in the pond below the freeze line. I've heard of peeps doing that.

 

[tbendl]

If you know what you have, I'd list them since different plants winter differently but if you have a list of what's planted, I'm sure probably Addy or someone who is familiar with wintering plants can help.

 

[j.w]

I know addy's parrots feather and lots of others come back and she is in a colder zone so yep ask addy.

 

[Lisak1]

This is the first year I have live plants in the pond that will stay for the winter (last year I only had underwater floating plants and hardy lilies overwinter) I'm not exactly sure what I have to do with them to prepare for winter (if anything at all) I would so love to have them survive so I don't have to purchase them again next spring. The plants on the shelf in my pond I bought in the spring and they did great in my pond. Even the watercress went nuts. Not sure if I should leave it where it is or not? If I leave it I suppose it will die back for the winter but I wonder if it will come back in the spring?

Are your plants potted? Or planted directly in the pond?

I plant impatiens in my waterfalls in full sun and they do great. They just require lots of water if it gets too hot, which is why they prefer shade. But when they are IN the water they don't mind the sun at all.

 

[Priscilla]

So I rushed down to the local nursery to pick up some Impatiens - guess what? They said they wouldn't work in water - absolutely NOT she said ...... I said well my pond friends say it works. She said well they don't live here. What works there won't work here.

I'm just going to buy some and try it. I have a section that is shady.

 

[tbendl]

Lisak1 really?? This makes me happy if it's true. I have a sunny side of the pond I would love to do some impatiens but I thought they needed shade as well. Woo hoo. And Priscilla I have some impatiens in my bog too so have at it!

 

[bettasngoldfish]

thanks for the replies, I will start a thread and list the plants (maybe even take a photo)

I am off work tomorrow afternoon and planning to do some work on the pond. I want to do a water change and I'm planning to pull all the water hyacinth and water lettuce.

On a side note, The water hyacinth never bloomed in my pond this year and I only just recently got one bloom in my stock tank.

 

[tbendl]

Mine didn't either. I'm going to try the miracle grow next year if they don't. Have fun tomorrow ponding!