Sweet potato vine in my skippy filter?

[mrick]

Hello All,

I have a skippy filter in my small pond. It is on a shelf. The water pumps in the bottom and then flows over the top. I had what I thought was the right pump, but the wife complained the water noise wasn't enough. So I put in a bigger pump giving more water noise and higher flow.

I wonder if I can root sweet potato vine in the top of my skippy. Any thoughts on this? If not, any other ideas?

 

[Lisak1]

Sure! You can put pretty much any pond plant in the filter - floating plants, marginals, etc. Just watch the roots - they can take over and be tough to dislodge!

 

[addy1]

I wonder if I can root sweet potato vine in the top of my skippy. Any thoughts on this? If not, any other ideas?

Give it try no harm if does not make it.

 

[mrick]

Thanks everyone. I was afraid of brisk flow would negate being able to grow anything.

 

[Linus_Cello]

Which type of sweet potato vine? Garden or ornamental? If the former they are yummy edibles.

 

[mrick]

I think it will be ornamental. Whatever will grow best.

 

[snoozer]

I put impatiens in the rocks on the side of my waterfall and they are growing great. Only had one wash out from the rocks into the pond. I would give the vine a try, it should look nice.

 

[j.w]

@mrick

 

[mrick]

I put impatiens in the rocks on the side of my waterfall and they are growing great. Only had one wash out from the rocks into the pond. I would give the vine a try, it should look nice.

Thanks for this. I assume you just gently removed the dirt and left the bare root.

 

[Bluerooster]

I have Water Hyacinth growing in my skippy. It's doing better than all the other WH.

 

[mrick]

I have Water Hyacinth growing in my skippy. It's doing better than all the other WH.

Nice. For me though it won't work. That plant isn't legal to possess in Texas.

 

[snoozer]

Thanks for this. I assume you just gently removed the dirt and left the bare root.

I took most dirt off. I will need to get pictures of when planted and current off of my phone and will post.