wish MY parrot's feather would act the same; since putting up my winter tent, I now have a CHANCE it might comeback as evidenced from one sprig that did just that last winter. Still, very hard to understand why it's classified as invasive in MI when it never survived by my pond all those years. And it'll struggle in my basement setup but usually I get some to 'start again'.
I can give you a lot in the spring, 4 different kinds, once it starts to grow. Just holler....................
Just remember I will never remember lol
I can see the logic but faced with that loss and working with slimy, wet, mushy dead plants...well, I'd rather work in the fall with better conditions. Did toooooo many spring cleanups early in my career and when compared to doing fall cleanups, it's a no-brainer. I figure, there's more than enough bugs in the world already and the fish are getting fed (by me!) not to mention they have lots of algae to graze on...our ponds are not the only bug egg-laying sources around, ya know?
Oh, I was thinking more above water level, like bog plants and marginals.
I don't cut back the land plants I have growing the fields of wild flowers until spring. The bugs, birds etc eat the seeds all winter and use it for protection.
Thanks Addy!
like addy already noted; they turn to mush if you leave them over winter. I like to cut everything down before I begin closing down the pond.
