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Tossed 8 bushels of Hyacinth
Summer growth is in full swing. I tossed 8 bushels of 18" hyacinth
from the berm ponds today. All that converted fish waste is now working on becoming mulch. Veggie filters....Yeah!!!! Jim |
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Tossed 8 bushels of Hyacinth
My excess is "watercress" requiring pruning with a pole pruner, one clip at
a time. My watercress had taken a real hit during the winter, but it came back BIG time. It is all I can do to keep it from taking over the pond. Same in the lily pond, it has become a monster,completely covering the spray bar, which is what I'd hoped, but when it starts spreading over the surface it takes the space for the water lilies to spread out. ~ jan On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:14:56 EDT, Phyllis and Jim wrote: Summer growth is in full swing. I tossed 8 bushels of 18" hyacinth from the berm ponds today. All that converted fish waste is now working on becoming mulch. Veggie filters....Yeah!!!! Jim ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Tossed 8 bushels of Hyacinth
~ jan wrote:
My excess is "watercress" requiring pruning with a pole pruner, one clip at a time. My watercress had taken a real hit during the winter, but it came back BIG time. It is all I can do to keep it from taking over the pond. Same in the lily pond, it has become a monster,completely covering the spray bar, which is what I'd hoped, but when it starts spreading over the surface it takes the space for the water lilies to spread out. ~ jan Oh man-- I wish I had that problem. My watercress is struggling along & my wife & her girlfriend have fallen in love with cucumber & Watercress salad.g Jim |
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Hyacinth growing strong, but yellowed leaves
The hyacinth has slowed as we miove through August. Still growing
well and very tall. The new growth has much lighter leaves than the older. Like yellowish. I added some potassium to the pond recently, so it should not be that. Any ideas? Jim |
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Hyacinth growing strong, but yellowed leaves
Phyllis and Jim wrote:
The hyacinth has slowed as we miove through August. Still growing well and very tall. The new growth has much lighter leaves than the older. Like yellowish. I added some potassium to the pond recently, so it should not be that. Any ideas? What about your other plants? My Hyacinth have not been thriving this year, and my lilys seem to have more dying leaves than normal [though blooming is right up there with last year] I've been blaming the super hot weather- [for us]- and the pond is also getting some extra sun because the maple lost a couple big branches this summer. My water lettuce, hornwort & elephant ear seem fine, so I think the water is ok. The only chemicals I've ever used is some Algaecide on occasion to keep the string algae down to where the snails can eat it. [also] Jim [In NY where it has been a very hot- very dry summer] |
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Hyacinth growing strong, but yellowed leaves
Hey Jim (Southern greeting, equivalent to Hi Jim)
Thanks for the feedback. I grew up in Syracuse where my dad was dean of the business school. Where are you? [In NY where it has been a very hot- very dry summer] Jim |
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Hyacinth growing strong, but yellowed leaves
On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:51:56 EDT, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
The only chemicals I've ever used is some Algaecide on occasion to keep the string algae down to where the snails can eat it. [also] Jim [In NY where it has been a very hot- very dry summer] There is your culprit. Algaecide. Some plants are very sensitive to it. pH and KH can also make them more or less so, why sometimes it bothers them and sometimes it doesn't... and why it bothers some without bothering others. I had WH in a floating basket and the koi finally pulled it all out, but it is doing great floating free now so I pulled the basket out weeks ago. Nice to have it in the pond again. It has never grown that well in the lily pond, but this year, where I have some that the roots are in contact with soil they are doing fairly well. Need all the baby/egg saving plants in there as wakins are sure caviar eaters. Only 3 babies of size brave enough to join the adult group have shown up recently. I do have an amazing mat of watercress hiding some smaller ones. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Water celery also yellowing Iron problem?
Not only our WH, but also our water celery is yellowing in the new
growth. Iron? I doubt it is a nitrogen issue with koi and goldfish in the pond. Lilies seem to be doing fine. Any thoughts on what is going on or how to check. |
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Water celery also yellowing Iron problem?
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:58:20 EDT, Phyllis and Jim wrote:
Not only our WH, but also our water celery is yellowing in the new growth. Iron? I doubt it is a nitrogen issue with koi and goldfish in the pond. Lilies seem to be doing fine. Any thoughts on what is going on or how to check. I'd go for iron and get some iron sulphate, available from garden centres in the uk. You only need a tiny amount, something like 12grams per 600 gallons. The water is likely to go hazy for a day or two but will clear eventually. If you have a lot of plants they could be using up all of the nitrates so it's worth getting a test kit for that and checking. -- Regards - Rodney Pont The from address exists but is mostly dumped, please send any emails to the address below e-mail rpont (at) gmail (dot) com |
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Water celery also yellowing Iron problem?
I have iron. I will give it a try.
I have a test kit as well and will take a look at the nitrates. |
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Water celery also yellowing Iron problem?
On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:58:20 EDT, Phyllis and Jim
wrote: Not only our WH, but also our water celery is yellowing in the new growth. Iron? I doubt it is a nitrogen issue with koi and goldfish in the pond. Lilies seem to be doing fine. Any thoughts on what is going on or how to check. What is your pH? You can dump a truck load of nutrients in, but if your pH is high the plants can't take it up. Every plant has its best pH threshold. Though I suspect celery is pretty high, as I have the variegated variety growing fine in the cut holes of cement blocks around my lily pond. Granted the blocks are now 9 years old. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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Water celery also yellowing Iron problem?
What is your pH? I will take a look. I would be amazed if it changed suddenly at the end of the summer. That would need a reason! |
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Water celery also yellowing Iron problem?
Haven't done the ph yet, but after potash, the hyacinths are greening
more and the older ones are significantly darker than before. |
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