Ditto. Only I use BIG rocks, to hold them down in the wind, and if they do
get up turned it's easier to pick up one BIG rock then 50 small ones. ;o)
~ jan

On Sun, 07 Sep 2003 23:47:45 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

For everything but the water lilies and lotus, I bare root everything and
pot them in gravel. They are able to get the nutrients from the water and
though the koi take some of the rocks, they aren't rooting in soil and
clouding the water for me.


See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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