eeeeeeek......I didn't realise they were harmful to pets....our Golden who
has a heart of gold, but isn't the brightest bulb likes to chew
vegetation.....will make sure he doesn't go near those....thanks for the
heads up!

Lisa
"Janet & Hugh" wrote in message
...
Anne be careful with those water hyacinths and the dogs! Mine got pretty
ill
this summer after stealing one from the pond and eating a portion of it!!
$200 in vet bills later we learned a valuable lesson... they are poisonous
and make for one sick dog. (
Janet
Niagara Falls, ON


"Anne Lurie" wrote in message
. com...
Ron,

I'm in Raleigh, NC -- and that's probably as "comparable" as we'll be,
unless (until?) I ever expand my pond experience beyond the teeny water
garden with a few goldfish. (Water Hyacinths never lasted long enough
to
turn brown in the fall, thanks to my dogs -- the last ones made it 36
hours or so.)

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC




"Ron Lawrence" wrote in message
. ..
I spent a couple of hours this afternoon
pulling the brown Hyacinths out of the pond.
It's interesting that the water lettuce is still nice
and green. I moved most of the remaining lettuce
into the veggie filter for now, I know it'll die as soon
as we have a hard freeze.
Next I've got to trim all the tall flowering plants
back below water level. I wonder how long the
Black Taro will live...

I wonder if there are any other members of this
group in the Charlotte NC area?

Happy ponding...

Ron


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