i recently put in about 5 hyacinth in my pond and it seems that the koi..
LOVE to chew on them.. they grab on to the roots and drag it around.. its
pretty funny.. but i paid for these! ha... is there any thing i should do
about this? feed them more...its a fairly new pond so there probably isnt
much for them to eat naturally besides what i feed them....
thx

Hi all,
I've been a lurker on here for several years and I first want to say THANK
YOU for all the wonderful advice I have gotten. You saved me a lot of
aggrivation when I had problems. I do have a solution for the hyacinth
problem. I also had fish that just distroyed my plants and clogged the pump.
I can't remember where I read this idea but here is what I do. I took 2
pieces of foam pipe insulation ( foam tubes that slip over pipes, 3-4'
lengths) and hot glued the ends together. Then I took nylon window screen
(that you by in a roll ) and rolled it around the pipe insulation and
stitched it on with monofilliment or fishing line. Make sure to let the
screen loose so that it bows down on the inside of the ring. Then I just let
it float on the pond at it's leasure or you can take a piece of twine or
string and anchor it fast to the edge somewhere to keep it stationary. I use
this for my hyacinths and water celery and parrots feather.
Here are some pictures of my ponds and the rings.
http://community.webshots.com/user/cynthia9041
Cynthia
zone 5 Central Pennsylvania