Snooze wrote:
"Elaine T" wrote in message
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Can anyone take a guess about lilies or suggest other large floating
plants that are tolerant of this sort of current to shade the pond? And
legal in California - I can't find water hyacinth and only got water
lettuce through a friend. Or do I have too much current?

Thanks so much...again!


Some suggestions that others have made in the past, make a barricade by
tying nylon fish line across the pond to prevent the floaters from leaving
their area. In larger ponds, people have used hula hoops
You can get WH in California. They aren't in the nurseries yet, too early
wait a few weeks.

Summer Winds has them, for a about $2/plant
http://www.summerwindsca.com/

If you're in San Jose, Payless Nursery over on silvercreek & king carries
them as well, but a little pricy compared to summer winds.

Good luck


I'm in San Diego, well south of San Jose. I forget how much warmer my
tubs are than in-ground ponds. I've got 68-70 degrees now. I'll keep
an eye on Summer Winds for they they start shipping WH, because that's
definately a plant I want.

I've made a small barricade around the spillways with leftover black
1/2" tubing that's keeping things from being a complete disaster, but
the fishing line sounds both less intrusive and more effective. That
plus turning down the water flow should help a lot. Thanks!

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