"robv60" wrote in message
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Yeah I had several water lillies in the pond, they were starting to do
real well, until the snapping turtle moved in. They arent doing
anything now. Got rid f the turtle so maybe theyll perk up again. I
have a good bit of hyacinth, alth9ough they really do not seem to be
reproducing much if at all.

## For some reason my water-hyacinth died over the winter (in the sunroom).
The water lettuce aren't doing well this spring. They should be the size
of saucers by now but they're no bigger than quarters. We also had snappers
before we netted the ponds. Now we have a baby southern red-eared slider
but he can stay. :-) He eats the fish pellets and doesn't damage the
plants.

Also a few water lettuce a couple of
bunches of anacaris(spl?) and some parrots feather.

## They'll help soak up excess nutrients. Once they get going good my ponds
usually start to clear.

Also some other
underwater plant i cannot remember the name of. Right after I first got
the hyacinth( i ordered 20 baby plants off of ebay) They had grown 7
new plants complete with root system in about a week, no more since.
Went to a local garden center and bought 9 large plants. They have yet
to send off any new shoots. I had added some potash 0-0-22 to the
pond, two days later I had a severe algae bloom. Hyacinth turned
greener, but they really arent doing much.

## Have your nights warmed up yet? Here in TN our plants don't really go
wild until the nights are in the 60s.
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