On Mon, 18 May 2009 10:14:17 EDT, wrote:

I just use water celery and cyperus. it is the start of the veggie filter and I dont
have anything to spare. can you get water cress? Here is ebay for water celery.
dont get the variegated, it doesnt do as well as the plain.
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Ingrid

I think the variegated is a true marginal, as in, just keep its feet wet
please. It grows well in the blocks around my lily pond, only place I've
ever had it come back.
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Water cress can be had at most grocery stores, sometimes you have to ask
and they'll order you in a case for the price of one nice pond plant. Take
those black mesh baskets, put black foam piping insulation zip tied to the
edges so it will float. Toss in water cress. It will form an island in no
time and live thru winter (Zone 7 anyway) to start anew. This is what I do
as my luck with WH ran out several years ago. ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us