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Old 07-08-2003, 04:12 AM
Jerry Donovan
 
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Default Water Hyacinths

"Jerrispond" wrote in message
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Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in

willoverwinter in
the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't gettoo hot/cold. They

can
then be returned to the pond after the last
frost of the spring.

Glad to

see
you wrote the word theoretically....because in all my ponding years I have
never known anyone in zone 7 or colder to sucessfully winter any over.

Even
with grow lights and the whole bit Jerri


I live near Denver (zone 5A?) and the winter before last I was able to
keep Water Hyacinths in our porch/green house area. I kept them in
a very large plastic tub in the window. The temperature in the porch
varied between about 45F and 70F. I added fertilizer about every
two or three weeks. They grew very well and I had to throw some out
during the winter because they grew during the late winter and spring.

This past winter, that plastic tub was used for something else and I put
them in a smaller tub. I also put some anarchis (sp?) in there and they
overwhelmed the water hyacinths. I also didn't remember to fertilize
them as often. This time they did not survive.

So it isn't quite as easy as just putting them in a bucket of pond water.
It does take some effort. Hopefully I will repeat the first year results
this
next year.

Jerry


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