Is it difficult to propgate Water Hyacinths. I understand that they die off each year and need to be repaced. Is that true? As you can tell, I am a beginner and I am trying to make a good healthy pond.
Thanks

Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in will
overwinter in the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't get
too hot/cold. They can then be returned to the pond after the last
frost of the spring.

"ken" wrote in message
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Is it difficult to propgate Water Hyacinths. I understand that they die
off each year and need to be repaced. Is that true? As you can tell,
I am a beginner and I am trying to make a good healthy pond.
Thanks
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ken
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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

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how about in zone 8?

"Jerrispond" wrote in message
...
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

ALL of the WH in my VF came from my neighbors pond. He sunk some WH to the
bottom, which is around 3 feet. I am in Zone 6.

BV.

ALL of the WH in my VF came from my neighbors pond. He sunk some WH to the
bottom, which is around 3 feet. I am in Zone 6.

I have never heard of that being done.....maybe I will try it....problem is
goldfish pond is 18 inches...to put them 3 feet down I woud have to put them in
with the BIG koi who would probably eat them over the winter....might try it
however. Jerri

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how about in zone 8?

Yes, if the winter is not unusually cold. My nursery gets them from a
nursery in Savannah which is coastal zone 8. Any freezes there are usually
very light frosts Jerri

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"Jerrispond" wrote in message
...
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

"Jerry Donovan" wrote in message
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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.
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I have seen pictures of some of you kooks having kiddie pools in the house
with plants for the winter. Just today, I started considering it. You are
ALL a bad influence.

BV.

Amazing weed Water Hyacinth...invasive in waterways and we in Zone 7 or less
can't keep even one.

"Cookie" wrote:

Hello Cookie

C Amazing weed Water Hyacinth...invasive in waterways and we
C in Zone 7 or less can't keep even one.

In India and other hot countries it's used as a filtration system for
human sewage...

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

C Amazing weed Water hyacinth...invasive in waterways and we
in Zone 7 or less can't keep even one.
In India and other hot countries it's used as a filtration system for human
sewage...

That is why they are so good for our ponds....they really clean them up and
starve out the algea....The algea is caused by sunlight and fish poop....take
away the fertilizer and PRESTO clear clean ponds Jerri

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Hi Jerri:
One of our club members was successful at overwintering hyacinths. He used a
metal halide light, with rapid gro added to the water in a kiddy pool.
It was just an experiment, because as it turned out he figured that the 250
watt metal halide cost more to operate that 2 seasons worth of hyacinths!
Most hyacinths managed indoors survive in our area until about
February/early March, when they turn to mush.
I add them yearly to my compost pile, it's not cost effective to overwinter.
BTW, we are in zone 5.
Happy ponding,
Greg

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"Jerrispond" wrote in message
...
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


http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

Thank you everybody for your invaluable information. It appears that I will let my plants expire naturally at the end of the season. It will be cheaper to purchase new ones next year, than to try and propagate on my own.

My two cents to the thread: Take the Hyacinths out BEFORE they expire. They
tend to become a mess if they are let die naturally in the pond.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast


Thank you everybody for your invaluable information. It appears that I
will let my plants expire naturally at the end of the season. It will
be cheaper to purchase new ones next year, than to try and propagate on
my own.
--
ken