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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
Although we have been enjoying some reasonable weather in the UK we are
having some windy stuff as well....the problem is that this is catching my larger plants/reeds that are in planters causing the whole thing to end up falling over and off their shelves and into the deeper regions of the pond.... I bought some planting bags the other day that I was intending to use to plant on the marginal shelves that I didn't get quite the right shape to support a rigid planter....now I'm wondering if they could have an application to stop the tumbling.... So my question is how does everyone else deal with the issue of marginals in planters getting caught in the wind and taking a dive? and if there are any suggestions over and above my current pick them up and place them on their shelves again? TIA Gill |
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
Low, Flat, Heavy with rocks.
But the truth of it is that we don't have any potted marginals. Ther aye all rooted in soil or in the pond. Good luck. Jim |
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
rocks - very heavy rocks - in one case i bridge between the edge of the pond
and the planter - this means using a planter larger than you want for the plant. u can also put bricks or rocks in the bottom of the planter... donna "Gill Passman" wrote in message .. . Although we have been enjoying some reasonable weather in the UK we are having some windy stuff as well....the problem is that this is catching my larger plants/reeds that are in planters causing the whole thing to end up falling over and off their shelves and into the deeper regions of the pond.... I bought some planting bags the other day that I was intending to use to plant on the marginal shelves that I didn't get quite the right shape to support a rigid planter....now I'm wondering if they could have an application to stop the tumbling.... So my question is how does everyone else deal with the issue of marginals in planters getting caught in the wind and taking a dive? and if there are any suggestions over and above my current pick them up and place them on their shelves again? TIA Gill |
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
Sailing plants ended up on the compost heap.
Iris island is in a large round planter, with some heavy duty rocks in it and sits on a wide builder's brick column that provides fishy condos. So grown over you can no longer see any bits of the containers and everything is nice and mossy green below. I think jan bungie corded one of her plants to something once... k :-) |
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:27:59 EDT, kathy wrote:
I think jan bungie corded one of her plants to something once... k :-) That's me, the bungee queen. And I'm not talking jumping off a bridge. Currently wind isn't a problem, but when my plants get big enough and I know a very big wind is going to hit I lay some of them over against the side of the pond. Same direction the wind would blow them, but sometimes not exactly where I'd like them to land. On the other side of the pond, where they might head to the inside and deeper water, I've started using plants like taros that are less likely to catch the wind in that area. I do have one plant there that is attached to the side by 2 bungee cords. Then I have a really big hibiscus that is not only attached by bungee's but come fall when it can be 8' high I will put in a large green stake next to the pond and attach something off it to the main stem. Oh.... and I use mostly those black mesh baskets so I have a good wide bottom, and rocks. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
"Gill Passman" wrote in message
.. . Although we have been enjoying some reasonable weather in the UK we are having some windy stuff as well....the problem is that this is catching my larger plants/reeds that are in planters causing the whole thing to end up falling over and off their shelves and into the deeper regions of the pond.... I bought some planting bags the other day that I was intending to use to plant on the marginal shelves that I didn't get quite the right shape to support a rigid planter....now I'm wondering if they could have an application to stop the tumbling.... So my question is how does everyone else deal with the issue of marginals in planters getting caught in the wind and taking a dive? and if there are any suggestions over and above my current pick them up and place them on their shelves again? TIA Gill Hi Gill I use bricks around three sides, which usually keeps them OK but does rob you of some space. I was thinking of twine through the holes in the black plastic pots to the surround, but I can't remember if your pond is raised or not ? Peter |
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Yup, it can be surprising how tall and broad aquatic plants can grow, many a pot of iris might be last seen merrily sailing like a yacht across a pond to go join Davey Jones locker
Repotting to a wide heavy pot is an option, a three gallon size pot should keep quite burly plants from moving around or setting sail An effective option is companion pots in groups, where tall growing plants have pots of low growing scrambling plants which can be allowed to wander into the other pots, so the group of pots merge and tether each other... It takes a lot more force to blow a group of tethered pots about when groupings of several tethered pots are holding down one tall plant. Over time, as the roots continue to mass and merge below the water the gravity of the mass is further increased Regards, andy http://www.members.aol.com/abdavisnc/swglist.html http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/adavisus/
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
OK....the one that is the biggest problem at the moment is in a
"companion planter"....I've moved most of the plants into planters that take groups of three.....I've put rocks on the top of the soil....I now have rocks on the bottom of the pond.... I guess the answer is to move the one, still misbehaving planter to a more sheltered part of the pond and look at the sack planters and filling them with rocks and soil before attempting replanting that specific area..... Thanks to everyone for your responses Gill |
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
Pictures?
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How to stop marginals nose diving into the deeper water
Phyllis and Jim wrote:
Pictures? When it's all a bit tidier.... Spent most of yesterday working on the planting....I opted for the cloth bags and then weighed them down with stones....by the time I'd finished it was already very blustery which ordinarily would have sent most of the pots nose diving into the middle of the pond.....I inspected the damage this morning and was suprised that everything had stayed put.....so very happy :-) Thanks everyone for their input Gill |
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