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Any dis/advantage to cutting the runners on the Water Hyacinths
I put a bunch of WH in the indoor pond when I brought the fish in from the
cold. I started out with about half a pond full of WH. A few weeks into the experiment I checked the nutrients and everything was reading zero (N02, N03, P04, etc.) The WH were doing OK,but not thriving. So I started dosing N03, P04 and Iron every week. Now I've got more WH than pond, I have to pull out a few WH each day to make a feeding hole. The WH are definitely multiplying, although the roots could look a little better, proably the mid 60s water temps. I've been dead heading the decaying leaves, trying to reduce the DOCs and giving me a bit more room. I've also been breaking off the established runners, allowing me to squeeze in a few more plants. So I was wondering what purpose the runners serve, other than reproduction? Although it will be a moot point very soon, as I will be forced to cull the herd. |
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