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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
I have one lonely water hyacinth plant sitting in a small vessel of
water in the house for over-wintering it. (One of the dogs happened to develop a taste for destroying all the rest and this one is the only survivor from last year.) Air temps around here are up into the mid- to upper-60's and nighttime temps only in the 40's. (Water temp unknown; thermometer's broken.) Temps should remain about the same for at least a week--maybe more. Is it too early to put out my solitary survivor in the pond? --Bryan (Who finally learned how to filter on nntp-posting-host headers on Usenet.) |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 06:44:35 GMT, BryanB wrote:
Air temps around here are up into the mid- to upper-60's and nighttime temps only in the 40's. (Water temp unknown; thermometer's broken.) Temps should remain about the same for at least a week--maybe more. Is it too early to put out my solitary survivor in the pond? --Bryan Do you really want to risk it? Maybe in a protected place and bring in if the temps drop below 40*F. (Who finally learned how to filter on nntp-posting-host headers on Usenet.) ) ~ jan -------------- See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
"BryanB" wrote in message k.net... I have one lonely water hyacinth plant sitting in a small vessel of water in the house for over-wintering it. (One of the dogs happened to develop a taste for destroying all the rest and this one is the only survivor from last year.) Air temps around here are up into the mid- to upper-60's and nighttime temps only in the 40's. (Water temp unknown; thermometer's broken.) Temps should remain about the same for at least a week--maybe more. Is it too early to put out my solitary survivor in the pond? ============================ Going from a warm house to temps in the 40s at night may prove fatal to you WH. A frost will surely finish it off. If it were my plant I would wait until the nights are at least in the 50s and all danger of frost is past. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
I've tried with no success to overwinter my hyacinths in the house. Either
they die off or the fish in my indoor pond eat them. How did you set them up for overwintering? Did you have them in direct sunlight or artificial light? Too late for this year, but I'd like to save them next season. Thanks, Tom in Howell, NJ "Koi-Lo" wrote in message ... "BryanB" wrote in message k.net... I have one lonely water hyacinth plant sitting in a small vessel of water in the house for over-wintering it. (One of the dogs happened to develop a taste for destroying all the rest and this one is the only survivor from last year.) Air temps around here are up into the mid- to upper-60's and nighttime temps only in the 40's. (Water temp unknown; thermometer's broken.) Temps should remain about the same for at least a week--maybe more. Is it too early to put out my solitary survivor in the pond? ============================ Going from a warm house to temps in the 40s at night may prove fatal to you WH. A frost will surely finish it off. If it were my plant I would wait until the nights are at least in the 50s and all danger of frost is past. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
"Tom Puskar" wrote in message ... I've tried with no success to overwinter my hyacinths in the house. Either they die off or the fish in my indoor pond eat them. I've had little luck keeping them over, and I have a sun room. I only remember two winters when a couple of them survived. I just tossed the rotten bits of this years failed attempt into the trash. The water lettuce are doing fine wintering over in the fish tanks. How did you set them up for overwintering? I had them in an old fishtank right in a sunny south window with an air bubbler to keep the water from becoming stagnant. They were fertilized maybe every week with Miracle-Gro. Spider mites were a constant problem. They're really not worth the effort to keep over. I'd rather start with one or two new ones from the store in the spring. I'm not going to even try anymore. Did you have them in direct sunlight or artificial light? They were in direct sunlight all afternoon and the room is humid due to all the houseplants and fishtanks. They just don't so well in doors like the water luttuce does. Too late for this year, but I'd like to save them next season. Thanks, Tom in Howell, NJ In my opinion (others may disagree) - it's really not worth the effort unless you have a small heated greenhouse. My friend Sharon used to keep them over in a large tub in a small heated greenhouse with a fan going 24/7. She passed away so I can't ask her what temp' she kept the GH at. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
One year I was successful, but as Carol mentioned, in the end it is not
only a waste, but messy, imo. I was told, on here, that their roots should be in contact with mud, then 2-3 inches of water. Bugs are the biggest problem, and still, without a lot of natural sun, they don't always make it. ~ jan Zone 7a WA -------------- See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
As far as my over-wintered WH, it's jus' in a glass "vase" with a solar
powered water pump to circulate the water around. In a south facing window and I change the water when I feel like it and when I think of it and when it looks like it may need it. So far, so good; though, the leaves are a bit pale. I blame the paleness on lack of proper sunlight for photosynthesis which is why I wanted to stick it outside.... Guess I'll wait a while before doing it for real... --Bryan ~ janj wrote: One year I was successful, but as Carol mentioned, in the end it is not only a waste, but messy, imo. I was told, on here, that their roots should be in contact with mud, then 2-3 inches of water. Bugs are the biggest problem, and still, without a lot of natural sun, they don't always make it. ~ jan Zone 7a WA -------------- See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:55:15 GMT, BryanB wrote:
As far as my over-wintered WH, it's jus' in a glass "vase" with a solar powered water pump to circulate the water around. In a south facing window and I change the water when I feel like it and when I think of it and when it looks like it may need it. So far, so good; though, the leaves are a bit pale. I blame the paleness on lack of proper sunlight for photosynthesis which is why I wanted to stick it outside.... Guess I'll wait a while before doing it for real... --Bryan You might put a betta in the glass vase to give the WH a little fertilizer (if you don't have fish in there already). That could be why it is pale. ~ jan -------------- See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
Ya know, I had already thought about a fish. Specifically a betta. But
I really like guppies, too... (On that note, can guppies be put into a pond? Provided they don't get eaten by the larger goldfish....) --Bryan ~ janj wrote: On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:55:15 GMT, BryanB wrote: As far as my over-wintered WH, it's jus' in a glass "vase" with a solar powered water pump to circulate the water around. In a south facing window and I change the water when I feel like it and when I think of it and when it looks like it may need it. So far, so good; though, the leaves are a bit pale. I blame the paleness on lack of proper sunlight for photosynthesis which is why I wanted to stick it outside.... Guess I'll wait a while before doing it for real... --Bryan You might put a betta in the glass vase to give the WH a little fertilizer (if you don't have fish in there already). That could be why it is pale. ~ jan -------------- See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
Ya know, I had already thought about a fish. Specifically a betta. But
I really like guppies, too... (On that note, can guppies be put into a pond? Provided they don't get eaten by the larger goldfish....) --Bryan If the temperature is right. We had a local ponder that use to put only guppies, mollies & platies in their pond. They liked the look of all the small fish schooling I assume. ~ jan ~ jan/WA Zone 7a |
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Too Early to put Water Hyacyinth (sp?) Out?
~ janj wrote:
Ya know, I had already thought about a fish. Specifically a betta. But I really like guppies, too... (On that note, can guppies be put into a pond? Provided they don't get eaten by the larger goldfish....) --Bryan If the temperature is right. We had a local ponder that use to put only guppies, mollies & platies in their pond. They liked the look of all the small fish schooling I assume. ~ jan I had guppies and mosquito fish in my pond (SoCal). Plenty of bua bok (pennywort) for them to hide in. When we got a cold spell (no frost), they all went belly up. Koi and goldfish don't care . . . just don't feed 'em. My mentor says, "A hungry fish is a healthy fish!" -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled War on Terror Veterans and their families: http://saluteheroes.org/ & http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! |
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