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Pickerel problems
I can't get pickerel weed to grow. I thought it was sturdy stuff. It
languished last year. I got a few stalks and a bloom but it wasn't growing fast or well. I think I had it too deep, submerged about 8". this year I moved it to about 5", and finally to where the water is at its roots. It's put out little shoots but the first batch rotted and the current shoots are about 4" tall and have stopped growing. It's in a pot of Schultz Aquatic Soil. The pot has holes in the bottom so I put some weed cloth in it to hold the soil in. It's fertilized with a water lily tablet. All my other plants are growing fine (gotta thin that darned anacharis). What am I doing wrong? -- Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com |
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Pickerel problems aquaria
"Altum" wrote in message et... I can't get pickerel weed to grow. I thought it was sturdy stuff. It languished last year. I got a few stalks and a bloom but it wasn't growing fast or well. I think I had it too deep, submerged about 8". this year I moved it to about 5", and finally to where the water is at its roots. It's put out little shoots but the first batch rotted and the current shoots are about 4" tall and have stopped growing. That is unusual. Mine can reach 3' tall with big blue flower spikes. I plant mine either in plain clay soil topped with gravel or plain gravel. It's smaller in gravel. Could it be the PH of your water? Ours is hard and alkaline. It likes all day sun and does better in moving water (grows taller). It's in a pot of Schultz Aquatic Soil. The pot has holes in the bottom so I put some weed cloth in it to hold the soil in. It's fertilized with a water lily tablet. All my other plants are growing fine (gotta thin that darned anacharis). What am I doing wrong? I don't fertilize mine but do add 1 Tbsp of Potash per 1000g to the pond water once a month. -- Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com -- Koi-Lo.... Frugal ponding since 1995. Aquariums since 1952. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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My 'guess' would be the depth. Most bog plants just prefer "their toes
wet"= only the roots and not the plant. I would leave it there and see what happens. You're right about hardy. I had removed one and put on top of a big pile of leaves and branches at the end of one season. 6 months later I looked over there and it was coming back. Good luck. Bill "Altum" wrote in message et... I can't get pickerel weed to grow. I thought it was sturdy stuff. It languished last year. I got a few stalks and a bloom but it wasn't growing fast or well. I think I had it too deep, submerged about 8". this year I moved it to about 5", and finally to where the water is at its roots. It's put out little shoots but the first batch rotted and the current shoots are about 4" tall and have stopped growing. It's in a pot of Schultz Aquatic Soil. The pot has holes in the bottom so I put some weed cloth in it to hold the soil in. It's fertilized with a water lily tablet. All my other plants are growing fine (gotta thin that darned anacharis). What am I doing wrong? -- Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com |
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I cant keep it alive either. usually dies over winter. argh. Ingrid
Altum wrote: I can't get pickerel weed to grow. I thought it was sturdy stuff. It languished last year. I got a few stalks and a bloom but it wasn't growing fast or well. I think I had it too deep, submerged about 8". this year I moved it to about 5", and finally to where the water is at its roots. It's put out little shoots but the first batch rotted and the current shoots are about 4" tall and have stopped growing. It's in a pot of Schultz Aquatic Soil. The pot has holes in the bottom so I put some weed cloth in it to hold the soil in. It's fertilized with a water lily tablet. All my other plants are growing fine (gotta thin that darned anacharis). What am I doing wrong? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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Koi-Lo wrote:
"Altum" wrote in message et... I can't get pickerel weed to grow. I thought it was sturdy stuff. It languished last year. I got a few stalks and a bloom but it wasn't growing fast or well. I think I had it too deep, submerged about 8". this year I moved it to about 5", and finally to where the water is at its roots. It's put out little shoots but the first batch rotted and the current shoots are about 4" tall and have stopped growing. That is unusual. Mine can reach 3' tall with big blue flower spikes. I plant mine either in plain clay soil topped with gravel or plain gravel. It's smaller in gravel. Could it be the PH of your water? Ours is hard and alkaline. It likes all day sun and does better in moving water (grows taller). Maybe it's the sun. It gets full sun until about 1 or 2 pm and then is in shade. My water is medium hard and fairly alkaline, pond pH hangs around 7.3 (I keep meaning to buy some oyster shells). It doesn't get very much water motion where it's planted. I suppose I could swap it with the Canna that always looks vaguely sunburned and is in more current. Sounds like Ingrid and I need to head over to Roy's place to dig up some nice, healthy pickerel. ;-) -- Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com |
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"Altum" wrote in message . com... Koi-Lo wrote: That is unusual. Mine can reach 3' tall with big blue flower spikes. I plant mine either in plain clay soil topped with gravel or plain gravel. It's smaller in gravel. Could it be the PH of your water? Ours is hard and alkaline. It likes all day sun and does better in moving water (grows taller). ======================= Maybe it's the sun. It gets full sun until about 1 or 2 pm and then is in shade. My water is medium hard and fairly alkaline, pond pH hangs around 7.3 (I keep meaning to buy some oyster shells). It doesn't get very much water motion where it's planted. I suppose I could swap it with the Canna that always looks vaguely sunburned and is in more current. Try swapping them and adding POTASSIUM or Potash to the water. I use 1 or 2 Tbs per 1000 gallons of pond water. Pickerel does best with all the sun it can get. Sounds like Ingrid and I need to head over to Roy's place to dig up some nice, healthy pickerel. ;-) Good luck! -- Koi-Lo.... Frugal ponding since 1995. Aquariums since 1952. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Troll Information: http://tinyurl.com/9zbh http://tinyurl.com/d8e4 http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk/killfile/ Reading Headers: http://tinyurl.com/amm9s ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Pickerel problems aquaria
Koi-Lo wrote:
"Altum" wrote in message . com... Koi-Lo wrote: That is unusual. Mine can reach 3' tall with big blue flower spikes. I plant mine either in plain clay soil topped with gravel or plain gravel. It's smaller in gravel. Could it be the PH of your water? Ours is hard and alkaline. It likes all day sun and does better in moving water (grows taller). ======================= Maybe it's the sun. It gets full sun until about 1 or 2 pm and then is in shade. My water is medium hard and fairly alkaline, pond pH hangs around 7.3 (I keep meaning to buy some oyster shells). It doesn't get very much water motion where it's planted. I suppose I could swap it with the Canna that always looks vaguely sunburned and is in more current. Try swapping them and adding POTASSIUM or Potash to the water. I use 1 or 2 Tbs per 1000 gallons of pond water. Pickerel does best with all the sun it can get. I fertilize with nitrate, phosphate, potash, traces, and iron. My pond doesn't have enough fish to come anywhere close to keeping up with the plants. -- Put the word aquaria in the subject to reply. Did you read the FAQ? http://faq.thekrib.com |
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Pickerel problems aquaria
"Altum" wrote in message . com... I fertilize with nitrate, phosphate, potash, traces, and iron. My pond doesn't have enough fish to come anywhere close to keeping up with the plants. ================= I seldom have that problem. :-)) -- Koi-Lo.... Frugal ponding since 1995. Aquariums since 1952. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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