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Growing water hyacinth indoors
I have moved a water hyacinth indoors from my pond into a large glass
bowl. I like the way it looks and am wondering what kind of fertizilizer I should add to the water. I know I need ot makje sure it gets plenty of light. Can I throw standard Mircale Grow in the water and at what concentration? |
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Growing water hyacinth indoors
"Mike C" wrote in message oups.com... I have moved a water hyacinth indoors from my pond into a large glass bowl. I like the way it looks and am wondering what kind of fertizilizer I should add to the water. I know I need ot makje sure it gets plenty of light. Can I throw standard Mircale Grow in the water and at what concentration? ======================== They need full sun and make sure they don't have mites or aphids already infesting them. I use Miracle Grow or Peter's Fertilizer - about 1/4th tsp. to a gallon of their water. Most die before spring. They just sort of melt away. Water lettuce does much better indoors. -- KL.... Frugal ponding since 1995. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({* |
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Growing water hyacinth indoors
"Mike C" wrote in message oups.com... I have moved a water hyacinth indoors from my pond into a large glass bowl. I like the way it looks and am wondering what kind of fertizilizer I should add to the water. I know I need ot makje sure it gets plenty of light. Can I throw standard Mircale Grow in the water and at what concentration? I brought some in last year and put them in a large stock tank with a Metal Halide for light. Since I had fish, I couldn't use Miracle Grow. I added Nitrates (Stump Remover), Phosphates, Potassium and Iron. The tops did extremely well, I had all kinds of runners on top of runners. They eventually started losing their roots though, the melting effect that KL mentioned. I really can't explain this, it must be a missing nutrient, as the stalks were beautiful. Perhaps it was a carbonate problem, but the PH never dropped. I kept them in the aquarium the year before and almost none survived, but I had to throw out buckets of them this year. The good news, is that they are HUGE in the pond this year. Since I had them early in the season and they were fully grown they look like bean stalks. No flowers this year though. They also cured my String Algae, I have none, except for the waterfall. |
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Growing water hyacinth indoors
"Mike C" wrote in message
I have moved a water hyacinth indoors from my pond into a large glass bowl. I like the way it looks and am wondering what kind of fertizilizer I should add to the water. I know I need ot makje sure it gets plenty of light. Can I throw standard Mircale Grow in the water and at what concentration? What worked for me, and I read later worked for others, was to have them in something with soil at the bottom so they're floating with their roots in contact with the soil. My biggest problem was tiny aphids & mites coming in with them. So be sure and debug them, consider using a systemic-type pesticide if not in with fish. ~ jan www.jjspond.us ----------------- Also ponding troll free at: http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium |
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Growing water hyacinth indoors
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What worked for me, and I read later worked for others, was to have them in something with soil at the bottom so they're floating with their roots in contact with the soil. Will try it out next winter.. My biggest problem was tiny aphids & mites coming in with them. Good at removing plant lice in aquaria with hoods is Gerris lacustris, the Common Pond skater.. -- cu Marco |
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Growing water hyacinth indoors
Bill Stock wrote: "Mike C" wrote in message oups.com... I have moved a water hyacinth indoors from my pond into a large glass bowl. I like the way it looks and am wondering what kind of fertizilizer I should add to the water. I know I need ot makje sure it gets plenty of light. Can I throw standard Mircale Grow in the water and at what concentration? I brought some in last year and put them in a large stock tank with a Metal Halide for light. Since I had fish, I couldn't use Miracle Grow. I added Nitrates (Stump Remover), Phosphates, Potassium and Iron. The tops did extremely well, I had all kinds of runners on top of runners. They eventually started losing their roots though, the melting effect that KL mentioned. I really can't explain this, it must be a missing nutrient, as the stalks were beautiful. Perhaps it was a carbonate problem, but the PH never dropped. I kept them in the aquarium the year before and almost none survived, but I had to throw out buckets of them this year. The good news, is that they are HUGE in the pond this year. Since I had them early in the season and they were fully grown they look like bean stalks. No flowers this year though. They also cured my String Algae, I have none, except for the waterfall. This is a very timely thread for me. I was encouraging a friend to bring his water hyacinth in and keep them in a 14" deep plastic barrel (circumference about 62"). He had heard that they would turn to mush but I have volunteered to give it a try. Is that a large enough container? And what size Halide light would be needed? I suppose it would be important not to crowd the hyacinths? And in the end would it be worth it? Thank you, Esme |
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