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Brown water - Dry land to Aquatic planting.
On Wed, 7 May 2003 08:58:53 -0400, "BenignVanilla"
m wrote: Hostas? In your filter...please tell me more... BV. Now Hostas I've seen done. Below is a write up I did for our pond tour booklet a couple of years ago for cannas and callas, my info source was Rod Farlee. I bet any plant that can handle continuous moist soil: Cannas in the pond. By Jan Jordan Do you love to have something in bloom in the pond? Water lilies usually take a center stage as they have been bred for their spectacular beauty. Many of the marginal plants have not. They are mostly kept for the variations in their foliage rather than their blooming ability. On the other hand, their terrestrial cousins have been bred over the years for both spectacular blooms and foliage. Would you like to find this in a water plant? Well, you can, and if you do it yourself, for as little as $1.25. Enter your terrestrial cannas and calla lilies. Start watching for the bulbs and rhizomes to come into stores around March. Pick a color you like and plant it in regular garden soil, using a pot or basket that you can eventually put in your pond. Follow the directions for planting on the package and place next to a sunny window. Water as needed to just keep the soil damp. When the plant gets one to two leaves, it's time to slowly introduce it to more water. Start by placing the pot in an inch of water. Then raise the water level another 1/2-1 inch each week. During this time, if weather permits, you should also have the plant outside in a protected area to harden it off. When you have the water level up to the surface of the soil, you need to slowly start conditioning the plant to being in the sun, while maintaining the water level. Once the plant is conditioned to the same amount of direct sun as your pond, you can put it in the pond with about 2-3 inches over its crown. Expect blooms long before the terrestrial cannas you planted in the ground to occur. During the conditioning time if the plant tends to wilt or not mature, you may be increasing the water level too fast. Lower the level until you see the plant recover, then wait another week before continuing to raise the water level. You can buy terrestrial cannas and callas lilies that are already conditioned to water from some of the local nurseries. Expect to pay between $10-$20 depending on type. There are two ways to save the plant for next year. One way is to bring the plant inside and keep it in a shallow saucer of water and treat it like a house plant. The other is to go through the process of drying the bulb or rhizome and storing in peat moss. ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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