Water Hyacinth/Lettuce .. In the BioFalls??
So ...
Better to put Water Hyacinth or Water Lettuce in the BioFalls or in the pond itself? Since it's so late in the season I had a bear of a time finding even Water Lettuce, but found five plants that look healthy. I've put them into the BioFalls for the time being (keeps them out of the skimmer), but would things work better in the pond? Naturally, I'd have to go buy or build that hulahoop to keep 'em in.. Ideas? -- ~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~= john burton Bach 50B3 Bass Trombone, Charleston NeoPhonic Orchestra South Charleston, West Virginia |
Water Hyacinth/Lettuce .. In the BioFalls??
On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 07:56:45 -0400, "John Burton"
wrote: So ... Better to put Water Hyacinth or Water Lettuce in the BioFalls or in the pond itself? Since it's so late in the season I had a bear of a time finding even Water Lettuce, but found five plants that look healthy. I've put them into the BioFalls for the time being (keeps them out of the skimmer), but would things work better in the pond? Naturally, I'd have to go buy or build that hulahoop to keep 'em in.. I have hyacinth in a small basin in the middle of my stream from the waterfall and also in the pond. I use fishing line to keep them where I want them. Just make a loop that is held in place by the rock necklace. The long roots of the hyacinth keep them nicely in place. The fishline disappears from view under the water and is barely visible above. The fishline does make the fish nervous though ;-) John |
Water Hyacinth/Lettuce .. In the BioFalls??
I have WH in my pre-filter where it grows to a giant size vertically. In
the pond it doesn't do as well, lighter green and the koi pick on the roots. ~ jan On Tue, 2 Sep 2003 07:56:45 -0400, "John Burton" wrote: So ... Better to put Water Hyacinth or Water Lettuce in the BioFalls or in the pond itself? Since it's so late in the season I had a bear of a time finding even Water Lettuce, but found five plants that look healthy. I've put them into the BioFalls for the time being (keeps them out of the skimmer), but would things work better in the pond? Naturally, I'd have to go buy or build that hulahoop to keep 'em in.. Ideas? See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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