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WilsonKKW 03-08-2004 02:23 PM

How to winter over plants?
 
I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can bring them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy

chagoi 03-08-2004 02:49 PM

How to winter over plants?
 
WilsonKKW wrote:

I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can bring them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy

WH will go from a vibrant healthy green, to a ugly mushy brown very
quickly when brought inside. That is unless you put them in a room with
a least a 1000W Metal Halide lamp over them, but then the cost of
running that light 8 - 10 hours a day for 3 - 4 months (at .11 cents a
KWH) will dwarf the cost of buying new plants the next spring.
..11/KWH X 8 hrs X 90-120 days = $80.00 - $120.00

Not to mention the cost of the fixture and bulb @$200.00.

$280.00 - $320.00 ? for a few "invasive weeds" My wallet says OUCH!!!

6 new WH (even at my LFS price of $3.50 ea. = $21.00
--
/\/\ike
Chagoi
http://ourkoipond.com

Happy'Cam'per 03-08-2004 03:24 PM

How to winter over plants?
 
"WilsonKKW" wrote in message
...
I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they

winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can bring

them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy


Hi Kathy
I would think it fine for them to survive in a bucket of water, no worries.
Would it not just be cheaper and easier to let them pass away and buy/swop
new plants in the springtime?
If you wanted to you could also add a small desk lamp over the bucket, this
will keep them 'barely' alive until spring. Possibly doing small water
changes weekly with old water from the pond, just to keep the nutrients up.
Good luck.
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**



chagoi 03-08-2004 03:53 PM

How to winter over plants? addendum
 
I have tried to overwinter my plants in the basement under 240 Watts of
growlights in with my GF:
WH: died in a month
Cannas: lasted all winter then just browned and died a few weeks before
putting them outside.
Iris: no problem

Nothing beats Mother Natures good old fashion sunlight for maintaining
good plant growth.

This winter I expect a problem housing my Black Taro plant. it's already
4-5' high. and growing fast.

--
/\/\ike
Chagoi
http://ourkoipond.com


chagoi wrote:

WilsonKKW wrote:

I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they
winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can
bring them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy


WH will go from a vibrant healthy green, to a ugly mushy brown very
quickly when brought inside. That is unless you put them in a room with
a least a 1000W Metal Halide lamp over them, but then the cost of
running that light 8 - 10 hours a day for 3 - 4 months (at .11 cents a
KWH) will dwarf the cost of buying new plants the next spring.
.11/KWH X 8 hrs X 90-120 days = $80.00 - $120.00

Not to mention the cost of the fixture and bulb @$200.00.

$280.00 - $320.00 ? for a few "invasive weeds" My wallet says OUCH!!!

6 new WH (even at my LFS price of $3.50 ea. = $21.00


Bill Stock 03-08-2004 05:18 PM

How to winter over plants?
 

"chagoi" wrote in message
...
WilsonKKW wrote:

I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they

winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can bring

them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy

WH will go from a vibrant healthy green, to a ugly mushy brown very
quickly when brought inside. That is unless you put them in a room with
a least a 1000W Metal Halide lamp over them, but then the cost of
running that light 8 - 10 hours a day for 3 - 4 months (at .11 cents a
KWH) will dwarf the cost of buying new plants the next spring.
.11/KWH X 8 hrs X 90-120 days = $80.00 - $120.00

Not to mention the cost of the fixture and bulb @$200.00.

$280.00 - $320.00 ? for a few "invasive weeds" My wallet says OUCH!!!

6 new WH (even at my LFS price of $3.50 ea. = $21.00
--
/\/\ike
Chagoi
http://ourkoipond.com


My WH lasted the winter, but were looking a little brown by the end. I had
140 watts of CFL lighting. Problem was the GF ate all the roots. I think if
I'd add some Potassium they would have had a better chance of outgrowing the
GF. Two of the original plants are back in the pond with roots fully
recovered now. But they have not spread like last year, it's been too cold
and cloudy.




~ Windsong ~ 04-08-2004 03:53 AM

How to winter over plants?
 

"WilsonKKW" wrote in message
...
I have Hyancth(sp?)parrot feather, water lily.,lily pads.How do they

winter
over? I was told the hyancth will die off,I was wondering if I can bring

them
indoors and let them live in a bucket of water?
Kathy

==================
I successfully keep over water lettuce in a 10 gallon tank with a 40w bulb
on 8 to 10 hours a day. They need a weak fertilizer several times a month
to stay healthy. The WH have lived over in a very bright sunny window and
also need fertilizer a few times a month. Change their water weekly to keep
it from stagnating.
--
Carol....
"They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
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