Water Hyacinth
 

Hello all,

my Water Hyacinth is turning brown on the edges. Why is this happening ?
Also, when can I expect the flowers to bloom ?

Many Thanks !!!

Hello all,

my Water Hyacinth is turning brown on the edges. Why is this happening ?
Also, when can I expect the flowers to bloom ?

Many Thanks !!!

Any salt in the pond? What's the pH? ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Hello,

I am one ponder that has never done any water testing to my pond
so I wouldn't know.

~ janj JJsPond.us wrote:
Hello all,

my Water Hyacinth is turning brown on the edges. Why is this happening ?
Also, when can I expect the flowers to bloom ?

Many Thanks !!!


Any salt in the pond? What's the pH? ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

"CanadianCowboy" wrote in message
...
Hello all,

my Water Hyacinth is turning brown on the edges. Why is this happening ?
Also, when can I expect the flowers to bloom ?
===============================
Ultra high or low PH, salt and excessive root loss from fish nibbling off
roots can do that I was told. My WH thrive so it's hard to know why yours
are doing that. As for flowering. Again, that's hard to tell. When mine
were blooming my old neighbors WH were not... and visa versa.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
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~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

YES my goldfish nibble at every plant that is submerged. This could be
the problem. I feed them once a day , whatever they consume in 5
minutes. Is this enough ? Getting pretty hot here in Southern Ontario,
believe it or not !

Reel Mckoi wrote:
"CanadianCowboy" wrote in message
...

Hello all,

my Water Hyacinth is turning brown on the edges. Why is this happening ?
Also, when can I expect the flowers to bloom ?

===============================
Ultra high or low PH, salt and excessive root loss from fish nibbling off
roots can do that I was told. My WH thrive so it's hard to know why yours
are doing that. As for flowering. Again, that's hard to tell. When mine
were blooming my old neighbors WH were not... and visa versa.

"CanadianCowboy" wrote in message
...
YES my goldfish nibble at every plant that is submerged. This could be
the problem. I feed them once a day , whatever they consume in 5
minutes. Is this enough ? Getting pretty hot here in Southern Ontario,
believe it or not !
=============================
Goldfish and koi are browsers that nibble all day long. I don't think you
can stop that behavior. Feeding them more will probably not make a
difference. My GF don't bother the WH roots much. My koi will prune them
off in a day. I feed my fish twice a day now, all they can eat each time,
now that summer is here.
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/crtso
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

CanadianCowboy wrote:

I am one ponder that has never done any water testing to my pond
so I wouldn't know.

tsk, tsk, tsk ;o) Since you don't test the water, I doubt you put any
salt in, right? So that wouldn't be the problem as WH can handle natural
occurring salt in tap water. If it is the fish, you might want to put half
in a tub with a little 10-10-10 for a vacation, till they look better.
Rinse, put in pond and remove the other half or a tubful, which ever
applies, for their spa time. ;o) ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Thank You for the advice !!!

Reel Mckoi wrote:
"CanadianCowboy" wrote in message
...

YES my goldfish nibble at every plant that is submerged. This could be
the problem. I feed them once a day , whatever they consume in 5
minutes. Is this enough ? Getting pretty hot here in Southern Ontario,
believe it or not !

=============================
Goldfish and koi are browsers that nibble all day long. I don't think you
can stop that behavior. Feeding them more will probably not make a
difference. My GF don't bother the WH roots much. My koi will prune them
off in a day. I feed my fish twice a day now, all they can eat each time,
now that summer is here.

Thank You for the advice !!!

~ janj JJsPond.us wrote:
CanadianCowboy wrote:


I am one ponder that has never done any water testing to my pond
so I wouldn't know.


tsk, tsk, tsk ;o) Since you don't test the water, I doubt you put any
salt in, right? So that wouldn't be the problem as WH can handle natural
occurring salt in tap water. If it is the fish, you might want to put half
in a tub with a little 10-10-10 for a vacation, till they look better.
Rinse, put in pond and remove the other half or a tubful, which ever
applies, for their spa time. ;o) ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~