Pond reeds (bullrushes) falling over HELP!
 

Hi,

Can anyone help me? I have a medium size pond in my garden which used to have a steel grill over the top.

I had to remove this to fix the pump the other day and now I can't put it back without wrecking the reeds - plus it looks nicer without the grill!

The problem is little did I realise the grill actually helped the reeds stay up. If I cut the reeds down and put the grill back will the reeds grow back this summer? Is there another way to help them stand up?

They looked really nice before and they look terrible now they have all fallen over. Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks,

Brian

"britonk" wrote in message
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They looked really nice before and they look terrible now they have all
fallen over. Any help will be much appreciated!
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You may want to just trim them back a little. They were depending on the
grid to hold them up. Trimming them back shouldn't hurt them and they
should grow back and support themselves.
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Can anyone help me? I have a medium size pond in my garden which used
to have a steel grill over the top.

I had to remove this to fix the pump the other day and now I can't put
it back without wrecking the reeds - plus it looks nicer without the
grill!

The problem is little did I realise the grill actually helped the reeds
stay up. If I cut the reeds down and put the grill back will the reeds
grow back this summer? Is there another way to help them stand up?
Brian

Hi Brian,

Cut the reeds down, above the water line. Do not replace grill, as they got
dependent on it for support. They will grow up and manage without it.

What was the original reason for the grill? ~ jan


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Hi Jan - if that really works that will be great! The previous owners of the house put the drid there as they had a small child I don't think it servd any other purpose.

Hi Jan - if that really works that will be great!

If it doesn't I'll be surprised, but let me know.

The previous owners of the house put the drid there as they had a small child

Sounds about right. We're all for gridding, rather than ripping out or
filling, to protect a child. ;o) ~ jan

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