water lettuce taking over....... want some? possibly trade?
with one plant a month ago, my pond is almost half covered with water
lettuce, so I have to start tossing it out. anyone want to trade plants? or if you really want some, I can ship for shipping costs. (some of you may remember me a few years back that I sent off lilies to several of you for postage)/ I am looking for mosaic plant, horse tail, clover, etc. I guess just about anything EXCEPT celery,floating heart & arrowhead. my water hyacinth isn't spreading though... hmmm. or can you suggest a GOOD trade board? I checked out a couple previously mentioned & they weren't really trade boards,, just messages tossed in with the rest of the posts. (garden web, etc) |
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"*muffin*" wrote in message ... with one plant a month ago, my pond is almost half covered with water lettuce, so I have to start tossing it out. anyone want to trade plants? or if you really want some, I can ship for shipping costs. (some of you may remember me a few years back that I sent off lilies to several of you for postage)/ I am looking for mosaic plant, horse tail, clover, etc. I guess just about anything EXCEPT celery,floating heart & arrowhead. my water hyacinth isn't spreading though... hmmm. or can you suggest a GOOD trade board? I checked out a couple previously mentioned & they weren't really trade boards,, just messages tossed in with the rest of the posts. (garden web, etc) ==================================== I would suggest you remove quite a bit of the water lettuce if you want your WH to grow and thrive. It's probably using all the available nutrients. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
with one plant a month ago, my pond is almost half covered with water lettuce, so I have to start tossing it out. It's funny how this stuff grows, a couple of months ago I was worrying the garden folks at the home centers about WHEN were they going to get some pond plants is. When they finally arrived I bought 5 each hyacinth and water lettuce at $2.75 each, yesterday I tossed out about a $100 worth of plants cause I can't see my fish. I have to use the pool net to push some back just so I can feed them. Today I'm going to make a 3 foot dia. feeding ring that maybe will keep the plants out. We're thinking about building a green house with a tub to keep plants over the winter. I think if I had room this would make a great small business with as many folks want plants in the spring... Ron in NC |
"Ron in Radio Heaven" wrote in message m... with one plant a month ago, my pond is almost half covered with water lettuce, so I have to start tossing it out. It's funny how this stuff grows, a couple of months ago I was worrying the garden folks at the home centers about WHEN were they going to get some pond plants is. When they finally arrived I bought 5 each hyacinth and water lettuce at $2.75 each, yesterday I tossed out about a $100 worth of plants cause I can't see my fish. I have to use the pool net to push some back just so I can feed them. Today I'm going to make a 3 foot dia. feeding ring that maybe will keep the plants out. We're thinking about building a green house with a tub to keep plants over the winter. I think if I had room this would make a great small business with as many folks want plants in the spring... ======================= I sell some of mine to a local Pond Place and an Aquarium Store that sells pond supplies and fish. It's a self supporting hobby most years. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
I really don't have anything to trade, but would love some water lettuce for
my pond.... -- Gareee's Homepage: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../mainframe.htm Remove Delicious spam to reply |
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