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Water lily taking over pond !
This is perhaps not quite a simple as it seems !
Some idiot got into the garden last night and emptied something into the pond which obviously has a high detergent content as we returned from a night away to a pond covered in deep foam stirred up by the pump. I haven't discovered yet what damage has occurred to the plants and fauna. I've effectively pumped out the pond now and done one refill aiming to pump it out again tomorrow with the hope that two flushes plus a bit of sunshine will clear the problem, but realised that I now have a good opportunity to address the over zealous lilies in the pond - actually that's probably unfair to the lilies as I gather that they do expand fairly vigorously and 'pruning' is necessary every so often, though possibly not in mid summer ! But with a nearly empty pond and huge amounts of lily growth I think I would be daft not to take advantage and do some tidying up - but the question is how ? The pond is nominally 10 ft diameter and 3 ft deep and the root mass of the two lilies is pretty large - do I just go in with a spade and reduce the plant mass ? ... or what ? Anybody in the Ediburgh area want some water lilies ? Rob |
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Water lily taking over pond !
Rob wrote This is perhaps not quite a simple as it seems ! Some idiot got into the garden last night and emptied something into the pond which obviously has a high detergent content as we returned from a night away to a pond covered in deep foam stirred up by the pump. I haven't discovered yet what damage has occurred to the plants and fauna. I've effectively pumped out the pond now and done one refill aiming to pump it out again tomorrow with the hope that two flushes plus a bit of sunshine will clear the problem, but realised that I now have a good opportunity to address the over zealous lilies in the pond - actually that's probably unfair to the lilies as I gather that they do expand fairly vigorously and 'pruning' is necessary every so often, though possibly not in mid summer ! But with a nearly empty pond and huge amounts of lily growth I think I would be daft not to take advantage and do some tidying up - but the question is how ? The pond is nominally 10 ft diameter and 3 ft deep and the root mass of the two lilies is pretty large - do I just go in with a spade and reduce the plant mass ? ... or what ? Anybody in the Ediburgh area want some water lilies ? It's actually best done when they are in growth anyway unlike most land plants so it should be Ok. Yes, go in with a spade and chop out what you don't want, mind the liner if it's lined, you may find the best newest most vigorous growths are outside any pot so you will probably have to repot those and throw away the old stuff. Filthy job! :-) What variety/colour are they? -- Regards Bob Hobden 17mls W. of London.UK |
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