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Post by Plocket on Aug 13, 2008 16:23:45 GMT
As some of you will know I've got a little water garden (40cm deep and 50cm diameter) which has a dwarf waterlily (which never flowers), Thalia Dealbata and now a curly juncus reed.
I've created a second water garden which is 30cm deep and 35cm diameter which has an iris (which flowered beautifully this year) and huttywhatsit - you know that chameleon plant.
Anyway my question is, the water has always been healthy in the larger water garden and the taddies do very well, but should I put in an oxygenator plant? If I do I'm worried it will take over. And should I put one in the smaller garden. Or do the plant roots do the oxygenating for me?
Thanks!
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Post by Chuckles on Aug 20, 2008 6:34:46 GMT
Well I reckon if the water is health without it then I'd not bother P. You could unbalance it by adding to it, sometimes things are best left as they are. I'm no expert though so it would be interesting to find out what others thoughts are  |
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Post by snowowl on Aug 20, 2008 13:01:02 GMT
I have oxygenating plants in my wildlife pond P they do grow quick and take over but i pull loads out when that happens.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2008 7:38:00 GMT
As some of you will know I've got a little water garden (40cm deep and 50cm diameter) which has a dwarf waterlily (which never flowers), Thalia Dealbata and now a curly juncus reed. I've created a second water garden which is 30cm deep and 35cm diameter which has an iris (which flowered beautifully this year) and huttywhatsit - you know that chameleon plant. Anyway my question is, the water has always been healthy in the larger water garden and the taddies do very well, but should I put in an oxygenator plant? If I do I'm worried it will take over. And should I put one in the smaller garden. Or do the plant roots do the oxygenating for me? Thanks! I don't think you need oxygenators as you don't have any fish in your containers. As far as I'm aware plant roots don't oxygenate water. Btw oxygenators only give off oxygen during the day and actually take oxygen from the water at night, which can be disastrous for fish if a pond has too many of them. Causing fish to be gasping for air at the surface of a pond in the mornings. In my Norfolk pond I had a dwarf water lily which took 4 years to flower P. Houttuynia can be invasive - pretty though. ;D |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 1, 2008 14:38:29 GMT
Thanks all of you. The water gardens look fine after two weeks and certainly don't smell so I think as you say they are fine to leave. My Houttuynia is in a container and I pull chunks of it out each year but it looks so nice I'm still hoping my waterlily will flower NEXT year Rita!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2008 11:07:14 GMT
Thanks all of you. The water gardens look fine after two weeks and certainly don't smell so I think as you say they are fine to leave. My Houttuynia is in a container and I pull chunks of it out each year but it looks so nice I'm still hoping my waterlily will flower NEXT year Rita! Could be your lily needs feeding Plocket as you don't have any fish to provide the equivalent of horse muck  Something like this may well help it burst into flower next year - www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk/BradshawsSite/product/INFB.htm |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 2, 2008 11:35:55 GMT
Oooh good thinking Rita - thank you |
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Post by flowersfriend on Sept 12, 2008 23:43:52 GMT
I had forgotton that oxygenating plants took the oxygen out of the water at night! Thank you Rita, I had better get out tomorrow and thin mine out they are rather taking over. I still have water lillies in flower and the last few taddies are swimming about. But a little thining of osygenating plants won't come amiss.....as long as its not raining again!
FF x
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Post by madonplants on Sept 13, 2008 16:47:03 GMT
Thanks all of you. The water gardens look fine after two weeks and certainly don't smell so I think as you say they are fine to leave. My Houttuynia is in a container and I pull chunks of it out each year but it looks so nice I'm still hoping my waterlily will flower NEXT year Rita! How much light is the water lily getting, Plocket? |
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