Re: how to make floaties stay put?

[RichToyBox]

I put hyacinths in a hula hoop tied to the side of the pond where I want
them. You can either buy the fancy colored at wallyworld or make your own
with tubing and a dowel to connect the ends. Works great.
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"Lydia" > wrote in message
...
> Any floating plants I have such as duckweed, azolea (sp), water hyacinths,
> and frogbit all migrate to one side of the pond. I dunno - must be
> something going on with the direction of the prevailing winds? Is there a
> commonly used way to keep floating plants where you want them? I was
> thinking of somehow attaching a small rock to the roots of the hyacinths
and
> then maybe try to latch or spread the other things on to the hyacinth.
But
> not sure how to attach a rock to suspended plant roots.
>
> Thanks,
> Lydia
>
>

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

Depending on how your pond is located, we have one ponder who wants his
hyacinths up by his water fall, so he strings fishing line across at that
point. Can't even see it. ~ jan


>On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:39:31 -0700, "Lydia" > wrote:

>Any floating plants I have such as duckweed, azolea (sp), water hyacinths,
>and frogbit all migrate to one side of the pond. I dunno - must be
>something going on with the direction of the prevailing winds? Is there a
>commonly used way to keep floating plants where you want them? I was
>thinking of somehow attaching a small rock to the roots of the hyacinths and
>then maybe try to latch or spread the other things on to the hyacinth. But
>not sure how to attach a rock to suspended plant roots.
>
>Thanks,
>Lydia
>

[Lydia]

"RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:zM%Ic.70561$a24.31042@attbi_s03...
> I put hyacinths in a hula hoop tied to the side of the pond where I want
> them. You can either buy the fancy colored at wallyworld or make your own
> with tubing and a dowel to connect the ends. Works great.
> --
> RichToyBox
> http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


Oooo, good idea. Thank you!
Lydia

[Lydia]

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> Depending on how your pond is located, we have one ponder who wants his
> hyacinths up by his water fall, so he strings fishing line across at that
> point. Can't even see it. ~ jan
>
>

Another good idea! You guys are so wise :-).

Thanks,
Lydia

[Stephen M. Henning]

I keep my water hyacinths in large empty water-garden pots with no soil,
just some stone. This keep them put.

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[Shanda]

"Lydia" > wrote in message >...
> Any floating plants I have such as duckweed, azolea (sp), water hyacinths,
> and frogbit all migrate to one side of the pond. I dunno - must be
> something going on with the direction of the prevailing winds? Is there a
> commonly used way to keep floating plants where you want them? I was
> thinking of somehow attaching a small rock to the roots of the hyacinths and
> then maybe try to latch or spread the other things on to the hyacinth. But
> not sure how to attach a rock to suspended plant roots.
>
> Thanks,
> Lydia

I came up with an idea tonight while at work,, based on the hula hoop
concept. Take some small diameter poly flow tubing,, any type will
do,,, clear, milky or black. Cut it to a length to form a circle that
would be the maximum diameter that you want to contain the plants in.
Put some fish safe silicone (RTV)in each end and let it dry (or
dowels). Then take 2 wire ties or tie wraps and secure them with the
tubing over lapped to the current size/diameter of your plants. As the
plants grow you can expand the circle. Teather the hoop to a rock or
what ever else is available with fish line or sting.
I made the hoop up and floated it in the bath tub when I got home,,,
seems to work good. Guess I'll find out in the morning when I put it
in!!

Shanda

[Pinkpggy]

With the hyacinth or lettuce you can put them in a plastic ring, and attach a
fishing weight to the ring and it should keep them in one spot. My hubby
bought some clear tubing from Home Depot, and put a connector in to make it a
ring. That way you can make the ring any size you want.
Jan
"Our Pond" Page
http://hometown.aol.com/pinkpggy/index.html

[Crashj]

"Lydia" > wrote in message >...
> Any floating plants I have such as duckweed, azolea (sp), water hyacinths,
> and frogbit all migrate to one side of the pond.

Are you sure your pond is level? [sorry, just had to say it]

Floating fishing line is the least visible means of restraint.
--
Crashj

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Lydia,
I used a small plastic pail (kids beach toy) about 3" across and that
deep. I filled it with cement and placed eye hooks in the top before
they dried. Then when I removed the cement, I had small cement
anchors for my floating plants. Which I used some fishing line
between the cement anchors and the plants so it was invisible in the
pond.

I hope this helps,
Norman

On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:39:31 -0700, "Lydia"
> wrote:

>Any floating plants I have such as duckweed, azolea (sp), water hyacinths,
>and frogbit all migrate to one side of the pond. I dunno - must be
>something going on with the direction of the prevailing winds? Is there a
>commonly used way to keep floating plants where you want them? I was
>thinking of somehow attaching a small rock to the roots of the hyacinths and
>then maybe try to latch or spread the other things on to the hyacinth. But
>not sure how to attach a rock to suspended plant roots.
>
>Thanks,
>Lydia
>

[BryanB]

What? These can't be purchased (at wholesale to the public prices)
already made at the site you've been spamming into the newsgroup!???

--Bryan


On 8/11/2004 8:04 AM let loose a lemur across the
keyboard and it typed:


> Lydia,
> I used a small plastic pail (kids beach toy) about 3" across and that
> deep. I filled it with cement and placed eye hooks in the top before
> they dried. Then when I removed the cement, I had small cement
> anchors for my floating plants. Which I used some fishing line
> between the cement anchors and the plants so it was invisible in the
> pond.
>
> I hope this helps,
> Norman
>
> On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 15:39:31 -0700, "Lydia"
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Any floating plants I have such as duckweed, azolea (sp), water hyacinths,
>>and frogbit all migrate to one side of the pond. I dunno - must be
>>something going on with the direction of the prevailing winds? Is there a
>>commonly used way to keep floating plants where you want them? I was
>>thinking of somehow attaching a small rock to the roots of the hyacinths and
>>then maybe try to latch or spread the other things on to the hyacinth. But
>>not sure how to attach a rock to suspended plant roots.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Lydia
>>
>
>

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