Water Hyacinths

[ken]

Is it difficult to propgate Water Hyacinths. I understand that they die
off each year and need to be repaced. Is that true? As you can tell,
I am a beginner and I am trying to make a good healthy pond.
Thanks
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[groovy]

Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in will
overwinter in the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't get
too hot/cold. They can then be returned to the pond after the last
frost of the spring.

"ken" > wrote in message
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> Is it difficult to propgate Water Hyacinths. I understand that they die
> off each year and need to be repaced. Is that true? As you can tell,
> I am a beginner and I am trying to make a good healthy pond.
> Thanks
> --
> ken
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>

[Jerrispond]

Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in will>overwinter in
the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't get>too hot/cold. They can
then be returned to the pond after the last
>frost of the spring.
Glad to see
you wrote the word theoretically....because in all my ponding years I have
never known anyone in zone 7 or colder to sucessfully winter any over. Even
with grow lights and the whole bit Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

[ken]

how about in zone 8?
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[BenignVanilla]

"Jerrispond" > wrote in message
...
> Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in
will>overwinter in
> the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't get>too hot/cold. They
can
> then be returned to the pond after the last
> >frost of the spring.
> Glad to
see
> you wrote the word theoretically....because in all my ponding years I have
> never known anyone in zone 7 or colder to sucessfully winter any over.
Even
> with grow lights and the whole bit Jerri

ALL of the WH in my VF came from my neighbors pond. He sunk some WH to the
bottom, which is around 3 feet. I am in Zone 6.

BV.

[Jerrispond]

>how about in zone 8?

Yes, if the winter is not unusually cold. My nursery gets them from a
nursery in Savannah which is coastal zone 8. Any freezes there are usually
very light frosts Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

[Jerry Donovan]

"Jerrispond" > wrote in message
...
> Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in
will>overwinter in
> the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't get>too hot/cold. They
can
> then be returned to the pond after the last
> >frost of the spring.
> Glad to
see
> you wrote the word theoretically....because in all my ponding years I have
> never known anyone in zone 7 or colder to sucessfully winter any over.
Even
> with grow lights and the whole bit Jerri

I live near Denver (zone 5A?) and the winter before last I was able to
keep Water Hyacinths in our porch/green house area. I kept them in
a very large plastic tub in the window. The temperature in the porch
varied between about 45F and 70F. I added fertilizer about every
two or three weeks. They grew very well and I had to throw some out
during the winter because they grew during the late winter and spring.

This past winter, that plastic tub was used for something else and I put
them in a smaller tub. I also put some anarchis (sp?) in there and they
overwhelmed the water hyacinths. I also didn't remember to fertilize
them as often. This time they did not survive.

So it isn't quite as easy as just putting them in a bucket of pond water.
It does take some effort. Hopefully I will repeat the first year results
this
next year.

Jerry

[Cookie]

Amazing weed Water Hyacinth...invasive in waterways and we in Zone 7 or less
can't keep even one.

[Gregory Young]

Hi Jerri:
One of our club members was successful at overwintering hyacinths. He used a
metal halide light, with rapid gro added to the water in a kiddy pool.
It was just an experiment, because as it turned out he figured that the 250
watt metal halide cost more to operate that 2 seasons worth of hyacinths!
Most hyacinths managed indoors survive in our area until about
February/early March, when they turn to mush.
I add them yearly to my compost pile, it's not cost effective to overwinter.
BTW, we are in zone 5.
Happy ponding,
Greg

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"Jerrispond" > wrote in message
...
> Theoretically, a bucket of pond water with some Hyacinths in
will>overwinter in
> the greenhouse/garage/shed as long as it doesn't get>too hot/cold. They
can
> then be returned to the pond after the last
> >frost of the spring.
> Glad to
see
> you wrote the word theoretically....because in all my ponding years I have
> never known anyone in zone 7 or colder to sucessfully winter any over.
Even
> with grow lights and the whole bit Jerri
>
>
http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

[ken]

Thank you everybody for your invaluable information. It appears that I
will let my plants expire naturally at the end of the season. It will
be cheaper to purchase new ones next year, than to try and propagate on
my own.
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[TeichFlora]

My two cents to the thread: Take the Hyacinths out BEFORE they expire. They
tend to become a mess if they are let die naturally in the pond.
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast

>
>Thank you everybody for your invaluable information. It appears that I
>will let my plants expire naturally at the end of the season. It will
>be cheaper to purchase new ones next year, than to try and propagate on
>my own.
>--
>ken

[John Burton]

Agree.

Sounds like it'd cost more than $2/plant to overwinter Water Hyacinths!

I suspect I'll do the same with my Water Lettuce!

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Bach 50B3
Bass Trombone, Charleston NeoPhonic Orchestra
South Charleston, West Virginia

"ken" > wrote in message
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> Thank you everybody for your invaluable information. It appears that I
> will let my plants expire naturally at the end of the season. It will
> be cheaper to purchase new ones next year, than to try and propagate on
> my own.
> --
> ken
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> posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk
>