Re: ove-rwintering plants

[Jerrispond]

>Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
>winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do it

where do you live, and what kind of plants....also how big is your pond?
Jerri

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

[abartoo]

I live in zone 5. My pond is about 500 gal. roughly. The main plant I was
wanting to over-winter were the hyacinths. the potted plants I was going to
trim back and put them in the deep part of the pond which is about 32 in.
deep.
andy

"abart
oo" > wrote in message
news:7CX_a.146210$o%2.62452@sccrnsc02...
> Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
> winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do
it.
> Just put them in a container with some water from the pond and give them
> light? Will artificial light, such as a florescent fixture, be o.k. Do I
> still fertilize as often or not?
> andy
>
>

[Jerrispond]

>I live in zone 5. My pond is about 500 gal. roughly. The main plant I was
>wanting to over-winter were the hyacinths. the potted plants I was going to

I have only heard of 2 people who have been successful, and the grow lights and
electricity cost more than several years of buying new ones.....they are very
hard to overwinter. Jerri

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

[Ghislain]

Potted plants in the pond last year I brought them in the basement,no lights
except the window lights and kept them in containers with water.They all are
doing well this summer in the fish pond.
"abartoo" > wrote in message
news:7CX_a.146210$o%2.62452@sccrnsc02...
> Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
> winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do
it.
> Just put them in a container with some water from the pond and give them
> light? Will artificial light, such as a florescent fixture, be o.k. Do I
> still fertilize as often or not?
> andy
>
>

[Amanda Pope]

At the nursery we overwinter eichornia indoors in wet mud.

Having said that I lost the lot last year ( not enough mud) but dont wory
these plants are realy cheap to buy . and can be treated as annuals

any problem getting new stock or local nurseries charging too much let me
know I can mail order.


www.arghamvillage.co.uk


abartoo > wrote in message
news:7CX_a.146210$o%2.62452@sccrnsc02...
> Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
> winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do
it.
> Just put them in a container with some water from the pond and give them
> light? Will artificial light, such as a florescent fixture, be o.k. Do I
> still fertilize as often or not?
> andy
>
>