Watercress

[CanadianCowboy©]

This is a great inexpensive plant to put into your fast flowing water
such as waterfalls. I bought some last year at an Asian supermarket
with sharp leaves. Over the winter I found another variety with rounder
looking leaves. Is this my imagination or is there more than one variety
? Is one variety better for ponds than another ?

[Koi-Lo]

"CanadianCowboy©" > wrote in message
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> This is a great inexpensive plant to put into your fast flowing water such
> as waterfalls. I bought some last year at an Asian supermarket with sharp
> leaves. Over the winter I found another variety with rounder looking
> leaves. Is this my imagination or is there more than one variety ? Is one
> variety better for ponds than another ?
===========================
Lucky you! I can't find watercress anywhere in my area. With the recent
influx of Asians perhaps they'll start to carry it. Like most plants there
are probably several varieties.
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[Gareee©]

"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
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> Lucky you! I can't find watercress anywhere in my area. With the recent
> influx of Asians perhaps they'll start to carry it. Like most plants
> there are probably several varieties.


I bought a number of bundles of it last year, and the fish ate it up faster
then it could grow..

[CanadianCowboy©]

Gareee© wrote:
> "Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Lucky you! I can't find watercress anywhere in my area. With the recent
>> influx of Asians perhaps they'll start to carry it. Like most plants
>> there are probably several varieties.
>
>
> I bought a number of bundles of it last year, and the fish ate it up faster
> then it could grow..
>
>
>

Yeah ....the stuff I put in the pond the fish chewed it up and bit of
them clogged the pumps. I then learned my lesson to keep it out of the
pond where fish can eat it so I only put it in the waterfall.

[axeman]

"CanadianCowboy©" > wrote in message
...
> This is a great inexpensive plant to put into your fast flowing water such
> as waterfalls. I bought some last year at an Asian supermarket with sharp
> leaves. Over the winter I found another variety with rounder looking
> leaves. Is this my imagination or is there more than one variety ? Is one
> variety better for ponds than another ?

There may be more than one variety. The watercress I've bought has always
had rounded leaves. I buy fresh water chestnuts and put them in the pond
too. They send up shoots that are kind of interesting.

Jacqui

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

> This is a great inexpensive plant to put into your fast
> flowing water such as waterfalls. I bought some last year
> at an Asian supermarket with sharp leaves.

Google the following two plants:

# Nasturtium officinale
# Armoracia aquatica

Is your first (second) Watercress one of them?

> Is one variety better for ponds than another?

The European Watercress Nasturtium officinale is emersed and
from time to time flooded easy to keep. In the wilds I saw
it several times submersed in cold water wells and creeks
streams. That might possibly depend on temperature,
minerals, KH, CO2..

Your Water Horseradish (Watercress) Armoracia aquatica is a
great water plant, too.
--
cu
Marco

[Koi-Lo]

"Gareee©" > wrote in message
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> "Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> Lucky you! I can't find watercress anywhere in my area. With the recent
>> influx of Asians perhaps they'll start to carry it. Like most plants
>> there are probably several varieties.
>
>
> I bought a number of bundles of it last year, and the fish ate it up
> faster then it could grow..
========================
Thanks for telling me that. If I do find it I'll put it in the settling
tank with the parrots-feather. :-)
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[Koi-Lo]

"CanadianCowboy©" > wrote in message
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> Koi-Lo wrote:
>>
>> "CanadianCowboy©" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> This is a great inexpensive plant to put into your fast flowing water
>>> such as waterfalls. I bought some last year at an Asian supermarket
>>> with sharp leaves. Over the winter I found another variety with rounder
>>> looking leaves. Is this my imagination or is there more than one variety
>>> ? Is one variety better for ponds than another ?
>> ===========================
>> Lucky you! I can't find watercress anywhere in my area. With the recent
>> influx of Asians perhaps they'll start to carry it. Like most plants
>> there are probably several varieties.
>
> ....and I only paid about $1.00 a bunch :)
==================================
Now THAT'S a deal! :-)))
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
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[CanadianCowboy©]

Marco Schwarz wrote:
> Hi..
>
>> This is a great inexpensive plant to put into your fast
>> flowing water such as waterfalls. I bought some last year
>> at an Asian supermarket with sharp leaves.
>
> Google the following two plants:
>
> # Nasturtium officinale
> # Armoracia aquatica
>
> Is your first (second) Watercress one of them?
>
>> Is one variety better for ponds than another?
>
> The European Watercress Nasturtium officinale is emersed and
> from time to time flooded easy to keep. In the wilds I saw
> it several times submersed in cold water wells and creeks
> streams. That might possibly depend on temperature,
> minerals, KH, CO2..
>
> Your Water Horseradish (Watercress) Armoracia aquatica is a
> great water plant, too.

The "Nasturtium officinale" is what I used last year.

The "Armoracia aquatica" is what I have recently discovered and will
try this year as it has a more brilliant green colour.

[~ janj]

>Your Water Horseradish (Watercress) Armoracia aquatica is a
>great water plant, too.

That must be what I have. Can't remember why my Dr. mentioned eating it,
but I pick off a sprigs, and OMG! Peppery, harsh taste. ~ jan


~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

[Koi-Lo]

"Gareee©" > wrote in message
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> It wasn't cheap here.. it was $4 a bundle, and I bout 5 bundles.. it was
> all gone a month later!
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That's a lot for greens people are planning to take home and eat for dinner.
I'll expect to pay between $1 and $4 then.
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[Gareee©]

"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
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>
> "Gareee©" > wrote in message
> ...
>> It wasn't cheap here.. it was $4 a bundle, and I bout 5 bundles.. it was
>> all gone a month later!
> =======================
> That's a lot for greens people are planning to take home and eat for
> dinner. I'll expect to pay between $1 and $4 then.

Yep.. I thought it was very expensive as well, considering what we actually
got, but I was trying to find something to use to shade the pond, and slow
down the algae.

The uv filter I bought a few weeks ago though is the best investment in the
pond I think I've made. (Other then of course, the liner.. LOL!)


--
Gareee©
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

[Koi-Lo]

"Gareee©" > wrote in message
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>
> The uv filter I bought a few weeks ago though is the best investment in
> the pond I think I've made. (Other then of course, the liner.. LOL!)
========================
You are going to LOVE these UV lights. I've already had so much trouble
with algae that I put my Tetra-UV on the 800g pond already. It was clear in
less than a week. I have a nasty green "slimy" algae this time. It's gross
and clogs up the filter intake and is like large globs of slimy glop when I
dump it out of my mulm net.... UGH! :þ

We're getting runoff in this smaller pond and plan to redo the berm (which
is collapsing) with concrete like we did the larger pond last year.
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[Gareee©]

"Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
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>
> "Gareee©" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> The uv filter I bought a few weeks ago though is the best investment in
>> the pond I think I've made. (Other then of course, the liner.. LOL!)
> ========================
> You are going to LOVE these UV lights. I've already had so much trouble
> with algae that I put my Tetra-UV on the 800g pond already. It was clear
> in less than a week. I have a nasty green "slimy" algae this time. It's
> gross and clogs up the filter intake and is like large globs of slimy glop
> when I dump it out of my mulm net.... UGH! :þ

Only downside is that now I can see the junk on the bottom, and I want to
use the wetvac on it. Since we got colder temps again, I figured I'd give
the fish a rest for a while. There's not a lot, but enough that I think it
should be removed.. the algae "hair" though I can now see is on all the
pots, and hoses going into the pond, and they need cleaning off as well.

I *really* tried natural methods, but I should have bought the uv filter
years ago!

--
Gareee©
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

[CanadianCowboy©]

~ janj wrote:
>
> That must be what I have. Can't remember why my Dr. mentioned eating it,
> but I pick off a sprigs, and OMG! Peppery, harsh taste. ~ jan

Green vegetables are always good for you !

[CanadianCowboy©]

axeman wrote:
> There may be more than one variety. The watercress I've bought has always
> had rounded leaves. I buy fresh water chestnuts and put them in the pond
> too. They send up shoots that are kind of interesting.
>
> Jacqui


Thanks ....I will try the water chestnuts too !!!

[Derek Broughton]

CanadianCowboy© wrote:

> Gareee© wrote:
>> "Koi-Lo" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Lucky you! I can't find watercress anywhere in my area. With the
>>> recent
>>> influx of Asians perhaps they'll start to carry it. Like most plants
>>> there are probably several varieties.
>>
>> I bought a number of bundles of it last year, and the fish ate it up
>> faster then it could grow..
>
> Yeah ....the stuff I put in the pond the fish chewed it up and bit of
> them clogged the pumps. I then learned my lesson to keep it out of the
> pond where fish can eat it so I only put it in the waterfall.

Mine always was grown just in the waterfall. Then, when there was enough to
harvest, it got fed to the fish and my family.
--
derek

[Derek Broughton]

~ janj wrote:

>>Your Water Horseradish (Watercress) Armoracia aquatica is a
>>great water plant, too.
>
> That must be what I have. Can't remember why my Dr. mentioned eating it,
> but I pick off a sprigs, and OMG! Peppery, harsh taste. ~ jan

"Harsh"??? That's pretty mild for our table :-) I confess to never having
checked what species I had, but from your description I'd have to guess it
was really Water Horseradish. I wondered why it tasted _nothing_ like I
remember from childhood, when I had European Watercress (though in those
days I hated anything green, so I just assumed I remembered poorly). I
have none at my new home. I should see if it'll grow in still water.
--
derek

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

[Armoracia aquatica]
> Peppery, harsh taste.

Did you ever taste a little teaspoon of fresh prepared
horseradish root pulp (Armoracia rusticana)? :-)
--
cu
Marco

[Altum]

~ janj wrote:
>> Your Water Horseradish (Watercress) Armoracia aquatica is a
>> great water plant, too.
>
> That must be what I have. Can't remember why my Dr. mentioned eating it,
> but I pick off a sprigs, and OMG! Peppery, harsh taste. ~ jan

You must not be a fan of arugula either. Harsh and peppery is a fair
description, but I love the way a few sprigs of it spices up a salad.
It goes well with blue cheese dressing. :-)

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[~ janj]

>[Armoracia aquatica]
>> Peppery, harsh taste.
>
>Did you ever taste a little teaspoon of fresh prepared
>horseradish root pulp (Armoracia rusticana)? :-)

Only stuff I've tasted that is horseradish, is something that isn't suppose
to be horseradish, and that is the green Japanese wasabi (wannabee).
~ jan
~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

[Gareee©]

"~ janj" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:27:16 GMT, Altum > wrote:
>
>>You must not be a fan of arugula either. Harsh and peppery is a fair
>>description, but I love the way a few sprigs of it spices up a salad.
>>It goes well with blue cheese dressing. :-)
>
> It would probably make a big difference on something, or in something,
> rather than just IN my mouth plain. ;o) ~ jan

That's a possibility.. I tried some last year, and can't recall putting
something that tasted that awful in my mouth!


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Gareee©
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

[Koi-Lo]

"Gareee©" > wrote in message
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> "~ janj" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:27:16 GMT, Altum >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>You must not be a fan of arugula either. Harsh and peppery is a fair
>>>description, but I love the way a few sprigs of it spices up a salad.
>>>It goes well with blue cheese dressing. :-)
>>
>> It would probably make a big difference on something, or in something,
>> rather than just IN my mouth plain. ;o) ~ jan
>
> That's a possibility.. I tried some last year, and can't recall putting
> something that tasted that awful in my mouth!
>
>
> --
> Gareee©
> (Gary Tabar Jr.)
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I'll stick with spinach, beet tops and Swiss chard........
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Aquariums since 1952
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[Gareee©]

"Olde Hippee" > wrote in message
oups.com...
I recognized your name and
> Derek B, and sent him much the same message. Any help would be
> appreciated. thanks in advance, Nan Zitney, posted as Olde Hippee.
>
> Hope your pond is coming out of winter just fine. Ours is up and
> running again and all looks well, everyone came up to eat, and no
> floaters!! that's a GOOD thing!! thanks again.

Nope, don't know the name, but it sounds familiar.

Our weather is still in a state of flux.. for a few days we'll get 65-75
degree temps, but then for a few night, we'll have 32 or less.

This week's looking a little better, so I'll probably be working on th epond
again. I posted a previous thread.. we're putting in a pondlet/waterfall
this year.

Good to see people returning...


--
Gareee©
(Gary Tabar Jr.)

[Derek Broughton]

Olde Hippee wrote:

> Hi Gareee, I'm an old member of this group, been missing for a couple
> of years. A friend on GreyTalk, a greyhound forum is having trouble
> with what they think is a panther!! I mentioned the motion detected
> sprayer some of the Koi Krew use for raccoons, cats, etc, and she is
> interested.

ScareCrow. Made by a company named Contech, and probably available at many
nurseries and garden supply places. I think I've seen them at Home Depot.
It's available from a million places on the 'net.

> Do you know the name?? and where she could get one? Her
> goat got attacked, it will live, but she is worried about her hounds
> when they go out at night.

She should be. Hounds are often too driven and too dumb to know not to
tangle with big cats.

> abound, so she can't just kill it.(YET).

If it's an Eastern Cougar ("Florida Panther") I doubt she'll ever be
permitted to kill it. They're endangered where they're not considered
already extinct. If it's an escaped non-indigenous cat, that's another
matter.

> I recognized your name and
> Derek B, and sent him much the same message.

Email to this address has to go through a challenge/response to weed out the
spammers. I'll get it at some point :-)
--
derek