Watercrest and Cilantro

I finally found some Watercress and Cilantro at
a new grocery store today.
What's the best way to get it to grow in my veggie
filter and pond?
I now have it just floating loose in the filter,
should I plant it in baskets with pea gravel
or just let it float?

Ron


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I don't think the cilantro you buy at a grocery store will root - let us
know if it does though. They sell it at nurseries in the herb section.

Throw the watercress in the stream part of your pond loose, or put a small
pebble on it to keep it in place. Watercress likes moving water.

Joe

On 4/27/04 5:44 PM, "Ron, KC4YOY" wrote:

I finally found some Watercress and Cilantro at
a new grocery store today.
What's the best way to get it to grow in my veggie
filter and pond?
I now have it just floating loose in the filter,
should I plant it in baskets with pea gravel
or just let it float?



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I don't think the cilantro you buy at a grocery store will root - let us
know if it does though. They sell it at nurseries in the herb section.

Throw the watercress in the stream part of your pond loose, or put a small
pebble on it to keep it in place. Watercress likes moving water.

Joe

On 4/27/04 5:44 PM, "Ron, KC4YOY" wrote:

I finally found some Watercress and Cilantro at
a new grocery store today.
What's the best way to get it to grow in my veggie
filter and pond?
I now have it just floating loose in the filter,
should I plant it in baskets with pea gravel
or just let it float?



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I once had this wonderful setup for watercress.
I bought some florescent light grid at the home supply store. I had my husband
cut it to fit in the 150 gallon stock tank filter (upflow to waterfall). I
spray painted it black.
Then I bought a case of watercress from my grocer. (A case was ten bunches).
I put one or a couple stems (depending on the size of the stem) into each
square of the grid.
I floated the grid in the water of the stock tank.
It flourished!!
Grew over a foot tall and flowered.
Then one of the watergardening labradors got in the stock tank, walked on it
and cracked it all to pieces.
Haven't gotten around to redoing it but should have this spring with the
accidental emptying of the pond and 3,000 new water algae bloom.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

I once had this wonderful setup for watercress.
I bought some florescent light grid at the home supply store. I had my husband
cut it to fit in the 150 gallon stock tank filter (upflow to waterfall). I
spray painted it black.
Then I bought a case of watercress from my grocer. (A case was ten bunches).
I put one or a couple stems (depending on the size of the stem) into each
square of the grid.
I floated the grid in the water of the stock tank.
It flourished!!
Grew over a foot tall and flowered.
Then one of the watergardening labradors got in the stock tank, walked on it
and cracked it all to pieces.
Haven't gotten around to redoing it but should have this spring with the
accidental emptying of the pond and 3,000 new water algae bloom.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Hi Kathy:

When purchasing watercress is it necessary to get a bunch with roots or will
it root on it's own?

Thanks,
Heather



"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

I once had this wonderful setup for watercress.
I bought some florescent light grid at the home supply store. I had my
husband
cut it to fit in the 150 gallon stock tank filter (upflow to waterfall). I
spray painted it black.
Then I bought a case of watercress from my grocer. (A case was ten
bunches).
I put one or a couple stems (depending on the size of the stem) into each
square of the grid.
I floated the grid in the water of the stock tank.
It flourished!!
Grew over a foot tall and flowered.
Then one of the watergardening labradors got in the stock tank, walked on
it
and cracked it all to pieces.
Haven't gotten around to redoing it but should have this spring with the
accidental emptying of the pond and 3,000 new water algae bloom.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Hi Kathy:

When purchasing watercress is it necessary to get a bunch with roots or will
it root on it's own?

Thanks,
Heather



"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

I once had this wonderful setup for watercress.
I bought some florescent light grid at the home supply store. I had my
husband
cut it to fit in the 150 gallon stock tank filter (upflow to waterfall). I
spray painted it black.
Then I bought a case of watercress from my grocer. (A case was ten
bunches).
I put one or a couple stems (depending on the size of the stem) into each
square of the grid.
I floated the grid in the water of the stock tank.
It flourished!!
Grew over a foot tall and flowered.
Then one of the watergardening labradors got in the stock tank, walked on
it
and cracked it all to pieces.
Haven't gotten around to redoing it but should have this spring with the
accidental emptying of the pond and 3,000 new water algae bloom.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Kathy, I'm so glad you posted this! I remember when you
planted all the watercress.... seems like only yesterday ;-)
I'll have to try it out this summer - only thing is the water
in my veggie filter doesn't really flow that fast. Guess I'll
redesign the grid and put it in the output of the waterfall -
hummm ... now I'm rethinking this plan too! chuckle
The Never finished pond....

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

I once had this wonderful setup for watercress.
I bought some florescent light grid at the home supply store. I had my
husband
cut it to fit in the 150 gallon stock tank filter (upflow to waterfall). I
spray painted it black.
Then I bought a case of watercress from my grocer. (A case was ten
bunches).
I put one or a couple stems (depending on the size of the stem) into each
square of the grid.
I floated the grid in the water of the stock tank.
It flourished!!
Grew over a foot tall and flowered.
Then one of the watergardening labradors got in the stock tank, walked on
it
and cracked it all to pieces.
Haven't gotten around to redoing it but should have this spring with the
accidental emptying of the pond and 3,000 new water algae bloom.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Kathy, I'm so glad you posted this! I remember when you
planted all the watercress.... seems like only yesterday ;-)
I'll have to try it out this summer - only thing is the water
in my veggie filter doesn't really flow that fast. Guess I'll
redesign the grid and put it in the output of the waterfall -
hummm ... now I'm rethinking this plan too! chuckle
The Never finished pond....

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Ka30P" wrote in message
...

I once had this wonderful setup for watercress.
I bought some florescent light grid at the home supply store. I had my
husband
cut it to fit in the 150 gallon stock tank filter (upflow to waterfall). I
spray painted it black.
Then I bought a case of watercress from my grocer. (A case was ten
bunches).
I put one or a couple stems (depending on the size of the stem) into each
square of the grid.
I floated the grid in the water of the stock tank.
It flourished!!
Grew over a foot tall and flowered.
Then one of the watergardening labradors got in the stock tank, walked on
it
and cracked it all to pieces.
Haven't gotten around to redoing it but should have this spring with the
accidental emptying of the pond and 3,000 new water algae bloom.


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A

Heather wrote When purchasing watercress is it necessary to get a bunch with
roots or will
it root on it's own?

The roots will grow on their own. In fact if you put it in upside down the leaf
section will grow roots!


kathy :-)
A HREF="http://www.onceuponapond.com/"Once upon a pond/A