Floating plants and current

Watercress: Don't waste your money on potted plant. It sprouts from
cuttings very quickly.
I get a small pre-cut package from the supermarket every year. I just
throw it in the waterfall and very soon I get .....
http://image38.webshots.com/38/4/44/...2fxHwEW_ph.jpg
a nice touch to the waterfall and a tasty snack too. I don't mind
eating it out of my pond because ... " MY fish would never do any of
those nasty things in the water!"

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some photos of my little puddle
http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1

"Elaine T" wrote in message
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Snooze wrote:
"Hank" wrote in message
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Watercress loves moving water, the faster the better. The roots do
a great job filtering and if you get too much you can have some for
lunch.



For some reason, people don't mind eatting watercress and
waterchestnuts that have been grown in an unseen pond miles from
home, but have a problem with watercress grown in their own pond...

-S
Water chestnuts??? I can grow fresh water chestnuts? Yum!
*bounce* I have no problem whatsoever eating from my pond. Heck,
I'm watering planters of herbs with water from my pond and the're
growing like weeds. Can't beat fish water for fertilizer plus the
extra humidity from the pond keeps the planters from drying out as
fast.

Off to Google for water chestnuts...

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__ Elaine T __
__' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

Water chestnuts: May be considered invasive in your area.
http://www.iisgcp.org/EXOTICSP/waterchestnut.htm
But they sound tasty also.

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some photos of my little puddle
http://community.webshots.com/user/hankpage1

"Elaine T" wrote in message
om...
Snooze wrote:
"Hank" wrote in message
news:SvF5e.1420$4v3.1064@trndny03...

Watercress loves moving water, the faster the better. The roots do
a great job filtering and if you get too much you can have some for
lunch.



For some reason, people don't mind eatting watercress and
waterchestnuts that have been grown in an unseen pond miles from
home, but have a problem with watercress grown in their own pond...

-S
Water chestnuts??? I can grow fresh water chestnuts? Yum!
*bounce* I have no problem whatsoever eating from my pond. Heck,
I'm watering planters of herbs with water from my pond and the're
growing like weeds. Can't beat fish water for fertilizer plus the
extra humidity from the pond keeps the planters from drying out as
fast.

Off to Google for water chestnuts...

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__ Elaine T __
__' http://eethomp.com/fish.html '__
rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

"Hank" wrote in message
news:81d6e.2029$4v3.1049@trndny03...
Water chestnuts: May be considered invasive in your area.
http://www.iisgcp.org/EXOTICSP/waterchestnut.htm
But they sound tasty also.


I think there are two kinds of water chestnuts, the ones that states like
Massachusetts have been battling are a different kind from the ones sold in
asian grocery stores. Last year I bought a bag of fresh water chestnuts from
an asian grocery store. It sprouted into a sort of grassy like plant. Didn't
look like the picture in that url. I also didn't get it to produce anything
more then the grass like shoots.

Maybe your luck will be better.

-S