water lillies

We have a rubber lined pond.

Are there any reason that flowers escaping their pots should not be
allowed to grow on the rocks and gravel in the pond?

keith_nuttle wrote:

We have a rubber lined pond.

Are there any reason that flowers escaping their pots should not be
allowed to grow on the rocks and gravel in the pond?

There's no reason for the general health of the pond or plants, but it will
make it difficult to divide lilies in future - if the ponds getting either
too overgrown, or you just want to give a tuber to a friend.
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derek

"keith_nuttle" wrote in message
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We have a rubber lined pond.

Are there any reason that flowers escaping their pots should not be
allowed to grow on the rocks and gravel in the pond?
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Gravel on the pond bottom will make draining, thinning the fish population
and cleaning a lot harder when the time comes. If there are plants growing
in it it will be even more difficult. Plants growing along and among the
rock necklace give ponds a more natural look in my opinion.
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KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
Aquariums since 1952.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
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keith_nuttle Wrote:
We have a rubber lined pond.

Are there any reason that flowers escaping their pots should not be
allowed to grow on the rocks and gravel in the pond?

Koi-lo's considerations aside some species can become huge it allowed
to run riot. The up side is you stand a chance of a stunning display of
pads and blooms. One chap I know has free lilies and he is 600 or so ft
higher mean which generally means his plant should be behind mine. I
seem to remember him having 20 blooms on one large plant before I even
had pads on any of mine. I have several pygmies growing loose in a
gravel bed in my fish pond.


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sean mckinney

I think this is a record on rec.ponds, at least since I have started about
4-5 months ago. A reasonable question and 3 reasonable answers without any
crap responders. Nice!
Chip


"sean mckinney" wrote in message
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keith_nuttle Wrote:
Are there any reason that flowers escaping their pots should not be
allowed to grow on the rocks and gravel in the pond?

Koi-lo's considerations aside some species can become huge it allowed
to run riot.



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We have a rubber lined pond.

Are there any reason that flowers escaping their pots should not be
allowed to grow on the rocks and gravel in the pond?

What is in the pond besides plants? Are we just talking water lilies or
other varieties? ~ jan
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Also ponding troll free at:
http://groups.google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium

~ wrote:

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I know how you feel.

I must remember.. Insert brain, THEN type.

Now that's a revelation, janj.

What is in the pond besides plants? Are we just talking water lilies
or other varieties? ~ jan.

What is there to talk about anyway?

.

It's a mirage.

.

If nothing else.

Also ponding troll free at: http://groups.

I am not a troll. I am a bot. B O T. Bot. Understand?

google.com/group/The-Freshwater-Aquarium.

Give yourself time.

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Koi-Lo....
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Aquariums since 1952.
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All rude and/or obscene messages posted in my
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