Pond Shelves - Recommendations Please?

Davy wrote:

OK so gravel it is rather than earth. But will I need to add some soil to
the gravel at first to get the plants growing or can water plants grow in
clean gravel?

_Many_ (but not all) water plants can grow without soil. I tie my lilies to
a rock, and drop them in - they don't have gravel or soil. Cattails and
irises do fine without soil. With plants I'm not sure about, I'll try some
bare-root and some in soil and see what does better.
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derek

On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 08:35:41 +0100, Davy wrote:

Rodney,

OK so gravel it is rather than earth. But will I need to add some soil to
the gravel at first to get the plants growing or can water plants grow in
clean gravel?

It's entirely up to you. I don't and things grow well enough. I can't
say if they would grow any better in soil but it does make life easier
not having to worry about it floating around :-)

--
Regards - Rodney Pont
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this is a WILDLIFE POND (for those talking about "cleaning")
they will grow in clean gravel or rocks.


"Davy" wrote:

Rodney,

OK so gravel it is rather than earth. But will I need to add some soil to
the gravel at first to get the plants growing or can water plants grow in
clean gravel?

thanks

Davy


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