ove-rwintering plants

Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do it

where do you live, and what kind of plants....also how big is your pond?
Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

I live in zone 5. My pond is about 500 gal. roughly. The main plant I was
wanting to over-winter were the hyacinths. the potted plants I was going to
trim back and put them in the deep part of the pond which is about 32 in.
deep.
andy

"abart
oo" wrote in message
news:7CX_a.146210$o%2.62452@sccrnsc02...
Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do
it.
Just put them in a container with some water from the pond and give them
light? Will artificial light, such as a florescent fixture, be o.k. Do I
still fertilize as often or not?
andy

I live in zone 5. My pond is about 500 gal. roughly. The main plant I was
wanting to over-winter were the hyacinths. the potted plants I was going to

I have only heard of 2 people who have been successful, and the grow lights and
electricity cost more than several years of buying new ones.....they are very
hard to overwinter. Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

Potted plants in the pond last year I brought them in the basement,no lights
except the window lights and kept them in containers with water.They all are
doing well this summer in the fish pond.
"abartoo" wrote in message
news:7CX_a.146210$o%2.62452@sccrnsc02...
Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do
it.
Just put them in a container with some water from the pond and give them
light? Will artificial light, such as a florescent fixture, be o.k. Do I
still fertilize as often or not?
andy

At the nursery we overwinter eichornia indoors in wet mud.

Having said that I lost the lot last year ( not enough mud) but dont wory
these plants are realy cheap to buy . and can be treated as annuals

any problem getting new stock or local nurseries charging too much let me
know I can mail order.


www.arghamvillage.co.uk


abartoo wrote in message
news:7CX_a.146210$o%2.62452@sccrnsc02...
Has anyone had much luck over-wintering plants. This will be my first
winter as a pond owner and I was wanting to try it out. How should I do
it.
Just put them in a container with some water from the pond and give them
light? Will artificial light, such as a florescent fixture, be o.k. Do I
still fertilize as often or not?
andy