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New pond plants

Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
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I had some new plants delivered last week.  They are ranunculus aquatillis and Lythrum salicaria plug plants and are so tiny - the lythrum are just one or two inches in size with barely any root.  I decided to pot them all into 3" pots, stand the pots in an old washing up bowl and leave them in our cold greenhouse until they have rooted successfully before putting them into pond baskets ready to go into the pond.  Have I done the right thing?  They looked far too feeble to go directly into the pond baskets to be immersed into the pond.

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    sounds like a good plan to me.
    Devon.
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    Sounds like a good plan.  I just ordered some today.....hope they are bigger.
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    I must say I was very disappointed with their size and fragility - let me know if you are pleased with yours when they arrive Redwing - thanks both.
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    My plants arrived today. Here are two pictures.  They are much bigger than 2" and I'm quite pleased.  The biggest are 6-7".  They will spend the night in the sink and I will pot up tomorrow and place in the pond. This lot cost just less than £25 inc postage and I bought from an ebay seller. Here is the link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Various-POND-MARGINAL-PLANTS-water-bog-aquatic-SALE-40-Plant-Varieties/221294198597?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&var=521706443847&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    They do look good - far superior to mine Redwing - I will certainly take a look and hope that they post to Gsy as many don't but hear's hoping.
  • RedwingRedwing Posts: 1,511
    All potted up and placed in the pond, 8 medium sized pots of 6 species of plants recommended for wildlife ponds .....now just waiting for them to grow.
    Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    I did look at the ebay site Redwing, but they didn't appear to have any floating plants which is what I want - though they did have plenty of marginals - they certainly looked good.  I am desperate for floaters - we have 3 lilies that are sending their leaves up to the surface but would like more - duckweed and any others we can get out hands on.
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