You know they say you can have too much of a good thing Carol....Elodea is like that
It's probably best kept in a basket rather than just chucked into the water, which is what's always recommended unfortunately.
I wondered if it was just the fountain too nut, but looking at the timing of the post it occurred to me that it might be blanketweed starting. I sort of assumed it was a new issue though - not exactly sure why! A few pix or some more info would have helped to resolve the problem though, so it's a pity none of us saw it
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks to you too Nut, the bowl of water is a great idea. My pond is quite small so this might work well. Maybe in a couple of months get rid of the Elodea and go with another plant.
Oh gosh, I have just chucked in to float, a big bundle of Elodea, I did put some other things in pots with chippings on top, should I rake out the loose plants and pot it up?
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
It can be a problem if it takes over and your pond is quite big - it means wading in. I've had ponds of differing sizes and it's fine if you can reach the bottom fairly easily from the pondside to pull bits out , but in a bigger pond I'd stick it in some baskets with gravel on top to keep it weighted down. It roots into the floor of the pond but if it's in a container you can hook it out more easily and keep on top of it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I put 100 oxygenating pondweeds in my wildlife pond( which has no fish) but a couple of weeks later they have all lost their leaves although the stems are still there. Any ideas? will they survive and regrow? they looked very healthy when I~ put them in.
We found that the larvae of Diving Beetles were feasting on some of our oxygenating pond plants - they seemed particularly fond of Hottonia palustris -the Water Violet. They stripped the leaves from the stems - we sat and watched them doing it!
The plants grew new leaves later on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This is great! I just know the basic but this strategy I think is the same thing that I found in http://redearthnaturals.com/barley-pond-straw/. I think I should try this and get the best result for my garden pond.
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Thanks Fairygirl I will take your advice and give it a go. The baby newts will say thank you to. They'll be able to swim
You know they say you can have too much of a good thing Carol....Elodea is like that
It's probably best kept in a basket rather than just chucked into the water, which is what's always recommended unfortunately.
I wondered if it was just the fountain too nut, but looking at the timing of the post it occurred to me that it might be blanketweed starting. I sort of assumed it was a new issue though - not exactly sure why! A few pix or some more info would have helped to resolve the problem though, so it's a pity none of us saw it
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks to you too Nut, the bowl of water is a great idea
. My pond is quite small so this might work well. Maybe in a couple of months get rid of the Elodea and go with another plant.
Oh gosh, I have just chucked in to float, a big bundle of Elodea, I did put some other things in pots with chippings on top, should I rake out the loose plants and pot it up?
It can be a problem if it takes over and your pond is quite big - it means wading in. I've had ponds of differing sizes and it's fine if you can reach the bottom fairly easily from the pondside to pull bits out , but in a bigger pond I'd stick it in some baskets with gravel on top to keep it weighted down. It roots into the floor of the pond but if it's in a container you can hook it out more easily and keep on top of it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I put 100 oxygenating pondweeds in my wildlife pond( which has no fish) but a couple of weeks later they have all lost their leaves although the stems are still there. Any ideas? will they survive and regrow? they looked very healthy when I~ put them in.
We found that the larvae of Diving Beetles were feasting on some of our oxygenating pond plants - they seemed particularly fond of Hottonia palustris -the Water Violet. They stripped the leaves from the stems - we sat and watched them doing it!
The plants grew new leaves later on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hello All,
No worries now! My water is great again now!! I don't know what that was all about!! Ho Hum....
Watch this space though, I may be back again with another question....
Take care all.
Hope that's not a naughty little advert Rebecca....
Hmmm...first post....5pm on a Friday....what say you Dr Watson?....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...