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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Rohaise on March 06, 2007, 18:10:11
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Went into Woolies today and spent my housekeeping money on "buy one get one free" Waterlilies . It was love at first sight with that picture on the packet . ::) Yes ,you,ve guessed it ........I dont have a pond ;D So O.K. I,m a fast digger ....I will dig one out at the weekend ! Until then ,will it be o.k. in an old washing up bowl ? Also ,when they are in a pond ....are they airating plants or will I have to buy other plants for that ? Thankyou Rohaise :)
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As a temporary measure I would say yes providing you don't allow it to freeze as it might in a small container.
Here is a link that might help; http://tinyurl.com/25rkqo
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Thanks TeeGee......that is actualy ,VERY good thinking ! :D I had better move it into a safe place. It is rare for us to get frost here ....but it is still possible...and I think its set to turn cold again next week ? ::) I ve been looking at some library books about making small water features and ponds.....it seems it can all get very expensive :o . Well ,I,m thinking of recycling some plastic sheeting I found at a local nursery (it was in a free to take bin ) and I have quite alot of it ...I,m also going to make a tomato growing mini-house thing with some of it (O.K so I grew up watching Blue Peter :D ) I will use sand and an old blanket underneath the several layers of quite thick plastic . Rocks around the edge to hold all in place and arranged to look attractive and my waterlilies in the middle . The thing I need to know is this ---- To save me buying a pump ,can I use a simple and CHEAP oxygenating plant instead ? There will be no fish ,this is just for the beauty of reflections and Dragonflies . Thanks again Rohaise
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No need for a pump, waterlilys like still water, but you will need a fish to eat the midge and mozzie eggs.
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But doesn,t the pump make air bubbles , so that the pond doesn,t go stagnant or something ? Rohaise ::)