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Re: Water Gardening

Carie Nixon wrote:

> >I just bought an indoor *pond*.  It is eight sided, about 3
> feet across,
> >and about 15 inches deep.  I am interested in putting some
> water plants
> >in the pond.  I have it in the living room; therefore, not in
> the bright
> >sunlight.
> >
> >Does anyone have any suggestions re specific plants, plant
> care, web
> >sites, and vendors of these plants.
> >
>
> Water gardening indoors is very different than water gardening
> outdoors.
> The light and temperatures are very different.  I suggest that
> you do not
> look for regular water garden plants, but rather, aquarium
> plants.  There
> are many good tropical aquatic plants to choose from, and many
> are
> available from any good aquarium store.  There are tropical
> water lilies (I
> would recomend the dwarf "aquarium" lilies rather than those
> giants that
> people put outside in their ponds for the summer), various
> sword plants,
> etc., that actually prefer to grow up out of the water, and
> often flower if
> allowed to do so.  Whatever you choose, you will have to
> provide some light
> to the plants.  A nice dramatic spotlight with a special plant
> light would
> look wonderful.  There are several good books on aquarium
> plants and they
> should show you plenty of pictures and tell you the prefered
> growing
> conditions (water pH, amount of light, water depth).  Most of
> these plants
> would prefer not to have a fountain in the water, so hopefully
> you weren't
> planning on that.
>
> Carie Nixon
> Zone 5, Illinois
> Water Gardener, indoors and out!

I've been "listening" to this conversation with a great deal of
interest.  Just started containerized water gardening outside
with water lettuce, water hyacinth, duck weed and fairy moss.
Have been amazed at the speed with which these plants multiplied
even though the containers were all pretty shaded.  Have to keep
some of the plants alive inside under coolwhite shoplights for
the winter.   Has anyone done this before?

Also, would anyone be interested in forming an email discussion
group just for containerized water gardening--inside or out?
I've been looking and asking about such a group and told none
exist.  I'll be glad to start it if there is interest.


--
Diana Pederson, Michigan, Zone 5 (4)
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