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Fri, Aug 12, 11 at 13:52
| I bought a water hyacinth and a water poppy. What is the best for them:
1) tie a fishing line to a wieght to keep them in place and let them float on the surface w/o a pot.
I have the laguana product but now i'm thinking that they need to be directly in the water and not in a pot with soil to get the filtration benefits and best growth. |
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Fri, Aug 12, 11 at 15:56
| My water hyacinth just floats free. I don't have a water poppy so I can't speak about that plant. Anne |
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- Posted by nancym1956 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 11 at 19:39
| If you're worried about the hyacinth floating into the skimmer, I have used fishing line to hold them back. I've also seen people use hoola-hoops, but it will probably need to be tied to a rock to keep the whole thing away from the skimmer. |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Sat, Aug 13, 11 at 21:03
| That planter is not appropriate for either plant. Hyacinths float free and water poppies are planted below the water surface like waterlilies. That planter would be great for aquatic forget me nots, water celery or parrot's feather though.... |
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