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FAQs on Oxygenating Grasses for
Ponds
Related Articles: Oxygenating Grasses for Ponds,
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Egeria densa,
"Anacharis" cut and bunched for shipping,
Florida.
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there plants... Transplanting live plant mat. across State
lines... 8/21/07 Dear Wet Web Media, <George>
Attached are three plants - are they oxygenators? <Mmm,
yes...> They are from Mosquito Lake in Ohio - Would they be ok
to put in a backyard pond in Los Angeles? <... I STRONGLY
recommend that you NOT use these plants in this setting... IF you
have moved them from Ohio, please place in plastic bags, place in a
freezer and toss out on trash day... pour the water they are in
onto your lawn... REAL troubles in such transplantations... bits
getting loose, moved about by waterfowl et al...> The feathery
looking one was growing to about 3 feet tall in the lake. The other
two appear more like grasses. Regards, George <There are more
suitable species available locally... that live in hard, alkaline,
warmer water... Please read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/PondSubWebIndex/oxgrasses.htm and the
linked files above. Bob Fenner> |
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Hydrilla Seeds Dear Sir: I am looking for Hydrilla seed for a
pond, do you know where I can purchase some? Thank You Dion
Young <No... and as far as I'm concerned this plant should be
restricted (if it isn't most everywhere) for distribution/sale
period. Please look into this genus and its destructive accidental
spread... Not easy to control or eradicate... gets loose on gear,
waterfowl... PLEASE look into other species... perhaps Myriophyllum,
Egeria... Many more listed on www.WetWebMedia.com . Bob Fenner>
Re: Hydrilla Dear Sir, Thank you for your response and
information. It appears that Hydrilla will choke the
pond. Not good. I have read your article on
Elodea and Anacharis. They appear to be similar to
Hydrilla. Are they as hard to control. And can I
purchase seeds for this plant. <Not as difficult to control, nor as
invasive, but I would not start them from seed. Look for suppliers to
buy a few "sprigs", "bunches" of these plants when
the water warms in your area, or grow them for now indoors, in an
aquarium. Bob Fenner> Thank you Dion Young
Anacharis, elodea and Egeria Your article on the website is
informative, but could you tell me what are the legal issues regarding
sale and use of these plants for outdoor use? <There are, as far as
I'm aware, no such restrictions on the sale of freshwater plants in
the ornamental trade. There are some laws on the books concerning
Caulerpa algae... and some fin-fish... vis a vis they're potential
harm on release to the wild> The similarity of elodea to Hydrilla
scares me, knowing what an environmental problem Hydrilla has become.
FYI, I am a landscape architect in Louisiana. <These two genera are
VERY similar indeed. As usual, I proscribe that nothing be released to
the wild... terrestrial plants included. Bob Fenner> Margaret
Waring
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