Post by rowanberry on Jul 17, 2022 21:29:46 GMT
I'm going to have to thin out the fringed waterlily in our pond- it's nearly covering the whole surface now.
I hate to just bin it, and I'm thinking about putting it on Freecycle... it seems a shame to waste a good healthy thriving plant! And I know one this size would cost quite a bit from an aquatic centre.
The trouble is, I also know moving things from one pond to another carries a risk- I'm wondering if there is any way to quarantine it in a bucket for a few days to reduce the chance of it spreading disease? Or is there a solution I could dip it in?
I have a pond treatment that I add to water to remove chlorine and chloramines before topping up the pond... I could put the plant in tap water, which might kill off any critters and then add the water treatment??
I've tried doing online searches for info without any luck... I'm hoping someone here might have an idea.
01 Frogs Fringed Water Lily July 2022 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
I hate to just bin it, and I'm thinking about putting it on Freecycle... it seems a shame to waste a good healthy thriving plant! And I know one this size would cost quite a bit from an aquatic centre.
The trouble is, I also know moving things from one pond to another carries a risk- I'm wondering if there is any way to quarantine it in a bucket for a few days to reduce the chance of it spreading disease? Or is there a solution I could dip it in?
I have a pond treatment that I add to water to remove chlorine and chloramines before topping up the pond... I could put the plant in tap water, which might kill off any critters and then add the water treatment??
I've tried doing online searches for info without any luck... I'm hoping someone here might have an idea.
01 Frogs Fringed Water Lily July 2022 by Wabi Gallery, on Flickr
which did seem a shame, but what's left looks happier now. (it was getting a bit overcrowded.)