Re: clay/dirt bottom?

If you don't want to deal with pots, just anchor the plants with a cement
block or rock. Bad bacterias love clay/sand on the bottoms of a pond. The
reason why many of us recommend pots/baskets (even plants anchored by rocks
in the pot/basket) is because these pond plants grow like weeds. To give
you an idea after 3 months my pond looked like it had been there a very
long time. It is much easier to divide a plant out of the water, and in my
case, up on a work table. ~ jan

See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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>On 29 Nov 2003 18:34:19 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tracey) wrote:

>What about using clay/sand in the bottom of the pond over the liner
>and planting pond plants directly in the mud.  No pots and lots of
>places for water creatures to live.  It would be muddy water after a
>rain, but it should settle back down and be clear...right?  I couldn't
>have a lot of water movement or it would never be clear. 1/2 of the
>pond (deep end) could be just liner and the other 1/2 of the pond
>could have clay.  This way I could have some filtration and movement
>at the deep end with out stiring up the shallower end too much.  Any
>thoughts on this?
>
>Thanks for letting me think out loud 
>
>Tracey