Re: clay/dirt bottom?

I still wouldn't plant them in dirt/clay at all. Just wedge them amongst
the rocks. Plenty of dirt will blow in on its own. (Well at least it does
here, wetter areas would get less. ;o) ~ jan

>On 2 Dec 2003 16:09:32 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tracey) wrote:

>I wanted to make the edges of the pond natural looking (plants on the
>edge growing into the water).  As for fish stiring things up...I was
>thinking of going fishless
>
>~ jan  JJsPond.us <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> 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/
>> 
>>          ~Keep 'em Defrosted~
>>       Tri-Cities, WA    Zone 7a
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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

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

         ~Keep 'em Defrosted~
      Tri-Cities, WA    Zone 7a
         To e-mail see website