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Rachel O'leary more please! I was just thinking about it the other day, that it would be awesome if you did a Spotlight on all of the plants you use, and why you pick them.
This plant is banned in Florida. But it took me a 5 minute walk to a local waterway to find some of these for my small pond. These suckers propagate like craaaaazy. I love it. The hawks cant eat my fish, even though the pond is shallow af.
I have a big in-ground pond that I have Water Hyacinth growing in. When it covers the surface, I pull some out and use it on my compost pile or use it as mulch in my garden. It decomposes quickly adding nutrients to the soil. Here in Florida it is used in sewage treatment plants to help purify sewage water. It's a great nutrient sponge! Oh, I love the plant spotlights!
I was born and raised in South FL and know water hyacinth quite well!! While I love JUST ONE!! plant and it's beautiful flowers, I've seen it clog an entire canal in just a few months until the water barely flowed!!! It can get so packed across the water that you can actually walk on it! They would take big dragline cranes with huge buckets and clean mountains of it out of the waterways!!!
When I lived in FL I fished black water and often found it growing in creeks, brackish tidal water, and back waters. Today I have it in my outside tub, and one plant actually thriving inside in a tank. I used the tank to hold the Hyacinths during a cold snap this spring. The Limias and LF Mountain Metors love the roots. Hopefully, the Metors will or have spawned in it. Great species profile. Glad to see you outside. Hope you guys were able to celebrate Dad today. Thanks Rachel!
I would love to see some other spotlights on plants. My hyacinths are growing huge roots as well. Excellent videos as usual, always look forward to them. Btw- you freaking look amazing! Great transformation!!!
I recently setup a 150 gallon tub to act as a settling tank for my pond. I have a small pump supplying it water at the top, and it drains from the top so that pond particles and gunk settle to the bottom. At the end of May I rescued a new tiny broken hyacynths and water lettuce plants to sit in this tank to extract nutrients from the water and to shade it. It's now July 1st and these plants have nearly covered the top. Yes, they are very aggressive and I can see how they could easily damage a natural waterway.
I've been eyeballing that sensitive plant you keep in your tubs for quite a while. Last weekend I decided I was going to buy a few of them online. I am happy to report they are doing quite well in both my pond and my aquarium. I have no doubt it will quickly outgrow my aquarium. Haha. Your influence on my hobby is always appreciated! :]
Want to control it? Introduce some ducks. I have a 200’ diameter pond with this plant covering half of it, water became nice and clean. Raised some ducks from peeps and let them in the pond....this plant is duck crack. Cleaned it out solid in 2 weeks. Not one sign of it now 🤷♂️
@@annetnedelec9453 Not sure about wild ducks, but my domestic Magpies and Pekings can’t get enough of it. I had to build a metal box out of chicken wire, put large pool noodles on the sides to keep it from sinking, then put all the hyacinth inside the box to keep them from eating them all. Worked great till the ducks figured out they could dive under the water and come up in the middle of the box and they were in “hyacinth heaven” Pulled the box and put a bottom on it from chicken wire.....problem solved. The wind blows the box around the pond very slowly, they still filter the water, ducks can’t get to them, and won’t take over the pond. I selectively feed a few to them as snacks when the box gets over crowded
Thank you so much for the advice and info! PLEASE do more spotlights on other floating plants. I'd love to know more. (I'll do my own research too, of course... Lol)
Can't believe you had snow & freezing temp, only seems like yesterday, now all your garden and plants etc all looking fab in the lovely weather, you also managed to finally get your shorts on. 😎🌞 I live in England , I use dwarf water lettuce in my tanks, want to do outdoor tub work since watching your videos on tubbing, will try the normal size water lettuce next year. 👍 My husband is never sure of it, as he is obsessed with bugs laying their eggs in them ( mosquitos mainly!) He hates any insects, which drives him mad with a wife and 2 girls who keep fish, toads , frogs , Axolotls , chameleon & corn snakes , so you can imagine the insects and other food we keep. He wants to know why they can't be just normal little girls. I say because they take after the mother 💪🏼😄
Count me in as one person that would love to see a spotlight on the sensitive plant. Just looked into them as a possibility adding to a waterfall. But a word to expand on hyacinth... hyacinth, while invasive and destructive, not only sucks up mass amounts of nutrients, also has been studied to intake chlorine, and regularly feeds on some heavy metals in water. Such as zinc and copper.
I put 12 water hyacinth in my koi pond in April. My fish loved them. In fact they ate them all! I just ordered 12 more and I hope I can put half in a tub and propagate for next season. I live in SC. Is there anything special I need to put in my tub to keep them growing? Aerator? Water filter pump? plant stick fertilizer? Thanks for any help
I really would like You to consider looking at wintering goldfish outside during the Winter Months. I successfully Winter 9 fish 2 of those as babies in North Dakota and we had one of the coldest Winters this past year. And 3 of the fish have fan tails. No heater just oxygen. They are the healthiest fish I have had vs when I was heating the pond during the winter.
This video was very helpful. I want to learn how to grow these plants. I had a lot of questions to ask,listening to your interesting video,almost all my questions were answered,except do they grow by seed,and how to purne the plant,and roots they are out of control. Please do another video on other aquatic plants,I'll be watching👁 Thank you for sharing,great video🤗
After 45 years or more at this..I'm trying it indoors for the first time in a 240 by a large window. Since Rachel,I'm using an oversized pump to give me some strong water circulation..to see the Hyacinth roots wave in the current is something to see from the side. I think,it will grow the more taller,open, growth like you might see in a shady pond in Florida..rather then the usual compact growth. I doubt it would ever flower indoors even next to a large sunny window. That's more greenhouse light levels needy.
I went to buy some of this stuff at the start of the season only to find out it was banned here last August, along with water lettuce and elodea, all my best moves for raising fancy goldfish fry!
People get too hysterical about this plant up north. But it will die off every winter, so there is no real danger. The real problem is dragon fly and water beetle larvae hiding in the roots and preying on small fish. So do a sterilization routine before introducing it - especially if you've collected it from the wild or brought it in from the pet store or wholesaler. Great to hide live bearer fry or to collect the eggs of adhesive egg scatters. Pull it up and stack it in the flower beds in the fall to use as mulch. Or feed it to your cows and goats (not kidding).
Outdoors in California Rachel..it thrives 10 months of the year. In winter 98% of it dies off. Usually in the bay area 100% of it dies. In the hot summer valley...they find some frost free pockets and even with almost all killed...what small amounts that live are able to make islands once again by summer. Trivia!
I have a 75 gallon turtle tank with 3 young turtles. I think I created the perfect turtle tank sewage treatment plant. I say this because i have locally harvested duck weed in a separate container and it doesn't reproduce but dies off. I purchased water hyacinth and it dies. I have tried to keep it in a separate container which is fed by the turtle tank water and I have placed it directly in the tank. I think the turtles are eating it. The water temp is 75F and it is iron filtered soft well water. Any suggestions?
Hello Rachel, I enjoy your videos. I was happy to see this one about water hyacinths because I just planted some in my outdoor fishpond. It was doing greatThen I noticed it’s starting to die off. The roots are short. I have African cichlids in my pond. I assume they’re eating the roots. Is this a plant I can’t keep with African cichlids?
Rachel, since you deal with a lot of fish I’m sure you come across illness. I know you use water changes a way to combat but what if it’s not enough? I have a disease that has no outward signs besides laying low to the ground. Water is zeros. Good filtration good flow and good temp for Livebearers. It’s hard to exude in what treatment to try when there are no markers I am seeing.
Yes, I would love to see more of these. I do have a question. What kind of gloves would you recommend for tropical fish tank use? There are varying opions online, but I would like to know yours. I keep betas and mystery snails.
I googled your sensitive plant, because the sensitive plant I have always known is Mimosa pudica, which is definitely not aquatic. Is your plant a Neptunia or Aeschynomene? Does it bloom and set seeds for you? I'd definitely like to see a plant spotlight on this plant.
I live in Michigan and have an outdoor pond. I presently have water hyacinth and water lettus growing I assume the temperature in winter -10f or so will kill them off is there a way to protect them in the winter? Thanks
I can't grow this either indoors with grow lights with with water temp of 76 degrees in a 75 gallon stock tank and 3 turtles and minnows and bullhead fish. I live in southern Minnesota. Out door the plants are with duckweed and do not propagate. Any suggestions?
Species spotlight on water plants that can take high pH water would be wonderful! My desert well water burns up lilies and Iris pretty badly. I couldn't even get water Hyacinth to do much.
A terrestrial version (Mimosa pudica) grows here in Texas and has really pretty fuzzy purple flowers. When you touch the leaves they instantly fold up. I would be interested in this aquatic version and where you get them from? Where is it native to?
Such a lovely plant and yes illegal in Belgium, Europe. although it won't survive our winters though. However, if you are caught growing it here, you may expect a huge fine and you may be persecuted.
Hiya Rachel! I just ordered my first hyacinth to put into my aquariums (also ordered some water lettuce). Can you trim the roots to keep them from sucking up ALL the nutrients or will that hurt them? I have several plants that get direct light all day within the aquarium itself and don't want those dying either. I tried sweet potato slips which TOOK OFF in the tanks but they quickly started starving my aquarium plants and I'm not giant on ferts as I keep shrimp and have had poor results in adding it however, it does get very light dosing every other weekish or so. Swords are struggling and I'm trying to add more calcium and seachem flourish without killing off all my shrimp. I really like to leave the top off the tank that I got them for, but need some sort of cover to dissuade Freja (one of my cats) from getting too curious. She thinks the tanks belong to her and will sit with her snails for hours. I do not, however, want her realizing she can pet the shrimp when they're surface skimming. Thanks for all your great videos! you have been SO MUCH help since I entered the Hobby a year ago!! Muahh!
Any hints on getting the hyacinth to bloom? I have them in my outdoor goldfish pond and i am in zone 2. The pond gets sun most of the day. I have seen them in bloom here only once in the 15 odd years I have had a pond. Thanks (I am new to your channel)
How hot does it get where you are? I'm in the High Desert in S. CA where it can get in the high 90s to mid 100s for a week at a time. How can I keep a "summer tub" cool enough not to boil any fish?
I have an empty 300 gallon rubbermaid tub and was thinking about trying Sawbwa resplendens they have at my lfs. I'm in the Los Angeles area so warm days/cool nights... also high ph and hard water which I read they prefer (also why I decided not to put them in my r.o. planted tank). You really inspired me to try summer tubbing. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I live in Washington state. I got some to grow in my pond (a 1000 gal stock tank). I was hoping it would survive the winter... but I guess not. Are there any plants you recommend that work well that will survive in 7B? We can get down to single-digit temps though honestly, that only happens about every 2-3 years. We don't get much snow
Hey Rachel, love from Sri Lanka ! I got myself a 3 inch endlicheri juvenile 2 days back. And it's very picky when it comes to eating. I tried feeding it crushed hikari sinking carnivore pellets.. it only eats if the pellet pieces falls right in front of it's face and if it falls very close to it. Is this behavior normal ? Or should I change the food ?
Great video! I'm growing water Hyacinth in a barrel on my porch right now and I have four daughter plants off of it that I'm about to remove and give away. Regarding your fish, how do you keep the nitrites and nitrates under control in the water? I had to Comet goldfish in the barrel the one died after about 3 weeks the other one about 2 weeks after that. The water hardness and pH are all within levels, but nitrates and nitrites tested really high. Any good suggestions?
How many corydoras should I get for my tank? It is around 15G, I also want to fit in a couple platies and also a school of neons. All help is appreciated
When I moved to Oklahoma, I was mystified that people would spend up to five dollars per pond Satan. I'm from Louisiana, if you want these here, you need to go to a bayou and grab them yourselves. That being said, I agree, they are beautiful and the fish love them (though I personally prefer water cabbage). Do you think you could do a video on dragonfly larva and how to deal with them? That's one thing that concerns me the most about tubbing-- nymphs eating all my small fish.
I just found this out, but you might want to let folks know: water hyacinth is not safe if dogs eat it. Which is also an issue I’m just learning to research: pond plants that are safe or not safe, for dogs and cats. I’ve already learned of a couple plants I need to steer clear of since our dog is likely to jump into, nibble on, or drink from any water feature we install in our backyard. I don’t doubt we’re alone in that. It’s a little surprising to me that, with all the pond/water feature channels out there, hobbyist and professional, no one mentions potentially harmful plants for pets, or kids even! Might be a video you could do to inform new people about, particularly since you like to do low cost, easy, DIY “starter” water features, viewers likely to pursue your ideas are going to be new to this whole environment. Thanks! I have gotten some tips from your builds.
Are you ever able to overwinter your water hyacinth? If so, how? I love this plant and use it in my goldfish pond every Summer, but I have to buy it new each year. I'm in zone 7. I love hearing about pond plants, so more spotlights would be great 💕👍
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Rachel O'leary more please! I was just thinking about it the other day, that it would be awesome if you did a Spotlight on all of the plants you use, and why you pick them.
Rachel O'leary yes for sensitive plant spotlight! Especially if ok in goldfish tanks/ponds ;)
Yes!!! I think a lot of times people don't appreciate the little differences that really matter with plants!!!
I’d like to hear more about that gamecock iris
@@stefaniedayfox8117 would like info on sen
This plant is banned in Florida. But it took me a 5 minute walk to a local waterway to find some of these for my small pond. These suckers propagate like craaaaazy. I love it. The hawks cant eat my fish, even though the pond is shallow af.
I have a big in-ground pond that I have Water Hyacinth growing in. When it covers the surface, I pull some out and use it on my compost pile or use it as mulch in my garden. It decomposes quickly adding nutrients to the soil. Here in Florida it is used in sewage treatment plants to help purify sewage water. It's a great nutrient sponge! Oh, I love the plant spotlights!
I would like to see plant "Spotlights". The Sensitive plant seems very interesting.
This and how she keeps her succulents for years! Please!
It's the most dangerous aquatic weed..!!
I was born and raised in South FL and know water hyacinth quite well!! While I love JUST ONE!! plant and it's beautiful flowers, I've seen it clog an entire canal in just a few months until the water barely flowed!!! It can get so packed across the water that you can actually walk on it! They would take big dragline cranes with huge buckets and clean mountains of it out of the waterways!!!
Yeah its a real problem.
My hyacinth just started to bloom today! I bought 6 plants 2 weeks ago, and now I have over 40! Crazy!
Learned so much!! I just bought a start for my 55 gallon Goldie tank yesterday. May introduce some Creeping Jenny, too!! You rock, Rachel!
Love the pond updates and plant spot lights as its that time of year when us ponders play in the pond.
When I lived in FL I fished black water and often found it growing in creeks, brackish tidal water, and back waters. Today I have it in my outside tub, and one plant actually thriving inside in a tank. I used the tank to hold the Hyacinths during a cold snap this spring. The Limias and LF Mountain Metors love the roots. Hopefully, the Metors will or have spawned in it. Great species profile. Glad to see you outside. Hope you guys were able to celebrate Dad today. Thanks Rachel!
I'm always looking to learn more about water plants, and what to look for in out nurserys. So anything that strikes your fancy Rachel!
Catherine Kennedy ya that plant make a legit spawning mop haha
I would love to see some other spotlights on plants. My hyacinths are growing huge roots as well. Excellent videos as usual, always look forward to them.
Btw- you freaking look amazing! Great transformation!!!
I love the spot light on the plants please do more!!!
Yes! to more about the plants. You look so healthy and happy 🐠🐠🐠
I recently setup a 150 gallon tub to act as a settling tank for my pond. I have a small pump supplying it water at the top, and it drains from the top so that pond particles and gunk settle to the bottom.
At the end of May I rescued a new tiny broken hyacynths and water lettuce plants to sit in this tank to extract nutrients from the water and to shade it. It's now July 1st and these plants have nearly covered the top. Yes, they are very aggressive and I can see how they could easily damage a natural waterway.
I've been eyeballing that sensitive plant you keep in your tubs for quite a while. Last weekend I decided I was going to buy a few of them online. I am happy to report they are doing quite well in both my pond and my aquarium. I have no doubt it will quickly outgrow my aquarium. Haha. Your influence on my hobby is always appreciated! :]
Yes please do a spotlight on the sensitive plant
More pond plant spotlights would be great. I am just starting my first summer tub after a very cool spring.
I love this plant. I tend to trim the roots every couple 2 to 3 weeks. Normally no longer than 18 inches and trim down to 12 inches.
Yes, please talk about the awesome fern plants. I want to do those as well. I have one small pond in a pot, and 4 fish tanks.
Looking good gal.
Sensitive plant Spotlight please!
Want to control it? Introduce some ducks. I have a 200’ diameter pond with this plant covering half of it, water became nice and clean.
Raised some ducks from peeps and let them in the pond....this plant is duck crack. Cleaned it out solid in 2 weeks. Not one sign of it now 🤷♂️
Do ducks eat them? Are they dangerous for ducks?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA “ duck crack”🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Not sure about wild ducks, but my domestic Magpies and Pekings can’t get enough of it. I had to build a metal box out of chicken wire, put large pool noodles on the sides to keep it from sinking, then put all the hyacinth inside the box to keep them from eating them all.
Worked great till the ducks figured out they could dive under the water and come up in the middle of the box and they were in “hyacinth heaven”
Pulled the box and put a bottom on it from chicken wire.....problem solved. The wind blows the box around the pond very slowly, they still filter the water, ducks can’t get to them, and won’t take over the pond.
I selectively feed a few to them as snacks when the box gets over crowded
Your tubs look fabulous!
Thank you so much for the advice and info!
PLEASE do more spotlights on other floating plants. I'd love to know more. (I'll do my own research too, of course... Lol)
I bet the title midnight in the Garden of good and evil just took it a whole new meeting with this plant
I would love other plants spotlight! Doesn't matter that the season is well on its way, we can gather information for next year ;)
Hornwort is another nice pond plant, and used for breeding goldfish also.
Greenhouse looking great
So its hella invasive. Makes me glad I am gunna keep mine in an indoor aquarium.
I would love to see more videos on the plants
Yeah water plants spotlight
Does this plant help with algae blooms in a small pond?
TY FOR Explaining all the stuff with this plant. other videos werent clear.
Looking good, enjoyed the video!
I'd love a species spotlight on the sensitive plants!
Also, you are looking awesome, girl! You probably are still owie, but you look great. :)
Please, species spotlights on your other good summer tubbing plants would be most appreciated.
Love your species spotlights!
Beatiful plant and beatiful flowers! May i ask you, how long does a flower last? One day or more? Thank you
A week or so usually and they will rebloom
Can't believe you had snow & freezing temp, only seems like yesterday, now all your garden and plants etc all looking fab in the lovely weather, you also managed to finally get your shorts on. 😎🌞
I live in England , I use dwarf water lettuce in my tanks, want to do outdoor tub work since watching your videos on tubbing, will try the normal size water lettuce next year. 👍 My husband is never sure of it, as he is obsessed with bugs laying their eggs in them ( mosquitos mainly!) He hates any insects, which drives him mad with a wife and 2 girls who keep fish, toads , frogs , Axolotls , chameleon & corn snakes , so you can imagine the insects and other food we keep. He wants to know why they can't be just normal little girls. I say because they take after the mother 💪🏼😄
Count me in as one person that would love to see a spotlight on the sensitive plant. Just looked into them as a possibility adding to a waterfall.
But a word to expand on hyacinth... hyacinth, while invasive and destructive, not only sucks up mass amounts of nutrients, also has been studied to intake chlorine, and regularly feeds on some heavy metals in water. Such as zinc and copper.
I'd absolutely love to see a spotlight on the Sensitive plant. I'm about to buy some in a huge order soon.
I put 12 water hyacinth in my koi pond in April. My fish loved them. In fact they ate them all! I just ordered 12 more and I hope I can put half in a tub and propagate for next season. I live in SC. Is there anything special I need to put in my tub to keep them growing? Aerator? Water filter pump? plant stick fertilizer? Thanks for any help
Hi, my neighbor has some Giant Salvinia is this good for fishponds, I have never seen it before.
Thought you may know!
Thanks
I'd love some species spotlights on more plants! Plants for ponds and aquariums would both be of interest to me.
Great video.
I really would like You to consider looking at wintering goldfish outside during the Winter Months. I successfully Winter 9 fish 2 of those as babies in North Dakota and we had one of the coldest Winters this past year. And 3 of the fish have fan tails. No heater just oxygen. They are the healthiest fish I have had vs when I was heating the pond during the winter.
Aj4brds I've done in past northeastern PA
Makes for an awesome water filtration plant also!
A species spotlight on the sensitive plant would be great.
Very informative video... wish more people would do these!
Awesome tubs
This video was very helpful.
I want to learn how to grow these plants.
I had a lot of questions to ask,listening to your interesting video,almost all my questions were answered,except do they grow by seed,and how to purne the plant,and roots they are out of control.
Please do another video on other aquatic plants,I'll be watching👁
Thank you for sharing,great video🤗
After 45 years or more at this..I'm trying it indoors for the first time in a 240 by a large window. Since Rachel,I'm using an oversized pump to give me some strong water circulation..to see the Hyacinth roots wave in the current is something to see from the side. I think,it will grow the more taller,open, growth like you might see in a shady pond in Florida..rather then the usual compact growth. I doubt it would ever flower indoors even next to a large sunny window. That's more greenhouse light levels needy.
I went to buy some of this stuff at the start of the season only to find out it was banned here last August, along with water lettuce and elodea, all my best moves for raising fancy goldfish fry!
People get too hysterical about this plant up north. But it will die off every winter, so there is no real danger. The real problem is dragon fly and water beetle larvae hiding in the roots and preying on small fish. So do a sterilization routine before introducing it - especially if you've collected it from the wild or brought it in from the pet store or wholesaler.
Great to hide live bearer fry or to collect the eggs of adhesive egg scatters.
Pull it up and stack it in the flower beds in the fall to use as mulch. Or feed it to your cows and goats (not kidding).
If u use a netted plant ring, will the roots still be able to do their job filtering the water? Ty
Outdoors in California Rachel..it thrives 10 months of the year. In winter 98% of it dies off. Usually in the bay area 100% of it dies. In the hot summer valley...they find some frost free pockets and even with almost all killed...what small amounts that live are able to make islands once again by summer.
Trivia!
Water hyacinths are a great poultry feed too.
Please do a species spotlight about the sensitive plant.
Should you trim the leaves that are dying and turning yellow?
They are also used heavily in Water Treat Plants as they are very effective at removing toxins most likely heavy metals.
I have a 75 gallon turtle tank with 3 young turtles. I think I created the perfect turtle tank sewage treatment plant. I say this because i have locally harvested duck weed in a separate container and it doesn't reproduce but dies off. I purchased water hyacinth and it dies. I have tried to keep it in a separate container which is fed by the turtle tank water and I have placed it directly in the tank. I think the turtles are eating it. The water temp is 75F and it is iron filtered soft well water. Any suggestions?
Where di you buy the black containers?thanks for you video 😀please reply
Yes please do another species spotlight on the sensitivity plant
Beautiful plant I need some lily pads & some plants especially the sensitive plant but yes
very helpful. can you do more regarding fish tank plants, with regards to the ones you use and care requirements, ie lighting, fertilizer, etc.
Hello Rachel, I enjoy your videos. I was happy to see this one about water hyacinths because I just planted some in my outdoor fishpond. It was doing greatThen I noticed it’s starting to die off. The roots are short. I have African cichlids in my pond. I assume they’re eating the roots. Is this a plant I can’t keep with African cichlids?
Rachel, since you deal with a lot of fish I’m sure you come across illness. I know you use water changes a way to combat but what if it’s not enough? I have a disease that has no outward signs besides laying low to the ground. Water is zeros. Good filtration good flow and good temp for Livebearers. It’s hard to exude in what treatment to try when there are no markers I am seeing.
Do a spot light on sensitive plant! I’d love to learn to grow them in a pond setting
Whoa, I like those floating planters. Where did you get those??!
I honestly dont remember. I think just from a google search. They dont have any branding
Yes, I would love to see more of these. I do have a question. What kind of gloves would you recommend for tropical fish tank use? There are varying opions online, but I would like to know yours. I keep betas and mystery snails.
loved it Rachel! haven't tried them yet
Love how you pronounce "propagate". Sounds so fancy
Very informative, thanks for sharing this video.
I googled your sensitive plant, because the sensitive plant I have always known is Mimosa pudica, which is definitely not aquatic. Is your plant a Neptunia or Aeschynomene? Does it bloom and set seeds for you? I'd definitely like to see a plant spotlight on this plant.
I assure you, Mimosa pudica definitely is aquatic. It can be grown in either soil or water.
But for the record, this is Neptunia.
I didn't know Mimosa pudica would grow in water. It's good to know because it is easy to find seeds for it.
Emmit Stewart yeah I didn't either for a long time until I saw a aquascaper put it in a setup he was doing.
This water hyacinth can turn a dirty dead pond into clean , clear water for fish...?
I live in Michigan and have an outdoor pond. I presently have water hyacinth and water lettus growing I assume the temperature in winter -10f or so will kill them off is there a way to protect them in the winter?
Thanks
I can't grow this either indoors with grow lights with with water temp of 76 degrees in a 75 gallon stock tank and 3 turtles and minnows and bullhead fish. I live in southern Minnesota. Out door the plants are with duckweed and do not propagate. Any suggestions?
Species spotlight on water plants that can take high pH water would be wonderful! My desert well water burns up lilies and Iris pretty badly. I couldn't even get water Hyacinth to do much.
I’d like these more about that sensitive plant(is that what you called it?) looks like a cool fern-like thing
To hear*
I've seen sensitive plant grown terrestrially at the local arboretum. I didn't know they could be grown in water, too. Or is it a different species?
Probably a different species but I don't know for sure
A terrestrial version (Mimosa pudica) grows here in Texas and has really pretty fuzzy purple flowers. When you touch the leaves they instantly fold up. I would be interested in this aquatic version and where you get them from? Where is it native to?
Yes, most likely. The ones you see in shops are rarely this type, but that can be growing water too, I have one in my paludarium setup myself.
How fast with air bubbles under them? At the bottom of the tub with a diffusing stone.
Didn't know you could eat it - You could do a 'species spotlight' cooking & eating different aquatic plants :)
Such a lovely plant and yes illegal in Belgium, Europe. although it won't survive our winters though. However, if you are caught growing it here, you may expect a huge fine and you may be persecuted.
TOEKIE WORLD Sorry bro, Europe is a beurgoning dystopia.
Hiya Rachel! I just ordered my first hyacinth to put into my aquariums (also ordered some water lettuce). Can you trim the roots to keep them from sucking up ALL the nutrients or will that hurt them? I have several plants that get direct light all day within the aquarium itself and don't want those dying either. I tried sweet potato slips which TOOK OFF in the tanks but they quickly started starving my aquarium plants and I'm not giant on ferts as I keep shrimp and have had poor results in adding it however, it does get very light dosing every other weekish or so. Swords are struggling and I'm trying to add more calcium and seachem flourish without killing off all my shrimp. I really like to leave the top off the tank that I got them for, but need some sort of cover to dissuade Freja (one of my cats) from getting too curious. She thinks the tanks belong to her and will sit with her snails for hours. I do not, however, want her realizing she can pet the shrimp when they're surface skimming. Thanks for all your great videos! you have been SO MUCH help since I entered the Hobby a year ago!! Muahh!
I used those in my outdoor tubs here in So Cal and they died off over the winter, even though we never get down to freezing.
Any hints on getting the hyacinth to bloom? I have them in my outdoor goldfish pond and i am in zone 2. The pond gets sun most of the day. I have seen them in bloom here only once in the 15 odd years I have had a pond. Thanks (I am new to your channel)
maybe it doesn't get warm enough, I am really not certain what your zone is like to answer better than that.
saw some in a river ,in Portugal, the water gets below 10°C
How hot does it get where you are? I'm in the High Desert in S. CA where it can get in the high 90s to mid 100s for a week at a time. How can I keep a "summer tub" cool enough not to boil any fish?
90s is common. 100+ happens but less frequently. Shade makes a big difference
I have an empty 300 gallon rubbermaid tub and was thinking about trying Sawbwa resplendens they have at my lfs. I'm in the Los Angeles area so warm days/cool nights... also high ph and hard water which I read they prefer (also why I decided not to put them in my r.o. planted tank). You really inspired me to try summer tubbing. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I live in Washington state. I got some to grow in my pond (a 1000 gal stock tank). I was hoping it would survive the winter... but I guess not. Are there any plants you recommend that work well that will survive in 7B? We can get down to single-digit temps though honestly, that only happens about every 2-3 years. We don't get much snow
This video was very informative thank you !!! 😀😀
Hey Rachel, love from Sri Lanka !
I got myself a 3 inch endlicheri juvenile 2 days back. And it's very picky when it comes to eating. I tried feeding it crushed hikari sinking carnivore pellets.. it only eats if the pellet pieces falls right in front of it's face and if it falls very close to it. Is this behavior normal ? Or should I change the food ?
Btw sorry for commenting a irrelavant thing to the video.
Great video! I'm growing water Hyacinth in a barrel on my porch right now and I have four daughter plants off of it that I'm about to remove and give away. Regarding your fish, how do you keep the nitrites and nitrates under control in the water? I had to Comet goldfish in the barrel the one died after about 3 weeks the other one about 2 weeks after that. The water hardness and pH are all within levels, but nitrates and nitrites tested really high. Any good suggestions?
I use the biggest containers I can do I have a lot of volume and diltuion
By the way Rachel, have you read the pond tub hand book by Ted Coletti? Great resource for summer pond tub enthusiasts
Yeah I have it. Ted is a friend and great guy
How many corydoras should I get for my tank? It is around 15G, I also want to fit in a couple platies and also a school of neons. All help is appreciated
water hyacinth compleyely covered my pond, when I removed this fall I had 10 dead koi, wonderful fast growing but consumed all the oxygen
Would it be okay to trim those roots if im keeping them in an indoor aquarium? It wont kill the hyacinth will it?
Please do a species spot light on that sensitive plant you talked about.
When I moved to Oklahoma, I was mystified that people would spend up to five dollars per pond Satan. I'm from Louisiana, if you want these here, you need to go to a bayou and grab them yourselves. That being said, I agree, they are beautiful and the fish love them (though I personally prefer water cabbage). Do you think you could do a video on dragonfly larva and how to deal with them? That's one thing that concerns me the most about tubbing-- nymphs eating all my small fish.
I just found this out, but you might want to let folks know: water hyacinth is not safe if dogs eat it.
Which is also an issue I’m just learning to research: pond plants that are safe or not safe, for dogs and cats. I’ve already learned of a couple plants I need to steer clear of since our dog is likely to jump into, nibble on, or drink from any water feature we install in our backyard. I don’t doubt we’re alone in that.
It’s a little surprising to me that, with all the pond/water feature channels out there, hobbyist and professional, no one mentions potentially harmful plants for pets, or kids even!
Might be a video you could do to inform new people about, particularly since you like to do low cost, easy, DIY “starter” water features, viewers likely to pursue your ideas are going to be new to this whole environment.
Thanks! I have gotten some tips from your builds.
Are you ever able to overwinter your water hyacinth? If so, how? I love this plant and use it in my goldfish pond every Summer, but I have to buy it new each year. I'm in zone 7.
I love hearing about pond plants, so more spotlights would be great 💕👍
I buy 4 plants each spring. I don't overwinter it
should i use this plant to fight algae?