Another Question About Planting

18 years ago

I bought some clear plastic containers to plant my water lily and pickerel rush in and after reading on here, I'm kind of confused! Do I just plant in it like it is, or do I put holes in the bottom?

Also, I saw where someone made homemade pots with black landscaping fabric?? I have some of that on hand and think I like that idea better! Now, I hope someone can tell me exactly how to do it???

I'm new at this, so I'm sorry to ask silly questions! lol I'm so new that when I seen that one of my little nephews knocked one of the big rocks down into the pond that I thought I could fish (no pun intended...lol) it out myself and ended up falling in and had to have my son help me get out! That was definitely painful! lol

I learned 2 things yesterday evening when that happened...

1) I had NO idea at my age my legs could spread that far..

2) Never EVER try that again without someone here to help me!

LOL

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missa7
18 years ago
I'm sorry but I'm laughing at #1.

I'll let the more experienced ponders help you with the plants.
annedickinson
18 years ago
Karla,

OMG.. I did something similar in the spring. It is amazing how these old bodies can do gymnastics on a moment's notice, isn't it? hahaha

RE: the landscaping fabric pots. Click on the link below. Glenda (pikecoe) gave great instructions for this. I haven't tried it, but it looks easy and like it would work well.

For the lilies I used what has been recommended, an oil changing pan. No holes in it. With clayey dirt. However there was another thread about just throwing the lily roots in bare, so I don't know. The oil changing pan is VERY heavy, so I made a macreme lifter type of thing for when I want to remove it for adding fertilizer or moving. I have that tied to a yellow rubber ducky.

As far a pickerel plants, I guess a regular plant pot (line with landscaping fabric and top with pea gravel) with regular garden soil (not compost or manure or miracle grow).

Others may have better information than I do. I'm pretty new at this too (3 years) so I am still learning a lot.

Anne

Here is a link that might be useful: Landscaping Fabric Pots
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