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Water hyacynth

Posted: Jul 21, 2005 6:45 am
by Tundra_Queen
They are both blooming. This is the one I have in the rain barrel. It is yellow for some reason, but this is the first time I have grown them in the barrel. It's growing sort of more horizontal than they have in previous years too. But at least it is blooming.

Debbie

Posted: Jul 21, 2005 11:36 am
by JoshS
They are yellowing, because rain water has no nutrients.

Posted: Jul 22, 2005 2:08 am
by Tundra_Queen
Josh, I had put fertilizer in there to be able to fertilze my pots with warm water. The water started getting a bit of algae in it, so I stuck the hyacynths in it to clear it up which it did. I did throw some fertilizer in the rain barrel again last night. So I guess I will just have to keep doing it while it is in there. :lol:

The others in the pond with the fish are not as green as previous years either for some reason.

Debbie