I've got a mix of plants just sitting in loose gravel and potted in these bags. The bagged ones are always 1/2 the size of the free ones without soil at all so I removed them from the bags and they took off. Im only her because I expanded my pond and never googled any "how to", just did it and learned as I go. My new expansion is loaded with excess protien in the water (floating bubbles/foam) so I'm adding lots more plants to eat that good stuff up
It’s so overwhelming 😅 I set up a little 15-20 whisky barrel and was fine but now I’m upgrading and have more plants and space in a 40 gallon stock tank and I’m like what substrate? Do I need a substrate?! What potting media?! Do I need potting media? What rocks are safe?! Which plants?!? Sooo much research and planning. I put some water in the pond and then we had torrential downpour for two days and it ended up filling the whole thing up 😳 so now there’s beautiful fresh water in there but no substrate! 😩 and I search around and half people say you don’t need it, and others have it down to a science with three different layers 🫠
I'm revamping my 10 year old wildlife pond, which had a huge cauldron type pot with cat tails, rushes, jewel weed etc. That thing was jam packed with roots, the cat tails were getting out of hand. This video was so helpful, I am repotting everything into separate pots so I can manage the more aggressive plants. I have watched dozens of videos, this one answered all of my questions !
Thank You for explaining as you’re putting it all together! My question is…your pond is about 2ft deep and you put the Lily on bottom, what is my pond is about 3-4 ft deep? Can and plant sit on bottom or do they all need to be floaters?
Hey Derek, are you just dropping the elephant ear croms in between rocks and removing them in the winter? Or will they stay submerged through Nashville winters?
Great question. You are exactly right. We are placing them right between the rocks and just making sure they’re secure. However, we do sometimes pop them up. It’s a 50-50 shot where they come back. if it’s a particular elephant ear that I’m very fond of, I will remove them and winter them over in a cool dry space.
@@JVISecretGardens Great answer! Thank you for the knowledge share. Side note, been by the garden center a few times, your ponds and features look amazing!
@@loisjones2158 Some of our faves are pickerel rush, Thalia, water lilies, rumex, and lotus! A good rule of thumb is to plant 1/3 of your pond so it will grow into 2/3 or your pond when mature. Then you can thin them back annually to keep them from getting overgrown!
Brand new mini-ponder here! Couple of stupid questions: Do you have a link for the bags? Are they better than the plastic planters with lots of slits that many people use? Do you recommend removing all of the plants from original containers and putting in the bags? Thank you!
I like the Aquascape aquatic planters because they are flexible. They last a really really long time. I do recommend to always take the plant out of its original container and bump it up into a bigger size planter. This allows for more route development in the more beautiful plants. aquascape-usa.com/products/aquascape-fabric-plant-pots-2-pack?variant=44704105759001¤cy=USD&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh9WOyLTIgAMV1DfUAR0DDgDgEAQYECABEgJti_D_BwE
Good video thank you.. I was wondering I didn't have big pebbles to put in the waterlily so I used the biggest lava rocks I had.. so the question is is that ok or those rocks will affect the waterlily in any way?
Lava rock is just fine. It actually gives surface area for micro enzymes to grow to help. Keep your Pond healthy. I recommend using a heavier rock as it makes it more difficult for the Koi to disturb the plant. I have a feeling that probably won’t like the texture of the lava rock and will leave it alone. You might be something to some thing here. Let us know how it goes.
Good fall choices for Tennessee include bush or snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, cucumbers, kale, leaf lettuce, Irish potatoes, mustard, radish, spinach, summer squash, tomatoes and turnips.
If you have a pond liner, pots aren't needed. Take them out of the pot, wash the soil off, and put the plant in the pond with some rocks over the roots. There are plenty of nutrients in the pond to feed the plants, and because there is a liner it is still easy to remove the plants if you need to in order to divide them, etc.
Thanks a ton Mate, the pond and ideas look very good and practical. Just a question , if I take the pot aquatic plants and grow into the pond over PVC liner, can the roots dig through the Liner in some time?
I absolutely agree, you want bare roots as they add filtration to your water to make it crystal clear. Yes, cyiu do pot water lillies but nothing else. If roots grow to large you can always trim them back.
We just had a pond dug in our backyard, with no liner. I have added blue dye for effect. Because there is no filter or liner, can I still plant the same things you're referring to?
Zone 7. Lotus, Water Lillies, Pickerel Rush, Zephyr Plant, Creeping Jenny, Cardinal Flower, Elephant Ears, Sweet Flag, Thalia, and Rumex, to name a few.
I've got a mix of plants just sitting in loose gravel and potted in these bags. The bagged ones are always 1/2 the size of the free ones without soil at all so I removed them from the bags and they took off. Im only her because I expanded my pond and never googled any "how to", just did it and learned as I go.
My new expansion is loaded with excess protien in the water (floating bubbles/foam) so I'm adding lots more plants to eat that good stuff up
It’s so overwhelming 😅 I set up a little 15-20 whisky barrel and was fine but now I’m upgrading and have more plants and space in a 40 gallon stock tank and I’m like what substrate? Do I need a substrate?! What potting media?! Do I need potting media? What rocks are safe?! Which plants?!? Sooo much research and planning. I put some water in the pond and then we had torrential downpour for two days and it ended up filling the whole thing up 😳 so now there’s beautiful fresh water in there but no substrate! 😩 and I search around and half people say you don’t need it, and others have it down to a science with three different layers 🫠
I'm revamping my 10 year old wildlife pond, which had a huge cauldron type pot with cat tails, rushes, jewel weed etc. That thing was jam packed with roots, the cat tails were getting out of hand. This video was so helpful, I am repotting everything into separate pots so I can manage the more aggressive plants. I have watched dozens of videos, this one answered all of my questions !
So glad this was helpful.
Thank You for explaining as you’re putting it all together! My question is…your pond is about 2ft deep and you put the Lily on bottom, what is my pond is about 3-4 ft deep? Can and plant sit on bottom or do they all need to be floaters?
The max death you want to go with a water lily is 4 feet. The pads really struggle to reach the surface if you go any deeper.
Thanks man! Appreciate the tips.
You bet!
Thanks for the great video. Love your pond
Thanks for watching!
What's the specific names of all the aquatic plants you using
Hardy water lily, Pickerrell rush, creeping Jenny, impatiens, elephant, ear, and coleus.
What was the tall plant?
Hey Derek, are you just dropping the elephant ear croms in between rocks and removing them in the winter? Or will they stay submerged through Nashville winters?
Great question. You are exactly right. We are placing them right between the rocks and just making sure they’re secure. However, we do sometimes pop them up. It’s a 50-50 shot where they come back. if it’s a particular elephant ear that I’m very fond of, I will remove them and winter them over in a cool dry space.
@@JVISecretGardens Great answer! Thank you for the knowledge share. Side note, been by the garden center a few times, your ponds and features look amazing!
I'm just building my first pond. Need advice on aquatic plants. I live in WV
@@loisjones2158 Some of our faves are pickerel rush, Thalia, water lilies, rumex, and lotus! A good rule of thumb is to plant 1/3 of your pond so it will grow into 2/3 or your pond when mature. Then you can thin them back annually to keep them from getting overgrown!
Do reeds purify the water and is it really worth it ?
Thxs for the info. I live in Lancaster, Ca and my pond is lacking color, what plants would you suggest for me?
Water Lilies
Tropical Water Lilies (Robust Bloomers Spring-Fall) - Flowering
Hardy Water Lilies (Hardier Lilies Blooms Spring-Fall) - Flowering
Tall Height Marginals
Cattails (Dwarf and Giant Typha laxmannii) - Non-Flowering
Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) - Non-Flowering
Giant Papyrus (Cyperus giganteus) - Non-Flowering
Dwarf Papyrus (Cyperus giganteus ) - Non-Flowering
Horsetail (Equisetum hymale) - Non-Flowering
Dwarf Umbrella Palm (Cyperus alternifolius ‘Gracilis’) - Non-Flowering
Hardy Water Canna (Thalia dealbata) - Flowering
Iris (Iris virginica) - Flowering
Blue Bells / Mexican Petunia (Ruellia brittoniana) - Flowering
Pickerel Rush (Pontederia cordata) - Flowering
Medium Height Marginals
Sweet Flag Grass (Acorus calamus) - Non-Flowering
Rush Grasses Varieties - Blue, Corkscrew, Afro (Juncus) - Non-Flowering
Variegated Water Celery (Oenanthe javanica) - Rarely-Flowering
Water Pennywort (Hydrocotyle verticillata) - Non-Flowering
Parrot’s Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) - Non-Flowering
Short - Ground Cover Marginals
Brass Buttons (Cotula coronopifolia) - Flowering
Memory Herb (Bacopa monnieri) - Flowering
Floating and Lily-Like Plants
Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes ‘Rosetta’) - Non-Flowering
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) - Flowering
Water Poppy, Water Snowflake, Floating Heart (Nymphoides family) - Flowering
Mosaic Plant (Ludwigia sedioides) - Non-Flowering
Variegated Water Clover(Marsilea mutica) with floating leaves - Non-Flowering
Brand new mini-ponder here! Couple of stupid questions:
Do you have a link for the bags?
Are they better than the plastic planters with lots of slits that many people use?
Do you recommend removing all of the plants from original containers and putting in the bags?
Thank you!
I like the Aquascape aquatic planters because they are flexible. They last a really really long time. I do recommend to always take the plant out of its original container and bump it up into a bigger size planter. This allows for more route development in the more beautiful plants.
aquascape-usa.com/products/aquascape-fabric-plant-pots-2-pack?variant=44704105759001¤cy=USD&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIh9WOyLTIgAMV1DfUAR0DDgDgEAQYECABEgJti_D_BwE
Is the coleus growing in the pond too?
It is. It was just a little piece that actually broke off of an annual planter and I just tucked it in the rock work.
Its gorgeous! Will it survive winter in the pond? I'm in zone 6 and would love to try this plant here.
@@karidozhier3105 no, but you can take a cutting and keep it in a pot inside for the winter months. It likes a bright window.
Good video thank you.. I was wondering I didn't have big pebbles to put in the waterlily so I used the biggest lava rocks I had.. so the question is is that ok or those rocks will affect the waterlily in any way?
Lava rock is just fine. It actually gives surface area for micro enzymes to grow to help. Keep your Pond healthy. I recommend using a heavier rock as it makes it more difficult for the Koi to disturb the plant. I have a feeling that probably won’t like the texture of the lava rock and will leave it alone. You might be something to some thing here. Let us know how it goes.
Cool video ❤
Thanks 😁
What vegetables can I sow in Tennessee at fall?
Good fall choices for Tennessee include bush or snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, collards, cucumbers, kale, leaf lettuce, Irish potatoes, mustard, radish, spinach, summer squash, tomatoes and turnips.
@@JVISecretGardens Thank you so much! I started my first garden this year and this will help me continue through the winter.
In the past I have put my Lilly in the pond in the container it came in. I am going to try this and see if they do better. Thanks.
I am in the Nashville, TN area do you know where I can get the type of pots you are using and the potting media?
We sell them at our garden center.
What species the 2nd plant is?
Can you plant arum Lillie's in the fish pond.
Yes you can. Make sure not to submerge to deep.
If you have a pond liner, pots aren't needed. Take them out of the pot, wash the soil off, and put the plant in the pond with some rocks over the roots. There are plenty of nutrients in the pond to feed the plants, and because there is a liner it is still easy to remove the plants if you need to in order to divide them, etc.
The roots won’t do through the liner? I’m new to this… 😊
@@Erandi8888 No, the roots will not go through the liner.
Thanks a ton Mate, the pond and ideas look very good and practical.
Just a question , if I take the pot aquatic plants and grow into the pond over PVC liner, can the roots dig through the Liner in some time?
I absolutely agree, you want bare roots as they add filtration to your water to make it crystal clear. Yes, cyiu do pot water lillies but nothing else. If roots grow to large you can always trim them back.
@@debbieesparza110 I didn't pot the water lilies either, just some rocks holding them to the bottom and they are growing like weeds!
How deep does the pond need to be, to be able to plant water lillies please ?
As little as 8 inches and up to 4 feet.
We just had a pond dug in our backyard, with no liner. I have added blue dye for effect. Because there is no filter or liner, can I still plant the same things you're referring to?
Yes. Plants are natural filters. Removing Nitrogen, Nitrates from the water.
Can we use mountain granite in fish ponds?
Absolutely.
How would you plant gigantic elephant ears in the pond?
Same method ig🤷♀️
What zone are you in? What would you do if you lived in a place where your pond freezes?
Zone 7. Lotus, Water Lillies, Pickerel Rush, Zephyr Plant, Creeping Jenny, Cardinal Flower, Elephant Ears, Sweet Flag, Thalia, and Rumex, to name a few.
Jokes on me, all my plants grow out the top of these pots.
😂 Sounds like they are very happy.