bog plants yellow

[Huckleberry12]

Greetings all,

Could someone suggest what I could do for my bog plants whose foliage is very pale, quite yellowish. The pond is 9'x5'x2' with seven or eight goldfish, about half of whom are about 5-6", the rest 3". The water circulates from pond through bog and back into the stream. Plants in the pond seem fine.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Lisak1]

They need a bit of iron. I got iron fertilizer (what's that stuff called? Brain is on vacay!) and made little packets with paper towel and shoved them right into the gravel near the roots. Worked like a charm!

Is your pond newish?

 

[Lisak1]

Meant to add - you can also put steel wool pads into the gravel. That works but is a bit slower than the iron fertilizer (Bon-ide? WHAT IS THAT STUFF CALLED! Haha!)

 

[Huckleberry12]

Meant to add - you can also put steel wool pads into the gravel. That works but is a bit slower than the iron fertilizer (Bon-ide? WHAT IS THAT STUFF CALLED! Haha!)

I'm not familiar with that fertilizer. I was concerned about fertilizers that aren't specifically for ponds because of concern for safety of the fish. Steel wool sounds good, I'll try that. Thank you for taking the time to respond, Lisak! Oh, and my pond was started 16 months ago, but the problem is new. Cheers!

 

[Mmathis]

@Huckleberry12 Also, be sure the flow through your bog isn't too fast. A slower flow allows the roots to have more contact with water and the nutrients in the water. Could be why the pond plants are OK.

 

[morewater]

Slow-release aquatic fertilizer spikes.

 

[Huckleberry12]

Thanks, morewater and mmathis. The water moves slowly but I hadn't thought of that, but the water does move slowly. I got some "pondtabbs" and stuck two in. I should have thought of that myself!