Last time I planted parrot feather it literally covered the entire pond. I need suggestions about how to limit this plants area in the pond.
Controlling Parrot Feather
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A normal garden rake, Lou. Just pull it out and compost it.
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Wish I had that problem Lou! Was yours planted in soil?
At the time there was far too much leave muck. Every square inch was covered by PF's.
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Just yank it out, I never get that much in the big pond, just a little here and there.
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I love the parrots feather but never had too much. I just tie a bunch together with fishing line and attach a fishing sinker to it to hold it down in the water.
Curious to know if it does better in soil?
Curious to know if it does better in soil?
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Parrot feather prefers some soil to root in to start it off.
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Thanks John 
I will have to try that this year.
I will have to try that this year.
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My parrots feather grows out of the pond into the ground now and then.
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I think when I head out to my nearest pond place this Spring, I'll have to see if they have Parrots feather. Anything that spreads sounds good to me!
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If they don't I usually have extra
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Is it best to pull it out or cut it off? When I pull it out, seems it takes a lot of other rooted plants with it, but when I cut it off, all of its old root systems stay and that gets unsightly.
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In the small pond at work, I always cut off the growing end, put it back in the water, then pull out the other 4 or 5', which usually has very little vegetation left on it.
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Holy bajooka Haro............your parrot's feather grows 4 or 5'? Mine is wimpy compared to yours!
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This is in a pond in a greenhouse, and it's not unusual for this plant to grow 4' in a month. This is the first winter that the PF has actually been damaged by the cold. I was in earlier today to clean up the pond a bit, and ALL the PF above the water was so dry and brittle that it literally turned to dust when I grabbed it! Everything UNDER the water, however, is bright green and growing. A week or two back, I checked the water temperature, and it was 38 F.
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