Creeping Jenny Question and placing plants in a pond.

[Faebinder]

I bought some creeping jenny roots and plan on putting it a container that allows water to seep through then place it on top of a rock in the pond.

What soil would you place in the container? Would you use sand and depend on the rich fish water to help it grow, or would you actually use soil without fertilizers or soil with fertilizers?

Advise please?

 

[HARO]

Sand tends to pack tightly, preventing natural root growth and nutrient flow. I've had better luck with aquarium gravel.
John

 

[Mmathis]

I just stick mine between cracks in my rocks and they do great. They will "root" themselves. If you have fish, no need for fertilizer as the water is nutrient-rich. Now, if you're going for the aesthetics of having them in a container......maybe what @HARO suggested.

 

[addy1]

Mine is in pea gravel, floating free in the pond with just a stem anchored on the edge, in kitty litter, in dirt. It grows just about anywhere.

 

[peter hillman]

Mine was planted in the ground next to the pond and creeped into the water. It looks good and the water bound roots real do suck up the nutrients.

 

[Faebinder]

Mine was planted in the ground next to the pond and creeped into the water. It looks good and the water bound roots real do suck up the nutrients.

If it creeps from the outside to the inside like that, does it still consume from the water? The roots are on the outside after all.

 

[addy1]

It sends out a lot of roots into the water.

 

[peter hillman]

If it creeps from the outside to the inside like that, does it still consume from the water? The roots are on the outside after all.

Yea it does draw up water.

 

[Faebinder]

Wow thank you everyone for the insight.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

When I bought mine last year, I shoved them in between the rocks. They didn't do so well, and I thought they wouldn't make it through the winter. I noticed a couple weeks ago they're starting to grow again, so I'll have to see how they do this year. I'm sure if I planted them in the ground they'd do better but I don't want to take a chance with their invasiveness.

 

[Mmathis]

If it creeps from the outside to the inside like that, does it still consume from the water? The roots are on the outside after all.

It will put roots out all along the "stem," as it gets longer and sends out more shoots.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

I have some that is planted in a small amount of dirt on the edge of part of my pond and it grows down into the water. I have been trimming it though as I didn't realize it would root and grow in the water

 

[peter hillman]

At first I didn't like way it was spreading, I didn't want it in the yard, now it seems to have found a good home in the water and less so on land. I really like it and would not consider removing it.

 

[addy1]

I let it spread, but my gardening style is free growing. With some control.

 

[bettasngoldfish]

So if I let it go into the water and leave it there it won't rot? (that was the main reason I trimmed it back) Does anyone know if I trim the stems can I replant them around the pond? Do they need to have roots first before replanting?