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- Aug 29, 2019
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- Saginaw, Michigan
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- 6a
- Country
Had the opportunity to grab a number of winter hardy (zone 6) pond plants today from my local pond store! Still learning how best to plant and/or position them and need to get something to raise a couple pots up higher on the shelf, but man what a difference already!
For the larger plants, they all came in 8" black plastic pots with holes and the pond store recommended that I simply use another pot, pan or some other item to raise them up and put the whole pot right into the pond. Clearly the plant can't grow and spread this way but maybe that's the point? The smaller creeping plants I was able to plant in wet rock crevices, etc using the dirt ball they were planted in and spread them out accordingly.
When it's time to prep for winter do I need to do anything with these or just let them ride out winter exactly as they are?
Any tips are always appreciated!
For the larger plants, they all came in 8" black plastic pots with holes and the pond store recommended that I simply use another pot, pan or some other item to raise them up and put the whole pot right into the pond. Clearly the plant can't grow and spread this way but maybe that's the point? The smaller creeping plants I was able to plant in wet rock crevices, etc using the dirt ball they were planted in and spread them out accordingly.
When it's time to prep for winter do I need to do anything with these or just let them ride out winter exactly as they are?
Any tips are always appreciated!