Joshaeus
Water hawthorn, Aponogeton Distachyos
Hi everyone! I am planning on setting up a container pond in a raised bed this spring and wanted to get input on my setup. Here we go;
Pond: A 38.5 inch wide, 15 inch high round Beckett pond liner, which holds 35 gallons. I was going to keep it under a portable greenhouse, at least during the earlier part of the growing season, and at least partially bury it in the raised bed.
Lighting: Lots of direct sun during summer. Don't know exactly how much, but if I recall correctly direct sun usually strikes the raised bed by 7am in the morning and is blocked by nearby buildings mid-late afternoon during the summer.
Plants: TBD. I want a water lily of some kind, but other plants I am strongly considering include hardy hibiscus, water hawthorn, water snowflakes...obviously not all of those would fit in a relatively small pond (the plant selection needs to be narrowed down). Ideally any marginals I use should either be hardy or easily overwintered indoors. I was going to use fabric planters for all of the plants.
Setup schedule; I would set up the water garden under the greenhouse in early April; when the plants are added will depend heavily on water temperatures, which will likely not track very well with the air temperatures outside due to the greenhouse. I may remove the greenhouse if it gets too hot during the summer, and perhaps set it up again during fall to extend my season further.
Pond: A 38.5 inch wide, 15 inch high round Beckett pond liner, which holds 35 gallons. I was going to keep it under a portable greenhouse, at least during the earlier part of the growing season, and at least partially bury it in the raised bed.
Lighting: Lots of direct sun during summer. Don't know exactly how much, but if I recall correctly direct sun usually strikes the raised bed by 7am in the morning and is blocked by nearby buildings mid-late afternoon during the summer.
Plants: TBD. I want a water lily of some kind, but other plants I am strongly considering include hardy hibiscus, water hawthorn, water snowflakes...obviously not all of those would fit in a relatively small pond (the plant selection needs to be narrowed down). Ideally any marginals I use should either be hardy or easily overwintered indoors. I was going to use fabric planters for all of the plants.
Setup schedule; I would set up the water garden under the greenhouse in early April; when the plants are added will depend heavily on water temperatures, which will likely not track very well with the air temperatures outside due to the greenhouse. I may remove the greenhouse if it gets too hot during the summer, and perhaps set it up again during fall to extend my season further.
