General Planting Guides
To avoid disappointment always use the correct
soil and containers in your pond, as this will promote the growth and flowering
of your plants.
Using a general bedding compost could have potentially fatal effects on fish as
it has a high fertiliser content designed for quick release. Aquatic compost has
a slow release fertilizer, thus avoiding pollution as the plants will absorb the
nutrients as they are released from the soil. The soil texture is also
important, a heavy loam is best as a peat based soil could simply float away!
Aquatic baskets have been designed with mesh to help retain the soil. The use of
an additional Hessian liner will further reduce any soil leaching. The Hessian
liner will rot in time but by then the root structure of the plant should hold
the soil together. The roots will eventually grow through the mesh, absorbing
natural nutrients in the pond.
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