Hello Lovebugs,
How are you?
Monday was a busy day. I started winterizing my pond plants. Most of the plants stay in the water. A few types won't survive so I bring them indoors. Today the taro plants all got tucked into a big tote with some pond water. Then I filled another tote with water hyacinth. Most people toss their hyacinths and last year I did as I was told. Then I read that some people winter them indoors. So I decided to try it. They are in the extra bedroom with grow lights making the place look like a hippy party house. The purple light is funky! LOL.
Have a terrific day!!
xoxox
Pony
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Your plants look amazing there and that's really interesting with the purple color you used. I hope you enjoy a Tantalizing Tuesday..
Hugs
T
Its an inexpensive grow light from wally world. You can choose red, blue or both. My plants are established so they don't need the baby phase and only the hyacinths bloom so we don't really need that phase of light. So I clicked to use them combined in hopes the plants will get whatever it is they need. It's another of my science experiments
I thought the light was interesting... You might get a floral fragrance through that part of the house 🌼 🌸 🌻 🌹 🏵
I would love the house to have a floral scent
How will you keep the pond from freezing over? Do they make a plant / fish friendly antifreeze ?
The pumps run year round. Last year part of the pond had a thin ice cover for a few days but there was always an open place. If it tries to freeze solid, we will break the ice to allow for air gas exchange to keep the fish healthy.
Grow lights? When the electricity usage spikes you might be a visit from the local PD! 😀
I told Cowboy the whacky weed inspectors are going to get curious.
The lights are LED and efficient so hopefully the bill won't change much
I hope your pond plants make it through the winter indoors.
I have high hopes!
Our killer frost is predicted for Thursday. Work, work, work Pony. Hugs
Uh oh you have a dead deadline. Take care of yourself! Hugs!!
I didn't know what those were! Good luck! I hope they keep growing.
What a cool idea..a nice experiment. I mean what living thing wouldnt like the warmth and the hippy dippy glow of purple. Plz keep us posted !! Hmmnn....i just read up on their invasiveness...
Hope your hyacinths make it through the winter.
Me too!! I can't believe all the local pond people toss theirs every year. They are five bucks each! And I bought a buuuuuunch