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Title: Water Hyacinth
Post by: mfarley on May 20, 2011, 01:48:08 AM
Hey guys...
Just thought I'd share this, this is a shot of one of our water hyacinths that flowered this year.  We've had water hyacinths for 8 years now and not one has ever flowered, this year we have 3 flowering.


(https://www.christianphotographers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.static.flickr.com%2F5107%2F5735442853_c7ec91d6af.jpg&hash=9c3c0e6bab1983e51ecc28e40c221e1de5b1f7a0) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_farleys/5735442853/)
_MG_7307 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/the_farleys/5735442853/) by the_farleys (http://www.flickr.com/people/the_farleys/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Water Hyacinth
Post by: JudyB on May 20, 2011, 11:35:34 AM
Wow that is beautiful.  What is the difference....what was done different  this year to other years? 

Really nice thank yo for this view!
Title: Re: Water Hyacinth
Post by: mfarley on May 20, 2011, 12:46:10 PM
We did change our pond, we went from a smaller 200 gallon pond to a 3400 gallon pond with a biological filter.  I know the fish have appreciated it, but I didn't realize the plants would as well.  =)
Title: Re: Water Hyacinth
Post by: Jeanne Lee on May 20, 2011, 05:27:03 PM
Love it!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Water Hyacinth
Post by: JudyB on May 20, 2011, 06:10:04 PM
I will be working on a pond in the next couple of weeks,,,major expense will be the pump.  But I will keep the space in mind as well. 

These are lovely!
Title: Re: Water Hyacinth
Post by: mfarley on May 20, 2011, 06:13:00 PM
A good rule of thumb is you want to match how many gallons your pond is.  So if your pond is 200 gallons you want a pump that will move 200 gallons per hour.  That will help a lot with water quality and clarity.  Our water is pretty close to crystal clear.
Title: Re: Water Hyacinth
Post by: JudyB on May 20, 2011, 06:35:23 PM
Thank you for that... Not sure how big it will be yet...depends on my digging ability!