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Olafhenny · 01-26-2014, 05:31 PM

Hi Tony,

I kinda chuckled, when I read that.

I had my own experience with water hyacinths. They did well in the small pond,
which is now my “tropical planter” and in the tiny pond/basin in our gazebo, until
the grapevines covering it created too much shade.

But in the big pond, approximately the size of an Olympic swimming pool, They
shrivelled up and died. I blamed that on residues of a herbicide, which somebody
had dumped into the water years earlier, until I learned, that Koi (we have them in
that pond) love to chew off the roots of water hyacinths.

Thus I suspect, that, since all the plants around it that pond do well, this expert has
probably missed the most obvious cause: fish in the pond. Since goldfish are also
members of the carp family, I presume the love for hyacinth roots goes for them as
well.

That is just to show, that you should be guided by experts, but do not trust them
completely.

These water hyacinths had their roots protected by large perforated pots,
kept afloat with a Styrofoam collar and set adrift in a pond with koi carp.

As you can see, they are doing well

Best,
Olaf

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 246,038 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: What root rot? Hi Tony, I kinda chuckled, when I read that. I had my own experience with water hyacinths. They did well in the small pond, which is now my “tropical planter” and in the tiny pond/basin in our gazebo, until the grapevines covering it created too much shade. But in the big pond, approximately the size of an Olympic swimming pool, They shrivelled up and died. I blamed that on residues of a herbicide, which somebody had dumped into the water years earlier, until I learned, that Koi (we have them in that pond) love to chew off the roots of water hyacinths. Thus I suspect, that, since all the plants around it that pond do well, this expert has probably missed the most obvious cause: fish in the pond. Since goldfish are also members of the carp family, I presume the love for hyacinth roots goes for them as well. That is just to show, that you should be guided by experts, but do not trust them completely. These water hyacinths had their roots protected by large perforated pots, kept afloat with a Styrofoam collar and set adrift in a pond with koi carp. As you can see, they are doing well Best, Olaf __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.