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- Japanese horsetail - also in the pot very decorative
- The right bucket for planting Japanese Horsetail
- Which plant substrate is suitable?
- Japanese horsetail is easy to care for
- Hibernate Japanese horsetail in the pot
- Tips
Japanese horsetail is a popular potted plant
Japanese horsetail - also in the pot very decorative
Japanese Horsetail is a very thankful aquatic plant. Even if you do not have a pond where you can pull the Japanese horsetail, you do not have to do without the decorative greenhouse. You can also pull this horsetail species in the pot on the terrace.
The right bucket for planting Japanese Horsetail
Choose a sufficiently large pot of weatherproof, frost-resistant material. Since Japanese Horsetail is an aquatic plant, the bucket must not have a vent hole.
The size of the pot depends on whether the horsetail is to be pulled as a single plant or together with other aquatic plants.
The depth should be at least 30 even better 50 centimeters.
Which plant substrate is suitable?
Like all horsetail species, Japanese horsetail is not fussy as far as the planting substrate is concerned. Are suitable:
On the other hand, you should not use nutritious topsoil or compost, as it quickly forms putrefactive bacteria.
Japanese horsetail is easy to care for
Cut the horsetail back in spring. If the plant is too big, you can take it out of the pot and divide it.
More care does not need Japanese horsetail in the pot.
Hibernate Japanese horsetail in the pot
Japanese horsetail is absolutely hardy in the pond and does not need any winter protection. The care in the bucket is a little different. The water freezes very quickly at low temperatures and the plant enters.
There are two ways to overwinter the Japanese Horsetail. The easiest way is to dig in the pot. Then even longer frost periods should not be a problem.
If you keep the bucket on the terrace, you should protect it from frost. Put him in a sheltered corner. Put styrofoam or wood under the pot. Cover the bucket with bubble wrap or cover with brushwood or foliage. Make sure the horsetail does not dry out completely.
Tips
If you plant Japanese Horsetail in the pond, put it better in a pond basket. Like all horsetail species, Japanese horsetail also reproduces rhizomes. The basket limits growth.