Content
- The pond - a suitable location for the water crowfoot?
- Small ponds - unsuitable
- The watercock foot naturally cleans the pond
- To look beautiful all year round
- Which water depth and which location are decisive?
- With a planting basket, let it into the pond
- Tips
Water Crowfoot is a beautiful pond plant for larger ponds
The pond - a suitable location for the water crowfoot?
Not only in swampy soils, but also directly in the water, the watercock can thrive. But is a pond suitable for him? What to look for if you want to put him in a pond?
Small ponds - unsuitable
Basically, small ponds such as artificially landscaped garden pond in a plastic bowl are not suitable for the water cock foot. This aquatic plant spreads in a short time. She can outright grow up. Therefore, you should only plant them in larger ponds.
The watercock foot naturally cleans the pond
A quick and convincing advantage of the water tap foot for gardeners is that it purifies the water in a natural way. The plant counteracts the formation of algae. It extracts excess nutrients from the water, invests them in its growth and thus prevents the formation of algae.
Furthermore, the plant affects the formation of oxygen in the water. However, the water tap foot can only take on its tasks where it feels comfortable. He needs clean and lime-poor water to grow.
To look beautiful all year round
But there are other benefits that make it possible to choose the water crowfoot as a pond plant:
Which water depth and which location are decisive?
The water cock foot grows only in shallow ponds. The water depth should not exceed 60 cm! Perfect is a water depth between 20 and 50 cm. The situation is also crucial. It should be sunny to partially shaded.
With a planting basket, let it into the pond
The water cock foot can simply be taken into the pond using a plant basket. Put the plant in there and add some stones to complain. The plant basket falls to the ground and the plant can root. Alternatively, you can provide the watercock foot with a different ballast.
Tips
If this pond plant gets out of hand, you can simply radically shorten it. Normally, it quickly forms foothills, with which it can survive well.