| To start and maintain a large container water garden | | | | It will also depend on the size of your container. |
| follow these tips for a successful and pretty project. | | | | Consider some fish or snails for your water garden. A |
| With a little bit of work and the right techniques your | | | | small container will accommodate guppies because |
| water garden will be easy and fun. | | | | they will tolerate various temperatures. The benefit |
| To start a water garden there are a few things that | | | | of guppies is that they eat mosquitoes who will be |
| are essential. You will need a container that will hold | | | | tempted by the water. If you are using a large |
| enough water to sustain your plants and maybe | | | | container buy one or two goldfish. Place some snails |
| some fish and at least six hours of sun each day. | | | | in your container garden to eat the decaying plant |
| Not so long ago water gardening was restricted to | | | | matter and fish waste. They are kind of like the |
| ponds or large bodies of water. Even if you live in an | | | | vacuum cleaner of the water garden. |
| apartment you are able to have and enjoy a water | | | | The snails will not be sufficient to keep your garden |
| garden. Water gardening is different from your | | | | clean and fresh. In order to have a successful water |
| normal gardens. They have different needs but as | | | | garden you must have some kind of fresh water |
| long as you cater to these needs you will be | | | | supply. You must plan on how often and how easily |
| surprised at some of the places you can have a | | | | the water garden can be cleaned and stocked with |
| water garden. | | | | fresh water. |
| To start a water garden you will need a large | | | | Buy a small submersible pump to keep the water |
| container that will hold 15 to 20 gallons of water. You | | | | moving and avoid stagnation. Place the pump in a |
| must also know how deep each plant needs to sit in | | | | nylon stocking before putting it in the water garden. |
| the water. Find out from your local nursery center | | | | The nylon will keep small particles from entering the |
| how deep each plant needs to be placed in your | | | | pump and befouling it. This is a crucial step. If you |
| container. You can also find this information online. | | | | have to fish out the pump to clean it out, it will foul |
| Be very careful of filling your container with tap | | | | the water. You may want to buy a sprouting |
| water. Many communities use chemicals in the water | | | | ornament and place it on the rime of the container. |
| system to make it potable. If there is high chlorine | | | | Attach it to the pump with rubber tubing. This will |
| count in the water you use, it will probably kill your | | | | add depth and texture to your water garden. |
| plants. If you are going to use tap water, fill the | | | | If you follow these tips for your water garden you |
| container two days before you place any plants in it | | | | will have a successful and pretty project. For tips and |
| so that the chlorine can burn off. | | | | techniques for small container water gardening see |
| There are three basic kinds of plants for water | | | | my article with that name. |
| gardening. There are plants that only grow above the | | | | Happy Gardening! |
| water line while others grow beneath the surface of | | | | Copyright © Mary Hanna, All Rights Reserved. |
| the water. And then there plants that are called | | | | This article may be distributed freely on your website |
| "floaters" because they seem to float on the surface. | | | | and in your ezines, as long as this entire article, |
| You will need to know the care and needs of the | | | | copyright notice, links and the resource box are |
| plants before you will know which varieties to plant. | | | | unchanged. |