Planting Baskets For Ponds
A range of planting baskets are available to ensure your pond is an array of colour. The baskets have a fine mesh to prevent loss of compost into the pond. A range of sizes and shapes are available.
Planting Your New Plants
The best way to give your new plants a healthy start is to re-pot them, replacing the soil they come in with a good quality aquatic compost. Cascade Pond Soil has a high loam content that prevents clouding of the water, and a slow release fertiliser that encourages lush plant growth, whilst discouraging the growth of algae. It is also fully sterilised to prevent the introduction of pests and diseases. New plants should be housed in baskets that are large enough to allow for expansion. The larger the container they are in, the longer it will be before they need re-potting.
The reason aquatic plants must be placed in perforated containers, and not ordinary flower pots, is that their root systems need a flow of water to them in order to supply nutrients and oxygen.This aeration of the soil prevents it from becoming anaerobic (depleted of oxygen) and foul smelling. |
