Water garden for edible plants and ornamental ones as well.
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Started by Lissa May 15, 2018. 0 Replies 0 Favorites
Thank you to Christa for researching and finding this great list of edible water plants:WATERGARDENS…Continue
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Started by Janet Fong. Last reply by Dave Riley Jun 24, 2016. 20 Replies 3 Favorites
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My first lotus flower.I was given some material in August and am so pleased that it has flowered.The bud was there on New Year's Eve and I was hoping but didn't think I'd get to see the bloom as I…Continue
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Great list Christa. I didn't know a lot of those plants had edible bits. I've put it in discussions so it can be found easily again...especially when I come to make a water garden!
Notice that Bunnings have jumped on the water garden band-wagon and now stock ready-to-plant water plants. Apart from the 'weed' for the fish and the little plants which float on top (of course, have forgotten their names) I've not planted any water plants for food.
Today we went out looking for water plants for our bath tub and also a little pond we have with a fountain.
After searching some pages I found this website HERE.
On the bottom of the page it has a list of edible parts of water plants.
I knew about the celery, bacopa, chestnuts, but did not know about the other possible food plants that are not hard to grow.
Has anyone had experience with the lesser know plants on list.
My trough full of water, which just happens to have plants in it, was put there for the bees. But they ignore it. Bees seem to like supping water out of moist pots of soil rather than landing on foliage and drinking from a trough.
What I need to do is fill something with gravel and water and re-plant back into that. My bees and probably the plants would make better use of it. My current tub is way too big for this exercise - would need an excessive amount of gravel and would be impossible to move. Needs something shallower.
I am just getting into Water Gardens. I have Water Chestnuts, Rice Paddy Herb, Water Celery, Watercress.
I am hoping to gain a little more knowledge in this group, about other edible Water Plants.
I found my first rough and ready water garden to use vey little water. With the current plants being watercress and rice paddy herb, I can allow the water level to drop to 5mm, then I fill back up 150mm, about once every 3 weeks.
There are a few pots inside a large tub which is free standing on pavers. It receives direct sunlight from morning until 2pm.
Meant to mention - I bought something called Water Celery at the Yandina Community Gardens the other week. Very nice and does taste like celery. Still waiting for them to give me the scientific name as some of it's relatives are toxic!! I don't want to promote something that folk here could get mixed up with something toxic.
Sounds interesting Janet! My first try at growing Water Chestnuts is this season. New plants only a few inches high yet.
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