Hey,
If you guys come across anything about the plants in your garden that may be of use here, please advise....
WATER HYACINTH
I was out working with my mom in her garden. She has a new water feature we were working on and she asked me what she needs to do to care for her water hyacinth. So I went to research the information. I will post a picture the next time I have camera.
It's a 3 tier waterfall with potted plants and water plants in the largest pond. Yes, I build it and put the waterfall/pond together. It's about 3 feet tall made from wooden buckets. It's very cute, and easy to build.
When I researched her water hyacinth, I found an article on composting the plant. The plants are hard to care for over the winter, and it makes more economical sense to utilize the water hyacinth as an organic input to soils. Replace them each spring at $3.95 each.
Depending on the time of the year and location, the water hyacinth doubles in number and biomass every 6 to 15 days. So if you happen to have a 3 ounce plant, by the time winter comes, the plant(s) could weight up to 3 pounds.
Dry water hyacinth contains nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) as well as other plant nutrients. The same 3oz plant that you had in the spring, after composting would finish up at 3.5 ounces of fertilizer after 7 months of growing and a couple months of composting.
Chemical Characteristics Of Composted Water Hyacinth.
Nutrient content
N=1.9 P=0.3 K=1.7 Ca=2.7 Mg=0.3
I guess I'll have my first organic soil amendment some time in January. I know there's more info about the water hyacinth than pot and organics combined, but someone out there may find the information on the composition of the plant useful.
Have a great day!
If you guys come across anything about the plants in your garden that may be of use here, please advise....
WATER HYACINTH
I was out working with my mom in her garden. She has a new water feature we were working on and she asked me what she needs to do to care for her water hyacinth. So I went to research the information. I will post a picture the next time I have camera.
It's a 3 tier waterfall with potted plants and water plants in the largest pond. Yes, I build it and put the waterfall/pond together. It's about 3 feet tall made from wooden buckets. It's very cute, and easy to build.
When I researched her water hyacinth, I found an article on composting the plant. The plants are hard to care for over the winter, and it makes more economical sense to utilize the water hyacinth as an organic input to soils. Replace them each spring at $3.95 each.
Depending on the time of the year and location, the water hyacinth doubles in number and biomass every 6 to 15 days. So if you happen to have a 3 ounce plant, by the time winter comes, the plant(s) could weight up to 3 pounds.
Dry water hyacinth contains nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) as well as other plant nutrients. The same 3oz plant that you had in the spring, after composting would finish up at 3.5 ounces of fertilizer after 7 months of growing and a couple months of composting.
Chemical Characteristics Of Composted Water Hyacinth.
Nutrient content
N=1.9 P=0.3 K=1.7 Ca=2.7 Mg=0.3
I guess I'll have my first organic soil amendment some time in January. I know there's more info about the water hyacinth than pot and organics combined, but someone out there may find the information on the composition of the plant useful.
Have a great day!
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