Bulrushes are essential components of a water garden. In this article you will learn how to properly plant and care for the grass-like plants in and around the pond and what benefits rushes have for the pond water.
What is the best way to plant rushes in the pond?
Depending on their height, rushes in the garden pond can tolerate awater level of around 5 to 10 cm. Place the overgrown plants in mesh baskets. The distance to neighboring plants should be 20 to 30 cm. Weigh down baskets and substrate with pebbles.
How do I care for rushes in the pond?
Bulrushes are very robust and thereforeeasy to care for. Feel free to cut back the plants if necessary. However, this is usually only necessary after cold winters when the characteristic leaf blades have died.
In our latitudes, rushes generally survive the cool season without any problems and do not require winter protection. In spring, you can cut clumps that are too large into pieces with a sharp spade and reinsert them.
Can I plant rushes outside the pond?
Bulrushes love swampy areas and therefore feel particularly comfortable in theswamp zoneof the garden pond. However, you can also use most rush plants as bank plants around the pond. It is important that the pH value of the soil is more in theacidic range. Rushes do not like calcareous substrates. The location should be sunny to partially shaded.
Note: ThePondrush, which is a member of the sour grass family, should only be cultivated in bodies of water in order to offer it the best conditions.
What advantages do rushes have in the garden pond?
Bulrushes have several advantages in the garden pond. They can break down pollutants and store heavy metals in their tissue. Accordingly, rush plants have the ability to clean thepond water in a natural wayIn addition, the various representatives of the genus Juncus and the sour grass family, with their grass-like appearance, are extremelydecorative
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Bulrushes are also recommended for watercourses
If you don't have a pond in your garden, but you do have a watercourse, you can also use rushes for natural water purification and as a beautiful decoration. In principle, rush plants can be cultivated in both stagnant and flowing water.
