Any thoughts about making some plant pots for hanging off my dock. The concept is to use 5 gallon buckets (maybe height cut in half to reduce weight) and simply suspended down into the water off my dock.

I suppose this could be used for any submerged or emergent plant. I plan to get some American Pondweed soon and thought this might be a good way to keep and eye on them until they get going AND I may try my hand at Lilies too if I can find a place nearby with the right varieties (which I don't even know what to look for yet).

Any reasons that this would not work and work well for APW or Lilies?

Would the pots need holes in them? My guess is, NO, but I thought the soil might need to breath. Maybe holes with some burlap-like material covering them so water can flow, but dirt stays in?

Fish on!,
Noel