Plants in pots will not develop enough biomass to adequately deplete enough nutrients to keep algae reduced. IMO plant the plants in the pond bottom. Choose low growing or short plants that are endemic to soft low alkalinity water similar to where you live. I would get most of the plants from your local lakes. Research Isoetes lacustris (lake quillwort) and similar species and Dwarf Sagittaria (Sagittaria subulata) for submerged plants. Dwarf and small varieties of hardy hybrid water lilies will be your good pond plants. All plants will spread some fast some slow. Pond plants will need thinning and weeding similar to a flower garden.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 09/02/13 08:26 PM.
