The Edible Alternative for Ponds

bughunter99 · May 31, 2013

Just sharing a picture of the spring pond. On the pond forums many are partial to using tropicals around their plants.

I'm into edible landscaping. The area around my pond includes a ton of edibles including:

Ginger
Watercress
Waterchestnut
Thyme
Red Mustard
Chamomile
Mint
Purple Peacock Broccoli
Eggplant
Strawberry
Blueberry
Basil-Lesbos
Rosemary
Taro
Brown Heirloom Rice
Purple Beans
Chard
Basil-Purple ruffles
Bee Balm
Allium
Fern<--Not that I would every eat these!
Kale
Zucchini

Vespertino · May 31, 2013

Cattails are a wild edible!

Redbaron · May 31, 2013

That's awesome Bughunter!

sfmathews · May 31, 2013

Beautiful. Looks so relaxing!

imp · June 9, 2013

Lovely pond picture. Do you strictly raise Koi in it or edible fish?

LDx4 · June 9, 2013

Beautiful! What a wonderful transformation from the pond pictures that you showed last winter, when it was covered and there was snow on the ground.

Lyn

Labradors2 · June 12, 2014

Rhubarb looks really exotic when grown around a pond! Unfortunately, it doesn't work if your pond is subject to flooding - as mine was the year that I tried it

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Linda

Tracydr · July 1, 2015

Just noticed this thread. I need to renovate a koi pond when I'm off work in a month or so. Really like your waterfall and edible landscape. I'll have to keep it in mind.
I'm planning to put around it some blueberries,chard,kale, watercress, mint,lemon balm,Rosemary,lavender and ginger. I'm not sure what else. Maybe some potted citrus,to go into the greenhouse for winter. Some artichokes and maybe cardoons?
How about sweet potatoes, scarlet runner beans, and flamingo beans,season depending?
Elephant garlic,leeks,chives and other alliums,for sure.
I'm hoping to find some more pretty,perennial fruits and veggies for that area.

May 31, 2013	#1
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	The Edible Alternative for Ponds Just sharing a picture of the spring pond. On the pond forums many are partial to using tropicals around their plants. I'm into edible landscaping. The area around my pond includes a ton of edibles including: Ginger Watercress Waterchestnut Thyme Red Mustard Chamomile Mint Purple Peacock Broccoli Eggplant Strawberry Blueberry Basil-Lesbos Rosemary Taro Brown Heirloom Rice Purple Beans Chard Basil-Purple ruffles Bee Balm Allium Fern<--Not that I would every eat these! Kale Zucchini

May 31, 2013	#3
Redbaron Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,488	That's awesome Bughunter! __________________ Scott AKA The Redbaron "Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system." Bill Mollison co-founder of permaculture

July 1, 2015	#8
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	Just noticed this thread. I need to renovate a koi pond when I'm off work in a month or so. Really like your waterfall and edible landscape. I'll have to keep it in mind. I'm planning to put around it some blueberries,chard,kale, watercress, mint,lemon balm,Rosemary,lavender and ginger. I'm not sure what else. Maybe some potted citrus,to go into the greenhouse for winter. Some artichokes and maybe cardoons? How about sweet potatoes, scarlet runner beans, and flamingo beans,season depending? Elephant garlic,leeks,chives and other alliums,for sure. I'm hoping to find some more pretty,perennial fruits and veggies for that area. Last edited by Tracydr; July 1, 2015 at 07:30 PM.

May 31, 2013	#2
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Cattails are a wild edible!

May 31, 2013	#4
sfmathews Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 398	Beautiful. Looks so relaxing!

June 9, 2013	#5
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Lovely pond picture. Do you strictly raise Koi in it or edible fish?

June 9, 2013	#6
LDx4 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 321	Beautiful! What a wonderful transformation from the pond pictures that you showed last winter, when it was covered and there was snow on the ground. Lyn

June 12, 2014	#7
Labradors2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ontario Posts: 3,895	Rhubarb looks really exotic when grown around a pond! Unfortunately, it doesn't work if your pond is subject to flooding - as mine was the year that I tried it . Linda