- Which location is best?
- When is the best planting time?
- How can reeds be planted?
- What care does the reed need immediately after planting?
- Which plant partners are suitable for the reed?
- How can reeds be propagated?
Reeds don't grow everywhere. Depending on the type of reed, certain site requirements and care measures must be observed. Here's how to properly plant your reeds.
Even with smaller ponds, a little reed at the edge looks very pretty
Which location is best?
Each type of reed has its own requirements. Accordingly, you should choose a type of reed that can cope with the local conditions in your garden. The real reed and its subspecies need moist soil and therefore thrive best on the banks of ponds or on swampy meadows. Chinese reed, on the other hand, can be planted in the bed as normal.
Both reed and Chinese reed do best in the sun. Half-shady locations are also suitable. Otherwise, both types of reed are rather undemanding in terms of their location: Chinese reed thrives on practically any soil and as long as it is moist enough, the reed is also very frugal.
When is the best planting time?
The following applies to both real reed and Chinese reed: Spring is planting time. But wait until no more frost is to be expected with certainty. Gardeners take the ice saints, which are usually in mid-May, as a guideline.
How can reeds be planted?
The easiest way is to buy pre-grown plants and put them straight into the ground. If you like a challenge, you can also sow the reed yourself. However, this is not always crowned with success and requires an extremely pronounced green thumb. If you decide in favor of this variant, it is advisable to let the seeds germinate in seed trays and to plant the preferred plants in May.
What care does the reed need immediately after planting?
It is important that the water supply is correct. While you obviously don't need to water reeds that you place on the banks of a pond, with Chinese reeds you should make sure that the substrate is always moist, especially shortly after planting. But don't overdo it either: like all non-aquatic plants, Chinese reed does not like waterlogging.
Which plant partners are suitable for the reed?
With its beautiful, long stalks, reed can stand alone at the edge of the pond. Combinations of different types of reed are beautiful and conceivable. Chinese reed is also enough in itself, but can also be combined well with low perennials. Since Chinese reed forms very long roots, it may make sense to install a root barrier.
How can reeds be propagated?
Reed and Chinese reed form long roots and can be wonderfully propagated by dividing them. You don't necessarily have to dig up the entire plant to propagate. All you have to do is cut off the roots with a spade, dig them up and plant them elsewhere.
tips
For pond planting, choose small reed varieties such as dwarf reeds. On the other hand, if you want to give your pond a privacy screen, grab the giant reed.