- Thin out the leaf dress with a rake
- Bring out with plant basket
- Cut with pond scissors
- Pump out pond and for better access
- Use grass fish and carp
Water lilies are beautiful to look at in a pond. But they can proliferate in it more than we would like. They are then not only lazy to bloom, but also take away the light from other plants and living beings. Their removal is not always easy, but possible.
The easiest way to remove water lilies is to empty the pond
Thin out the leaf dress with a rake
If water lily leaves are crowded together or even overlapping on the water surface, this carpet of leaves has to be thinned out. With a rake, you can pick up part of the leaves and remove them from the pond. If necessary, this process must be repeated regularly, because the water lilies will sprout again.
Bring out with plant basket
If you have not placed the water lily in the bottom of the pond, but in a plant basket, you can take it out of the water to cut it. Then the water lily can either be completely removed from the pond or the leaves and roots cut back to the desired size.
Cut with pond scissors
You can cut back water lilies that have been planted deep in the pond with special pond scissors and then remove the cut plant parts from the water. How to reduce the amount of water lilies. If a dense root network has formed, it can sometimes be difficult to remove part of it.
If the pond is low, you can go in and use a spade to remove some or all of the lily pad roots. Try to avoid damaging other aquatic plants.
Pump out pond and for better access
If all else fails, you can pump out the pond to get to the roots of the water lilies. This is of course a huge effort.
- Cut off the roots piece by piece with a spade
- completely removed from the pond
- otherwise new growth can occur from leftovers
tips
Very old, thick roots can sometimes only be removed from the pond with strong traction. Attach a pick to it and pull it out by car or other motor vehicle.
Use grass fish and carp
Grass fish and carp like to nibble on water lilies if they are kept short with food. Even thick roots are not safe from them. In larger ponds they could solve the water lily problem. If plant parts that have been bitten through swim in the pond, get them out as soon as possible.