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Re: GBlist: Lily pads in a pond
> >I was enjoying your insightful comments on lilly pads in a private pond and
> >wondered if you could shed some light on the same issue regarding cattails
in
> >a pond? Again, they only grow to a certain depth, but is there any other way
> >of naturally controlling their spread around the borders of a pond?
In the best traditions of permaculture and human history, you might
try harvesting them and eating them... Most of a cattail is edible,
the remaining portions will, of course, compost. I particularily
like the lower stalks eaten raw (like celery but spicier) Roast the
roots, use the pollen as flour....
Charles Barnard
Wizard of Odd
wizodd@netnet.net
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