1.Planting plants and use of material

• Plants supplied with pond baskets: Use only the supplied baskets without cloth. Mix the supplied pond clay only with garden or pond soil, not with sand or other additives.
• Loose Oxygen Plants: Plants such as Crabweed, Waterweed, Moss balls, and Hornleaf should be placed loose in the pond and not fixed.
• Loose aquatic plant plugs: Plants such as Yellow Lis, Swan Flower, Dwarf Gloddock, Greater Lisoddock, Pied Calamus, Pikeweed (Swamp Hyacinth), and Blue lis supplied as loose plugs should be planted only in pond substrate. The use of other soil materials such as lava is not covered by the warranty.

2.The placement of the plants

• Planting depth: Plant the aquatic plant at the specified depth as listed on the package with a minimum planting depth of 5 cm underwater.
• Plant Location: Do not place the plant too close to a fountain, filter or pump, and not in the ditch where various factors can hinder plant growth.
• No carp-like fish: Do not place the plant in a pond with koi carp or other carp-like fish.

3a .Setting up the pond / water feature

• Minimum depth: The pond should have a minimum depth of 20 centimeters to prevent the water from heating up too quickly.
• Edges and tubs: Avoid unfinished black edges or small tubs that can lead to a sweltering water environment.
• Adequate water content: Make sure the pond contains enough water to avoid large temperature fluctuations.
• Substrate: For non-natural ponds (made of concrete, plastic container or pond liner), provide a layer of at least 8 to 10 cm of substrate over the entire bottom of the pond.
• Biological balance: Provide a mix of low-growing oxygen plants, loose oxygen plants, water lilies, aquatic plants and marsh plants. Also add pond bacteria twice a year.

3b.Setting up a plant filter of e.g. a swimming pond

• Using the right pond substrate: Use pond substrate instead of alternatives such as lava.
• Sufficient substrate: Provide a layer of at least 8 to 10 cm of substrate.
• Diversity of plants: Provide both tall and low plants in the pond.
• Strength of cohesion between plants: Keep in mind that plants need each other for biological balance.

4.Aftercare

• Add pond bacteria: Add pond bacteria twice a year - in spring after winter and in fall before winter.
• No external agents: For our 100% growth and flowering guarantee, no external agents such as GH plus or other water improvers should be used.

Note: Water testing is not recommended because water values fluctuate. It is important to respect the natural balance.

These conditions have been established to ensure that your aquatic plants have the best chance to grow and bloom. If you comply with these conditions and your plants do not show growth or bloom, please contact us for further assistance.