Water Gardening: Have any of you ponders seen these yet?, 1 by Badseed

Badseed wrote:
I am glad you brought these up. I have a favorite store I like to go to that sells lotus, fish, pond supplies, aquatic plants, etc. They have these floating islands already filled with plants and I want you to know they sell for up to $90! None of the plants in them are really expensive, just canna, elephant ears, a few types of hibiscus and such. I have some flat foam sheeting for insulation and considered making my own. I totally forgot about them. LOL

I do keep a trough of plants for veggie filtration and it does a great job! I can disconnect the intake hose at the back and drain the yucky water and hose it fresh water from the top and hook it back up. I am always experimenting with new ways to put the plants in. I have done pots of gravel, wire racking and the like. Last year I was feeling crazy and I took a thick sheet of styrofoam from a package and drilled holes through it with a spade bit. I sprayed off the loose material then poked plants through the holes and it did great! The plants were a bit floppy at first but as soon as the roots took off, the weight kept them upright. I could then lift the styro, spray off the roots and float it back in the trough. I'll probably experiment with similar ways to grow aquatics and moisture lovers come spring. :)

I can't find a pic from when I first did it but this was a bit later. I could stick any water loving plant in here, even straight from the mail and they suffered no wilting.