Veggie filter waterfall

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This is really a matter of personal preference of which plants to use. Some of the plants I have used are Iris, Sweet Flag, Parrots feather, Bluebells, Umbrella palm, Papyrus, Water Celery both the green and the variegated, Taro (lots of choices in this family), and Watercress. Water Hyacinths are a good choice if the veggie filter is in the sun or Water Lettuce if the area is shaded. I do want to add a word of caution about using either of these two floating plants. Since the veggie filter is a waterfall it is important to keep a close eye =”color: rgb(0, 0, 153);”>Here is a fun idea for plants in your veggie filter. Use edible plants. These choices would be watercress, either green or variegated celery, water chestnut, sweet flag, flowering rush, and arrowhead. Do an Internet search for edible pond plants and see what you come up with. When the plants have excessive leaves I trim them off and feed them to the fish and they love the treats! My favorite edible plant to grow in a veggie for is a tomato plant! True hydroponics in the pond. And I feed the fish the leaves and the fruit that we do not eat. Please be sure to skin the tomatoes and remove the seeds before feeding them to the fish.
Experiment! Try different plants in your veggie filter.