AboutBrigitte Expertise Pond and Water Gardening (aquatic plant selection and care, Koi and pond fish selection and care, pond and water garden building and maintenance, etc.) of all sorts.
Experience
Experience in the area: Own a Water Garden Supply Retail Store and Pond Supply Mail Order Company www.pondmarket.com
Organizations I belong to: St. Louis Water Gardening Society
Publications:
Editor of Splash! The Garden Pond & Water Garden Newsletter!
St. Louis Gardener Magazine, various internet gardening newsletters, and others
Question We are in our third year with a 2000 gallon pond. For the first time our koi are attacking and eating the water lilly blooms. I am feeding the koi oatmeal in the morning and as much koi food as they can eat in 5 min. twice, in the afternoon and evening, but they still go after the flowers. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Answer Hello Larry!
Koi are notorious for destroying plants. A couple of things you can try:
a) protect the plants with specially designed plants protectors and
b) distract them with a cheap and favorite plant of theirs: Water Hyacinth.
Hope that helps.
Brigitte
