Japanese horsetail - also very decorative in a pot

Japanese horsetail - also very decorative in a pot

The right container for planting Japanese horsetail

Choose a sufficiently large pot made of weatherproof, frost-resistant material as possible. Since Japanese horsetail is a water plant, the bucket must not have a drainage hole.

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The size of the pot depends on whether the horsetail is to be grown as a single plant or together with other aquatic plants.

The depth should be at least 30, better still 50 centimeters.

Which plant substrate is suitable?

Like all horsetail species, Japanese horsetail is not picky about the substrate. Are suitable:

  • normal, not too nutritious garden soil
  • gravel
  • sand

On the other hand, you should not use nutritious topsoil or compost, as putrefactive bacteria can quickly develop in them.

Japanese horsetail is easy to care for

Cut back the horsetail in spring. If the plant gets too big, you can take it out of the pot and divide it.

Japanese horsetail does not need more care in the pot.

Japanese horsetail overwinter in a pot

Japanese horsetail is absolutely hardy in the pond and does not need winter protection. It is a little different with care in the bucket. The water freezes very quickly at low temperatures and the plant dies.

There are two ways to overwinter the Japanese horsetail. The easiest thing to do is to dig in the pot. Then even longer periods of frost should not be a problem.

If you keep the bucket on the patio, protect it from frost. Put it in a sheltered corner. Put styrofoam or wood under the pot. Wrap the bucket with bubble wrap or cover it with sticks or leaves. Make sure the horsetail doesn't dry out completely.

Tips

If you plant Japanese horsetail in the pond, it is better to put it in a pond basket. Like all horsetail species, Japanese horsetail reproduces via rhizomes. The basket limits growth.