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Wed, Jul 13, 11 at 20:16
| I tried planting a dwarf water lily for the first time. The pads were bright green when I planted it and it was blooming during the day consistently to begin with. I have noticed that some of the pads have turned a bit yellow and browned a little bit - should I be fertilizing it? If so, with what? a spike? It's submerged in a pot - what type of spike should I use. There are some small koi in the pond, will this effect them? Could they be causing the problem? Thank you for your help as I'm a beginner looking for suggestions.
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- Posted by pondmaninal 7b (My Page) on Wed, Jul 13, 11 at 20:40
| How "small" are your koi? What is your location? What has your temperatures been like during the day and is it in full sun? |
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| koi are about 5 inches in length. I'm in Southern California. This past week has been mid 70's with sun starting at around 1pm, but two weeks prior to that temps have been in the 80's with full sun. It is not in full sun, but it probably gets at least 8 hrs a day. |
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| This looks like normal pad deterioration to me. Pads come up and they only last for awhile and die off, replaced by new ones. If you are not fertilizing it though, you need to be doing so. Lilies are heavy feeders. You can get pond plant tabs or if you can find them in your area you can use Jobe's Tomato Spikes. Follow the directions on the plant tabs or use 1-2 tomato spikes every 30-45 days during the lilies growth season. Your koi are not the problem. Koi will root around and dig in lily pots but I don't believe that is your problem here. |
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| Thanks! |
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- Posted by buyorsell888 Zone 8 Portland OR (My Page) on Thu, Jul 14, 11 at 22:26
| When I clicked to enlarge it, it also appears to be a Tropical Waterlily, not a dwarf hardy. There aren't any dwarf Tropicals though Dauben will adapt to a smaller pond than most. Looks like normal deterioration to me as well. |
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| Yep, I think you are right, that looks like the pads of a trop.:) |
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