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Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 9:41
| I have found that my waterlilies do so much better when left barerooted. And it doesn't hurt the fish as far as i can tell. Plus they get so much larger like this cause the fish waste really fertilizes the plant better than I can. |
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| Here's another. I thought this was Texas Dawn but it doesn't have the speckled leaves so now I don't know what the heck it is. It might be Joey Tomlick. |
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| Wow, your lilies are lovely and such healthy looking leaves. Do you just have the roots loose in the pond or are they in a net bag? Do they stay on the bottom all by themselves or do you have to weigh them down? |
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| Pashta I just threw them in the pond they floated for awhile then after they grew more roots they sank to the bottom. They are loose in the silt on the bottom i think thats why they do so good. they are in pure organic fish waste. And they are in still ponds in full sun. 3 1/2 ft deep. |
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| I used to plant my lilies in pots that the koi constantly dug up. A few years ago I just anchored them down by tying a rock to the roots and sinking them to the bottom of the pond. The koi no longer bother them. I do keep a rope tied around the roots so I can pull them up when I need to divide them. Like gardener1 I don't fertilize and I have had as many as 12 blooms open at all times. They have taken over half of my 8 X 19 ft oval pond. Jenny |
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| I may try that next season. |
RE: Pure happiness
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| I may try that next season. |
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