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Sat, Nov 6, 10 at 13:54
| Please help!!! I have a lotus that I started from seed this past spring living in a 3-gallon container. It has been outside through several nights of frost but the water hasn't frozen, the leaves have turned brown and it seems to be going dormant. I have read the best thing is to put the whole pot into a cool garage or basement but I don't have a place like that to keep it. I'm wondering whether I can't keep the plant in the fridge in a smaller jar. If so, do I cut off the leaves? Roots? Do I keep it just moist in sand with some antifungus powder or keep it in a jar of water? I really don't want my baby to die this winter! Thanks for any advice. |
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- Posted by pondmaninal 7b (My Page) on Sat, Nov 6, 10 at 21:59
| Take off the roots and stems, put it in a zip lock bag with either moist sand or peat moss, and put it in your fridge's crisper drawer. Don't worry anymore about it till Spring. |
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- Posted by sara_in_philly 6 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 12, 10 at 16:16
| I have a similar question. I also have a lotus started from seed this spring. I plant it in the sand in water and it has been indoor all this time. The lotus is still very small, has about 2 inches long rhymezone and only floating leaves. Can I keep it where it has been all this time or do I need to put it somewhere cold for the winter? |
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