That sounds easy enough! What I was planning on doing is using the 50
gallon pondlet as a pot: I will have an earth berm alongside the semi-buried
tank in the back yard, and will counter-sink the pot in the berm, next to
the pond. I don't want plants in with the fish, but I want the plants close
by. I'm going to countersink my "original" pond (a pre-form) on the other
side and fill it with lilies. In other words, I will have a water garden on
either side of my koi pond. I figured I'd just separate the tubers and plant
them all in that 50 gallon pot. Is that "do-able"?

Sorry 'bout your snow and ice. Two days ago we had a high of 78; tomorrow
morning may have frost. Our weather is weird, too.
Lee


"Nedra" wrote in message
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Hi Lee!

I missed last year in dividing my lotus too. Here is what I do:

Pull the pot out of the pond or wherever it is.
Turn the pot upside down and Thump on the bottom. Pot will
empty and put the growing part of the lotus on the top.
This will put the growing part on the top. You'll see lots of old
tubers/roots growing around
the inside of the pot.
Just get ahold of the tuber and cut it down to size. You may
end up with three or four new tubers to plant. Take care not to disturb
the
growing points. Then carefully place the tuber in the pot
which you have filled with new garden soil. I have put two new
tubers in a single pot. Fertilize with four or so tabs ... take care
to keep them away from the new tubers.
Don't plant the tubers too deep. An inch or so of soil over the
top is plenty! I have placed a flat rock on top of the tuber ... when
it has refused to be buried.

Slide the newly planted pot into the 50 gal container. That's all
there is to it.

Let me know how it goes....

Nedra - - iced and snowed in - in Missouri
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"Lee B." wrote in message
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OK, while most of you are still dreaming of Spring, it's just around the
corner for me. Last year I missed the opportunity to transplant my lotus
because I went from Winter to Spring in about 3 weeks, and it started
growing again before I could transplant it. This year - BEFORE Spring
gets
sprung, I want to accomplish that chore. It currently resides in a 15-20
gal. pot; I have a 50 gal. pot in which to place it. I understand the
dirt
and fertilizer part (I think G), but what about the old pot? Should I
try
to move it in one piece, or should I wash the dirt out, exposing the
tubers,
and then transplant those to the larger pot? What's the process???

Thanks!
Lee