I plan on 8-10 inches of water on top of the dirt. Is that enough or should
I plan on more?

I used to have a "pet" mourning dove where we used to have the office. I put
up a bird feeder in one of the trees and would refill it every day, throwing
some on the ground for the doves. The squirrels got to the point that they
knew my car (REALLY!), so that even if I showed up on the weekends, they
would come bounding across the street to see me. They'd take peanuts from my
hand . . . at any rate, this one little dove was so friendly she'd land on
my head. Gave me quite a start the first time. I began to feel like that
garden statue of St. Francis of Assisi . . .Then one day she didn't show up
.. . . I know she was wild, but it hurt all the same.

Lee

"Nedra" wrote in message
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It sounds do-able...and very pretty. Am wondering if you'll have water
over
the tops of the tubers? And you say you do better with
pictures - LOL so do I, obviously.

Just came inside from brrrr cold ice bound pond.... Had to cut away the
net. A mourning dove was captured underneath the net.
It flew soon as it was free to do so.
Such a pretty bird.

Nedra
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"Lee B." wrote in message
...
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
...
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