"Nedra" wrote in message
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That will be plenty of water, Lee. Mine only have about 5 or 6
inches water over the dirt. Depends alot on how hot it gets. Just
so they aren't too deep.
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Of course I must chime in and post the anomoly that is my lotus. It was
quite healthy this year despite my dog-in-law jumping in and crushing the
aerials. This plant was planted in about 4-6 inches of mud from the yard,
and sunk close to 4 feet down.

http://tinyurl.com/2t4dk

BV.
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