I took a lily back to the Pond Lady. She said "watch this" as she waded in and place
the lily in the middle of her pond. All the koi came streaming to the lily and a
feeding frenzy ensued. The mud supports a thriving community, a banquet of critters
and fish are going to root thru it until nothing that smells good is left. Stones
will keep the fish from digging the lilies up if the fish are otherwise getting
proper nutrition. Ingrid

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
Then there is also the theory that planting your lilies in clay, without
adequate protection (Ingrid mentioned rocks) will doom them, as koi
love/need something in the clay as a dietary aide. I plant in sand, lay
weed fabric strips over the top and then large river rock. No problems here
with mostly butterfly and 2 short fins. ~ jan


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