Ann in Houston wrote:

Really, Carol! You're the first person I've ever heard from that used
anything but a round pot. I found out some more info, which leads me
to think I should still use a round one. I was afraid I was being a
real upstart, an iconoclast for even asking about the possibility of
thumbing my nose at such a 'lotus 101" tenet. If I had any kind of
successful track record with these beauties, I might be bold enough to
try, but hopefully that will come later. I'm even wondering if the one
lotus tub I have is big enough. It is only about 6" bigger in diameter
than the length of the tuber. How much do they grow in length over the
course of a season.

hmm. I put about 2 - 3 feet of lotus tuber in the bath tub. But since the
bath tub freezes solid, I wanted it out in the fall. I must have removed
about 10' of lotus tuber. It had pretty much wound three times round the
tub.
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derek