On Wed, 14 May 2008 10:25:14 EDT, ©anadian Ponder "
wrote:

I'm in Southern Ontario and the lilies have yet to reach the top of the
water. Is it me or is it still too cold for these things to really
start sprouting. There is small growth but very slow.

This is my first over winter lily .

Do you check your water temperature often?
Water lilies grow much better when the water temperature reaches 70F,
but fertilizer helps too. (I'm not sure why the fertilizer makes them
grow and bloom earlier.) I have a couple potted (fertilized) lilies
that have been blooming for a couple weeks now. Also one bare root
that the pond water measures 68.9 at this moment and it will warm a
little more a the day grows into afternoon, but it hasn't bloomed yet.
I noticed a bloom pod, the first time today, under the water. The
bare root just doesn't grow as fast or bloom as well for me, but some
like them and tying one to a brick is easier than potting, so I keep
trying.
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