Oven Roasted Water Lilies
 

I wrote earlier about the record setting high temperatures we
experienced earlier this summer. After more than 20 consecutive days of
100+ degree temperatures in July, climaxed by 115 and 108 in the same
week, the heat wave abated somewhat with a nice 3 inch rain, followed by
another one and then a good inch. The temperatures now are mainly in the
upper 90s but that's still a relief to what was.

This year it seemed as though we moved right from winter into summer. My
water lilies are plentiful but I opted not to thin them so as to provide
some shade from the sun for my fish. I would guess that I have (had) 80%
lily pad coverage on the pond.

A week or so after the record setting heat I noticed that the pads on
the lilies were turning bronze colored and curling on the edges. They
were also crisp to the touch. Oh yeah, before they'd get yellow with
brown spots and I'd trim them and throw the old pads on the compost pile.

I've had a pond since 1998 and I've never seen this before.

I estimate that 90% of the pads are this way. Has anyone experienced this?

I'm guessing/hoping they'll come back next year?

Oven Roasted Water Lilies
 

On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 19:40:20 EDT, JB wrote:

I wrote earlier about the record setting high temperatures we
experienced earlier this summer. After more than 20 consecutive days of
100+ degree temperatures in July, climaxed by 115 and 108 in the same
week, the heat wave abated somewhat with a nice 3 inch rain, followed by
another one and then a good inch. The temperatures now are mainly in the
upper 90s but that's still a relief to what was.

This year it seemed as though we moved right from winter into summer. My
water lilies are plentiful but I opted not to thin them so as to provide
some shade from the sun for my fish. I would guess that I have (had) 80%
lily pad coverage on the pond.

A week or so after the record setting heat I noticed that the pads on
the lilies were turning bronze colored and curling on the edges. They
were also crisp to the touch. Oh yeah, before they'd get yellow with
brown spots and I'd trim them and throw the old pads on the compost pile.

I've had a pond since 1998 and I've never seen this before.

I estimate that 90% of the pads are this way. Has anyone experienced this?

I'm guessing/hoping they'll come back next year?

JB, have you used any pond additives, like algaefix, or sludge eater, etc.?
I know a couple out there will cause this. BZT does not.

Otherwise, it could just be heat stress, but I would have thought that
would have happened with triple digits. Are you getting wind with the now
90 degree temps? Wind pushing the pads off the surface and the
heat/sun/wind drying them out, perhaps? ~ jan

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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

Oven Roasted Water Lilies
 

On 8/28/2011 6:05 AM, ~ jan wrote:


JB, have you used any pond additives, like algaefix, or sludge eater, etc.?
I know a couple out there will cause this. BZT does not.

Otherwise, it could just be heat stress, but I would have thought that
would have happened with triple digits. Are you getting wind with the now
90 degree temps? Wind pushing the pads off the surface and the
heat/sun/wind drying them out, perhaps? ~ jan

------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us


~jan, I've added nothing to the pond. Fish seem healthy, I've not had
any losses since initiating water changes in the spring.

Oven Roasted Water Lilies
 

On Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:45:17 EDT, JB wrote:

On 8/28/2011 6:05 AM, ~ jan wrote:


JB, have you used any pond additives, like algaefix, or sludge eater, etc.?
I know a couple out there will cause this. BZT does not.

Otherwise, it could just be heat stress, but I would have thought that
would have happened with triple digits. Are you getting wind with the now
90 degree temps? Wind pushing the pads off the surface and the
heat/sun/wind drying them out, perhaps? ~ jan

------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us


~jan, I've added nothing to the pond. Fish seem healthy, I've not had
any losses since initiating water changes in the spring.

My best guess, is the damage was done when it was hot, but didn't show up
till later, when it just happen to be cooling off. ~ jan
------------
Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us