Water Lillies.
 

Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.

Thanks.
John

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:40:19 +0100, "John..." wrote:

Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.

Thanks.
John


Remove them. They decay and return nutrients to the water column.
Nothing really bad, it can promote algae. Main reason is that they
look ugly. Old flowers, the same.

"Charles" wrote in message
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On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:40:19 +0100, "John..." wrote:

Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.

Thanks.
John


Remove them. They decay and return nutrients to the water column.
Nothing really bad, it can promote algae. Main reason is that they
look ugly. Old flowers, the same.



Thanks for the info Charles.
John

"John..." wrote:

Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.

Thanks.
John



Yes, remove the pads and also any spent blooms.



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