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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
Ok...I want to put in a lotus bog, but I can't remember just how it should
be done. I know that Nedra has one that I really like, but I need to know how large and deep it should be and if I should pot the lotus up, or just let them run wild? I really have no space limitations, so the skys the limit!! D.S. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
OH...FYI...I live in zone 6b
D.S. "D. S." wrote in message ... Ok...I want to put in a lotus bog, but I can't remember just how it should be done. I know that Nedra has one that I really like, but I need to know how large and deep it should be and if I should pot the lotus up, or just let them run wild? I really have no space limitations, so the skys the limit!! D.S. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
"D. S." wrote in message
... OH...FYI...I live in zone 6b D.S. "D. S." wrote in message ... Ok...I want to put in a lotus bog, but I can't remember just how it should be done. I know that Nedra has one that I really like, but I need to know how large and deep it should be and if I should pot the lotus up, or just let them run wild? I really have no space limitations, so the skys the limit!! I am interested in Lotus 101 as well. I had a neighbor give me some tubors, and I'd love to hear about planting, and care for them. My interest was peaked by the "lotus bog" statement. It never occured to me to do a bog just for the lotus. BV. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
Hi there! In November of 1998 or 1999 I could not figure
out how to winter over my lotuses. The four lotuses were planted in 18 - 24 inch pots. They were all bought that summer and were blooming like crazy but they were in whiskey barrels and I knew those would be frozen solid during the winter. I had to find a way to winter over my precious lotuses.. Alot of the folks on rec.ponds had lots of ideas,,,,, but, I decided that to be on the safe side I would have a lotus pond dug. I'm in Zone 6, south of St. Louis, Missouri. First of all you need to dig a hole as big as you can afford! Mine is 12 feet in diameter. I had it dug to 24 inches. The guy brought along a bunch (scientific... lol) of builders sand. He put down the liner and shoveled in a foot of sand. The sand was my idea. Once the pond was filled I let it sit overnight ... next day I slid in the 3 whiskey barrels full lotuses! The following spring I divided them and ended up with so many lotuses I had to squeeze to get them into the pond. All are planted in pots.... but, that did not keep them from jumping the pots. The pond just finished its 3rd or 4th winter and the lotuses are finally coming up - I have lots of aerial leaves .... no buds yet, though. You definitely want to pot them. They will fill in a pond in a year or two if left to go wild. Anything else you all want to know just ask! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "D. S." wrote in message ... Ok...I want to put in a lotus bog, but I can't remember just how it should be done. I know that Nedra has one that I really like, but I need to know how large and deep it should be and if I should pot the lotus up, or just let them run wild? I really have no space limitations, so the skys the limit!! D.S. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
BV, You will definitely love a lotus bog. Go for it!
Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 Lotus Pond: http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... "D. S." wrote in message ... OH...FYI...I live in zone 6b D.S. "D. S." wrote in message ... Ok...I want to put in a lotus bog, but I can't remember just how it should be done. I know that Nedra has one that I really like, but I need to know how large and deep it should be and if I should pot the lotus up, or just let them run wild? I really have no space limitations, so the skys the limit!! I am interested in Lotus 101 as well. I had a neighbor give me some tubors, and I'd love to hear about planting, and care for them. My interest was peaked by the "lotus bog" statement. It never occured to me to do a bog just for the lotus. BV. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
Forgot a couple of things ...
Dig your pond about 2 - 3 feet from your fish pond - attach a hose to a pump and drop it to the bottom of the fish pond. Add the fish pond water to the lotus pond. This is the best and easiest way to fertilize the lotuses. I usually let the lotus pond overflow a couple of minutes. I also push a couple of fertilizer tabs into each pot about once a month.... Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Nedra" wrote in message news Hi there! In November of 1998 or 1999 I could not figure out how to winter over my lotuses. The four lotuses were planted in 18 - 24 inch pots. They were all bought that summer and were blooming like crazy but they were in whiskey barrels and I knew those would be frozen solid during the winter. I had to find a way to winter over my precious lotuses.. Alot of the folks on rec.ponds had lots of ideas,,,,, but, I decided that to be on the safe side I would have a lotus pond dug. I'm in Zone 6, south of St. Louis, Missouri. First of all you need to dig a hole as big as you can afford! Mine is 12 feet in diameter. I had it dug to 24 inches. The guy brought along a bunch (scientific... lol) of builders sand. He put down the liner and shoveled in a foot of sand. The sand was my idea. Once the pond was filled I let it sit overnight ... next day I slid in the 3 whiskey barrels full lotuses! The following spring I divided them and ended up with so many lotuses I had to squeeze to get them into the pond. All are planted in pots.... but, that did not keep them from jumping the pots. The pond just finished its 3rd or 4th winter and the lotuses are finally coming up - I have lots of aerial leaves ... no buds yet, though. You definitely want to pot them. They will fill in a pond in a year or two if left to go wild. Anything else you all want to know just ask! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "D. S." wrote in message ... Ok...I want to put in a lotus bog, but I can't remember just how it should be done. I know that Nedra has one that I really like, but I need to know how large and deep it should be and if I should pot the lotus up, or just let them run wild? I really have no space limitations, so the skys the limit!! D.S. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
"Nedra" wrote in message
thlink.net... BV, You will definitely love a lotus bog. Go for it! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 snip I am thinking about creating a lotus bog with no pots...Just plant them directly in the pond itself... BV. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
B.V., I was cautioned against the No Pots method early on.
They will take over the pond in just a season. I took the advice to pot my lotuses and it has worked out just perfect. The lotuses still jump the pots in the summer. I don't do anything to get them out of the pond.... I wait until I divide them. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... "Nedra" wrote in message thlink.net... BV, You will definitely love a lotus bog. Go for it! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 snip I am thinking about creating a lotus bog with no pots...Just plant them directly in the pond itself... BV. |
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Lotus Bog....Nedra Help!!
"Nedra" wrote in message
thlink.net... B.V., I was cautioned against the No Pots method early on. They will take over the pond in just a season. I took the advice to pot my lotuses and it has worked out just perfect. The lotuses still jump the pots in the summer. I don't do anything to get them out of the pond.... I wait until I divide them. snip I am not too concerned about this. I want to create a pond with nothing but lotus, so if they take over...who cares? BV. |
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