planting Lotus help needed
 

Ok went to a ponding store today that I just saw a commercial for on TV.
Looks nice, pretty big considering they only sell ponding type stuff. Anyway
the was a "sale" on for bare root lotus $15 so I bought 1 (and the nice lady
gave me 2 :) so now how do I plant them, how deep in the dirt (obviously so
the little shoots stick up), how far to submerge them, how much fertilizer?
I've only ground lilies, parrots feather, & hyacinths so far.

Thanks for any help
Bryan

planting Lotus help needed
 

1. Place container in an area which receives at least 6 hours of
direct sunlight.
2. Fill 1/4 of the container with the garden soil and add steer
manure in a 2:1 ratio respectively. Then add slow release fertilizer
in a 1: 6 ratio to the soil and mix together.
3. Fill the container with soil until 1/2 filled.
4. Dig a small hole in the soil with your hands until the lotus
runner or tuber is able to lay horizontally in the hole with about an
inch of soil over it.
5. Cover the tuber with approximately one inch of soil, keeping the
growing tip exposed out of the soil.
6. Fill container with water.
7. Fertilize monthly with aquatic fertilizer. The amount depends on
the size of your container.
8. Pick off any dead or yellow leaves.
9. Transplant at least once a year. (I would wait until the plant
is overcrowded and stops blooming well)

planting Lotus help needed
 

"Bryan" wrote in message
...
Ok went to a ponding store today that I just saw a commercial for on TV.
Looks nice, pretty big considering they only sell ponding type stuff.
Anyway
the was a "sale" on for bare root lotus $15 so I bought 1 (and the nice
lady
gave me 2 :) so now how do I plant them, how deep in the dirt (obviously
so
the little shoots stick up), how far to submerge them, how much
fertilizer?
I've only ground lilies, parrots feather, & hyacinths so far.


My 2 cents...

My neighbor gave me two double lotus tubers, each had 2 runners, and a
miniature tubor with 2 runners. I guess that is 10 runners (I think I may be
mis-remembering that number), if I remember correctly. Anyway, all are
planted in about 6 inches of clay with a few inches of soil on top. The
large tubors are in nearly 4 feet of water, and the miniature is in 3 feet
of water. Within a week or so, I had 6 runners breaking the water surface.

BV.

planting Lotus help needed
 

Thanks for the input. Planted and fertilized today. We'll see what happens
:-)

post pictures soon of new pond!

"Bryan" wrote in message
...
Ok went to a ponding store today that I just saw a commercial for on TV.
Looks nice, pretty big considering they only sell ponding type stuff.
Anyway
the was a "sale" on for bare root lotus $15 so I bought 1 (and the nice
lady
gave me 2 :) so now how do I plant them, how deep in the dirt (obviously
so
the little shoots stick up), how far to submerge them, how much
fertilizer?
I've only ground lilies, parrots feather, & hyacinths so far.

Thanks for any help
Bryan