Yep ... having the containers about 6" -12" below the
surface of the water is what I have heard ...
and what I did with my lotuses .... but who can
argue with BV's success?!

Nedra
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http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003
On BV's Clay-ey Pond
"BenignVanilla" wrote:

I have a 30 gallon Rubbermaid sitting in the bottom of my pond, about 42
inches down. The tubers are planted in 5-6'' of clay.

The container is 42 inches down? No wonder they're so big, once they hit
the surface they explode into the air. I thought, correct me if I'm so
wrong, that lotus are suppose to be less than 1/2 a foot under the
surface.

You ask me if they are in a clay-ey pond. Surely you jest.
BV.

On BV Clay-ey pond? ~ jan

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