I have had a established Chawan Basu Lotus for a week now. I bought it in a big round plastic pot that had a couple of inches of water over it. It had no blooms just allot of leaves. I fertilized it with about 5 or 6 fertilizer tabs. I placed it in my pond which is 21 inches deep above the rim of the pot. The leaves that were under water turned yellow after a time and I cut them. I now have allot of leaves coming to the surface, but they float just like the lily leaves. Will the eventually break the surface and stand above the water, or do I have this lotus planted too deep?

I think you'll have better luck if you move your lotus
up so that there is about 4 inches of water above the
rim of the pot. Wait!!! It depends on where you are located.
If you are in the South - youmay not want it so close
to the surface of the water. To be safe I'd leave about
6 or 7 inches down from the rim.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Dominique" wrote in message
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I have had a established Chawan Basu Lotus for a week now. I bought it in a
big round plastic pot that had a couple of inches of water over it. It had
no blooms just allot of leaves. I fertilized it with about 5 or 6 fertilizer
tabs. I placed it in my pond which is 21 inches deep above the rim of the
pot. The leaves that were under water turned yellow after a time and I cut
them. I now have allot of leaves coming to the surface, but they float just
like the lily leaves. Will the eventually break the surface and stand above
the water, or do I have this lotus planted too deep?

I'm in the Midwest Kansas City MO.
"Nedra" wrote in message thlink.net...
I think you'll have better luck if you move your lotus
up so that there is about 4 inches of water above the
rim of the pot. Wait!!! It depends on where you are located.
If you are in the South - youmay not want it so close
to the surface of the water. To be safe I'd leave about
6 or 7 inches down from the rim.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Dominique" wrote in message
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I have had a established Chawan Basu Lotus for a week now. I bought it in a
big round plastic pot that had a couple of inches of water over it. It had
no blooms just allot of leaves. I fertilized it with about 5 or 6 fertilizer
tabs. I placed it in my pond which is 21 inches deep above the rim of the
pot. The leaves that were under water turned yellow after a time and I cut
them. I now have allot of leaves coming to the surface, but they float just
like the lily leaves. Will the eventually break the surface and stand above
the water, or do I have this lotus planted too deep?

Okay ... I'm in St. Louis so we are neighbors!
My lotuses (Chawan Basu, etc) sit in a pond that has anywhere from 5 to 8
inches water above the rim.

Good Luck!!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Dominique" wrote in message
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I'm in the Midwest Kansas City MO.
"Nedra" wrote in message
thlink.net...
I think you'll have better luck if you move your lotus
up so that there is about 4 inches of water above the
rim of the pot. Wait!!! It depends on where you are located.
If you are in the South - youmay not want it so close
to the surface of the water. To be safe I'd leave about
6 or 7 inches down from the rim.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Dominique" wrote in message
et...
I have had a established Chawan Basu Lotus for a week now. I bought it in
a
big round plastic pot that had a couple of inches of water over it. It had
no blooms just allot of leaves. I fertilized it with about 5 or 6
fertilizer
tabs. I placed it in my pond which is 21 inches deep above the rim of the
pot. The leaves that were under water turned yellow after a time and I cut
them. I now have allot of leaves coming to the surface, but they float
just
like the lily leaves. Will the eventually break the surface and stand
above
the water, or do I have this lotus planted too deep?

Thank You!
"Nedra" wrote in message thlink.net...
Okay ... I'm in St. Louis so we are neighbors!
My lotuses (Chawan Basu, etc) sit in a pond that has anywhere from 5 to 8
inches water above the rim.

Good Luck!!

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Dominique" wrote in message
et...
I'm in the Midwest Kansas City MO.
"Nedra" wrote in message
thlink.net...
I think you'll have better luck if you move your lotus
up so that there is about 4 inches of water above the
rim of the pot. Wait!!! It depends on where you are located.
If you are in the South - youmay not want it so close
to the surface of the water. To be safe I'd leave about
6 or 7 inches down from the rim.

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Dominique" wrote in message
et...
I have had a established Chawan Basu Lotus for a week now. I bought it in
a
big round plastic pot that had a couple of inches of water over it. It had
no blooms just allot of leaves. I fertilized it with about 5 or 6
fertilizer
tabs. I placed it in my pond which is 21 inches deep above the rim of the
pot. The leaves that were under water turned yellow after a time and I cut
them. I now have allot of leaves coming to the surface, but they float
just
like the lily leaves. Will the eventually break the surface and stand
above
the water, or do I have this lotus planted too deep?