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how NOT to plant lilies
I read this *wonderful* idea of how to plant lilies...
it said use a basket (like a clothes one with holes) line it with burlap,, & plant the lily... it said it would give more 'air' to the roots & soil, so you wouldn't get that yucky black smelly planting mix.. wellllllllllll. seemed good idea. till I was walking into the pond the other day. ( in case you don't remember, I cannot SEE the bottom of the pond.so had NO clue). & stepped into MUCKY thick stuff..........hmmm. I bent over,, picked up the 'pot'... the burlap was almost GONE there was almost no dirt left IN the container........ all was left was a BIG clump of rhizomes....plus some dirt & gravel... all the rest had slid to the bottom of the pond.... arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok, now what... NO bottom drain, ( wish I read THIS group before putting in my pond......but my luck the thing would drain for some reason).. not sure...... but ~'maybe'~ this is the reason my pond is murky??? would this ever clear up on its own?? do I NEED to figure out how to +suck+ it out?? *sniffle* oh & hey... the black stuff, it was supposed to prevent??? weelllll once I stirred it all up,, my pond took on a NICE dark color.... hmmmph. plus I KNOW it will get worse,, as my son is coming back for avisit next week to put 4 strands of rope lights on the bottom of my pond. (lovely,....... probably won't even see them) Muffin veryyyy bummed out........ |
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