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When to sink hardy lilies
Hi all,
My pond temperature is down to 46 deg. F. The remaining lily pads are yellowing. Is it time to sink them? Precisely how is it done. Do I trim off all of the growth and just sink the pot containing the tuber? TIA John |
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When to sink hardy lilies
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 13:53:46 -0400, John Bachman wrote:
My pond temperature is down to 46 deg. F. The remaining lily pads are yellowing. Is it time to sink them? Depends, I'm in Zone 7a and leave the ones in the koi ponds at 14". In the lily pond they're on the bottom at 2 feet already. Precisely how is it done. Do I trim off all of the growth and just sink the pot containing the tuber? TIA John Yes. Trim all the yellowing pads off, if you're going to screen your ponds (as I do) remove all the pads. ~ jan How I screen for fall/winter, click on: *My Pond Photos* Page 1 & 7 http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Defrosted~ Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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When to sink hardy lilies
Jan, I live in Spokane...my lilies set at about 16-24 inches deep, do you
think I need to drop them any lower or just cut them back & let them be? |
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When to sink hardy lilies
Hi John,
Basically, you don't want the tuber to freeze. You want it to stay in liquid water. My preference is to wait until all of the leaves have died off for the year, trim them off and sink the pot. Terry www.pondsimple.com http://go-fishnet.com |
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When to sink hardy lilies
Yup - put them on the bottom, as long as they are deep enough so they don't
freeze solid - my pond gets 6 - 7" ice in the coldest winters here in SW Ont - I put mine in 17 -18" of water - not a problem in 10 yrs Gale :~) "John Bachman" wrote in message ... Hi all, My pond temperature is down to 46 deg. F. The remaining lily pads are yellowing. Is it time to sink them? Precisely how is it done. Do I trim off all of the growth and just sink the pot containing the tuber? TIA John |
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When to sink hardy lilies
"Gale Pearce" wrote:
up - put them on the bottom, as long as they are deep enough so they don't freeze solid - I didn't do that one year, and the lilies came through just fine. But the plastic pails they were in broke in pieces! Which reminds me; I gotta go make friends with somebody at Dunkin' Donuts. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G |
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When to sink hardy lilies
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 19:42:10 -0700, "Bob H"
wrote: Jan, I live in Spokane...my lilies set at about 16-24 inches deep, do you think I need to drop them any lower or just cut them back & let them be? I don't think you need to drop them any lower than 24 inches up there. If you use a stock tank heater to keep an opening in the ice even 16" would be fine, as stock tank heaters tend to keep the ice thinner than just air stones or water movement. ~ jan See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Defrosted~ Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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