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Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The
pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
Oh and if anyone has a creative suggestion with pictures for returning the
water in the "Veggie Filter" picture I would like to see them. I am thinking of a cistern pump or a couple of flat rocks and a fall type of return. I need to replace that white pipe. "Mickey" wrote in message ... The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
Mickey wrote:
The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph Hi Mickey, When I put in my first veggie filter I added 2" of pea gravel. When I cleaned it the end of the first year, I hated the pea gravel but thought it was necessary and put it back into the filter. The next year when I was cleaning the filter I thought this is nuts and got rid of the gravel. My advice is not add any type of gravel in a veggie filter. It's horrible to clean (ask Nedra) and completely unnecessary. If you have a strong back and love to lift all the gravel and rinse it thoroughly once a year - go ahead. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
Oh Boy - do I ever remember this episode. It took me literally
weeks to lift all the gravel out of the veggie filter. Ugh! Bonnie is absolutely right. If you plant anything in the veggie filter, please do yourself a favor. Incorporate the mesh planters in your plans. If you do intend to plant lotus - put the gravel in a mesh planting basket, then the seeds. That way you can rather easily lift the baskets out in the fall or spring for division. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Bonnie" wrote in message ... Mickey wrote: The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph Hi Mickey, When I put in my first veggie filter I added 2" of pea gravel. When I cleaned it the end of the first year, I hated the pea gravel but thought it was necessary and put it back into the filter. The next year when I was cleaning the filter I thought this is nuts and got rid of the gravel. My advice is not add any type of gravel in a veggie filter. It's horrible to clean (ask Nedra) and completely unnecessary. If you have a strong back and love to lift all the gravel and rinse it thoroughly once a year - go ahead. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
What size basket did you use for your Lotus? I am going to be putting my
seeds in a glass in jar in the window this week. I have my lilies in mesh baskets that I overwintered in the garage in a cooler. Will a Lotus over Winter the same way? I was also going to try and putting a few in my Jiffy Filter and see how they do. One of the reasons I am getting the Lotus is economy I can buy the seeds fairly cheap and they are supposed to be hardy. .. "Nedra" wrote in message ink.net... Oh Boy - do I ever remember this episode. It took me literally weeks to lift all the gravel out of the veggie filter. Ugh! Bonnie is absolutely right. If you plant anything in the veggie filter, please do yourself a favor. Incorporate the mesh planters in your plans. If you do intend to plant lotus - put the gravel in a mesh planting basket, then the seeds. That way you can rather easily lift the baskets out in the fall or spring for division. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Bonnie" wrote in message ... Mickey wrote: The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph Hi Mickey, When I put in my first veggie filter I added 2" of pea gravel. When I cleaned it the end of the first year, I hated the pea gravel but thought it was necessary and put it back into the filter. The next year when I was cleaning the filter I thought this is nuts and got rid of the gravel. My advice is not add any type of gravel in a veggie filter. It's horrible to clean (ask Nedra) and completely unnecessary. If you have a strong back and love to lift all the gravel and rinse it thoroughly once a year - go ahead. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
Hi Mickey,
A word of clarification here. I did not plant lotus in my veggie filter. I have a lotus pond where all the lotuses reside. If you want to see it just click on the second website under my name.. Okay, if I were to plant a lotus in the veggie filter I think I would use one of the large curve-ish mesh planters. I would also fertilize the seedlings while planting them. Then I would let the veggie filter water take over the fertilization efforts. For wintering over, just put the lotus in the bottom of your pond. It should do fine there. Btw, where are you located- geographically speaking? Lotus are hardy plants. I really don't know of any that would require moving to the garage.... especially since you have the bottom of a pond to put it in ;-) Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... What size basket did you use for your Lotus? I am going to be putting my seeds in a glass in jar in the window this week. I have my lilies in mesh baskets that I overwintered in the garage in a cooler. Will a Lotus over Winter the same way? I was also going to try and putting a few in my Jiffy Filter and see how they do. One of the reasons I am getting the Lotus is economy I can buy the seeds fairly cheap and they are supposed to be hardy. . "Nedra" wrote in message ink.net... Oh Boy - do I ever remember this episode. It took me literally weeks to lift all the gravel out of the veggie filter. Ugh! Bonnie is absolutely right. If you plant anything in the veggie filter, please do yourself a favor. Incorporate the mesh planters in your plans. If you do intend to plant lotus - put the gravel in a mesh planting basket, then the seeds. That way you can rather easily lift the baskets out in the fall or spring for division. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Bonnie" wrote in message ... Mickey wrote: The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph Hi Mickey, When I put in my first veggie filter I added 2" of pea gravel. When I cleaned it the end of the first year, I hated the pea gravel but thought it was necessary and put it back into the filter. The next year when I was cleaning the filter I thought this is nuts and got rid of the gravel. My advice is not add any type of gravel in a veggie filter. It's horrible to clean (ask Nedra) and completely unnecessary. If you have a strong back and love to lift all the gravel and rinse it thoroughly once a year - go ahead. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
I live in Central Minnesota 45 miles west of Minneapolis/St.Paul. The pond
is 100% above ground and would freeze solid during the winter so I drain it and move the fish indoors to the basement. That is the reason I moved my Lilies to the garage for overwintering last year. Any suggestions for fertilizer? My lilies are planted in the 12 x 12 mesh baskets and I used Shultz Aquatic plant soil ( Aka baked clay). It does not make a mess. I have not seen round planters here I might have to use a round laundry basket and some screen. "Nedra" wrote in message nk.net... Hi Mickey, A word of clarification here. I did not plant lotus in my veggie filter. I have a lotus pond where all the lotuses reside. If you want to see it just click on the second website under my name.. Okay, if I were to plant a lotus in the veggie filter I think I would use one of the large curve-ish mesh planters. I would also fertilize the seedlings while planting them. Then I would let the veggie filter water take over the fertilization efforts. For wintering over, just put the lotus in the bottom of your pond. It should do fine there. Btw, where are you located- geographically speaking? Lotus are hardy plants. I really don't know of any that would require moving to the garage.... especially since you have the bottom of a pond to put it in ;-) Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... What size basket did you use for your Lotus? I am going to be putting my seeds in a glass in jar in the window this week. I have my lilies in mesh baskets that I overwintered in the garage in a cooler. Will a Lotus over Winter the same way? I was also going to try and putting a few in my Jiffy Filter and see how they do. One of the reasons I am getting the Lotus is economy I can buy the seeds fairly cheap and they are supposed to be hardy. . "Nedra" wrote in message ink.net... Oh Boy - do I ever remember this episode. It took me literally weeks to lift all the gravel out of the veggie filter. Ugh! Bonnie is absolutely right. If you plant anything in the veggie filter, please do yourself a favor. Incorporate the mesh planters in your plans. If you do intend to plant lotus - put the gravel in a mesh planting basket, then the seeds. That way you can rather easily lift the baskets out in the fall or spring for division. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Bonnie" wrote in message ... Mickey wrote: The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph Hi Mickey, When I put in my first veggie filter I added 2" of pea gravel. When I cleaned it the end of the first year, I hated the pea gravel but thought it was necessary and put it back into the filter. The next year when I was cleaning the filter I thought this is nuts and got rid of the gravel. My advice is not add any type of gravel in a veggie filter. It's horrible to clean (ask Nedra) and completely unnecessary. If you have a strong back and love to lift all the gravel and rinse it thoroughly once a year - go ahead. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
Pictures of Veggie Filter and where I would like to put Lotus
I use regular lily tabs for fertilizing. Lots of folk on here use a
variety of vegetable spikes for the same purpose. Yes, it is good to know your pond situation :) Of course, with an above ground pond you will need to move the lotus to the garage. I have planted lotus in a variety of planters... from square to round. Saw no difference in the growth. Our growing conditions are so different that I hate to advise you to use less than what's recommended... and that would be 'round' containers. Your suggestion sounds doable.... Go For it! Good Luck! Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... I live in Central Minnesota 45 miles west of Minneapolis/St.Paul. The pond is 100% above ground and would freeze solid during the winter so I drain it and move the fish indoors to the basement. That is the reason I moved my Lilies to the garage for overwintering last year. Any suggestions for fertilizer? My lilies are planted in the 12 x 12 mesh baskets and I used Shultz Aquatic plant soil ( Aka baked clay). It does not make a mess. I have not seen round planters here I might have to use a round laundry basket and some screen. "Nedra" wrote in message nk.net... Hi Mickey, A word of clarification here. I did not plant lotus in my veggie filter. I have a lotus pond where all the lotuses reside. If you want to see it just click on the second website under my name.. Okay, if I were to plant a lotus in the veggie filter I think I would use one of the large curve-ish mesh planters. I would also fertilize the seedlings while planting them. Then I would let the veggie filter water take over the fertilization efforts. For wintering over, just put the lotus in the bottom of your pond. It should do fine there. Btw, where are you located- geographically speaking? Lotus are hardy plants. I really don't know of any that would require moving to the garage.... especially since you have the bottom of a pond to put it in ;-) Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Mickey" wrote in message ... What size basket did you use for your Lotus? I am going to be putting my seeds in a glass in jar in the window this week. I have my lilies in mesh baskets that I overwintered in the garage in a cooler. Will a Lotus over Winter the same way? I was also going to try and putting a few in my Jiffy Filter and see how they do. One of the reasons I am getting the Lotus is economy I can buy the seeds fairly cheap and they are supposed to be hardy. . "Nedra" wrote in message ink.net... Oh Boy - do I ever remember this episode. It took me literally weeks to lift all the gravel out of the veggie filter. Ugh! Bonnie is absolutely right. If you plant anything in the veggie filter, please do yourself a favor. Incorporate the mesh planters in your plans. If you do intend to plant lotus - put the gravel in a mesh planting basket, then the seeds. That way you can rather easily lift the baskets out in the fall or spring for division. Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "Bonnie" wrote in message ... Mickey wrote: The link should take you to pictures of my soon to be Veggie Filter. The pond is a work in progress, so it is still rough around the edges. The water is still a little cool 40 -50 deg F. I am thinking of putting pea gravel in the bottom of the veggie filter this year and planting lotus seed and see how they do. From what I have read they should grow well in an area that size. I would like to put a plant in that will grow easily and not require a lot of maintenance. I figure that will also help the small stuff settle out and hopefully cut down on algae. Being that the pond is above ground it is emptied in the fall and the fish moved indoors for the winter. So it will be cleaned yearly. Remembering I would have to overwinter indoors any plants I get are their any other suggestions? Anybody bought the Lotus seed on EBay? http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mic...=/dab1&.src=ph Hi Mickey, When I put in my first veggie filter I added 2" of pea gravel. When I cleaned it the end of the first year, I hated the pea gravel but thought it was necessary and put it back into the filter. The next year when I was cleaning the filter I thought this is nuts and got rid of the gravel. My advice is not add any type of gravel in a veggie filter. It's horrible to clean (ask Nedra) and completely unnecessary. If you have a strong back and love to lift all the gravel and rinse it thoroughly once a year - go ahead. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
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