Water Gardening: Lotus in a galvanized water trough?, 0 by snapple45

snapple45 wrote:
I am also growing my first lotus - Mrs. Perry D. Slocum. I purchased it already rooted in a small round black tub. It is in the pond in one foot of water with about 5 inches over the top of the mud in the tub. I have fertilized it twice, June 23rd and July 23 with three pond tabs each time. I have had one flower. The leaves are really getting huge. There is another flower bud on the way. I drilled holes in the lip of the tub and with wire ties fastened green plastic fencing over the top of the tub. The fencing has one inch holes which allows for the leaf and flower stalks to easily grow through but keep the rowdy, rooting koi out. I read, and was told by the nursery that sold me the tuber, that a lotus should be planted in a round container, not one with square corners. They say that the roots reach the corner and stop and then the plant dies. I found a fairly inexpensive large lotus tub http://www.petsr4u.com/products.asp?cat=410. Next spring I am going to move the entire tuber into this tub, with new fencing attached. The pond only has room for one large lotus, so this is it folks. So far, so good - beginner's luck!