Water Gardening: This is a stupid water lily question..., 1 by randbponder

randbponder wrote:
Julie; It don't realy take much of a root to get a lily to grow.
Go ahead wade in, use a hoe, or some kind of rake. and have fun getting some root tubers. Just feel around with the hoe, near where the stems go down. hook under the roots, loosen up a section and pull. you will surely get more than enough to grow. you could probably find some babys growing in very shallow water. and they would not have as big a root system. and the leaves would not be on way too long of stems.
That is how we got our first lilies. How ever, azreno; is right for the size of the tub, the lily would not be enough to control the algae. It would however offer some shade for the fish which would be good. A small pump and filter. and some microbe lift to kill the algae and make it clump together. That will keep the water fairly clear. The algae that is washed out of the filter is great for fertilizing plants. Washing the filter is a regular chore though. as it will plug up with the yucky algae, that is soooo good for fertilizer.
I have a good sized pond and the garden gets almost all the algae sludge, as well as all the water changes if I need to change some of it due to a higher than normal reading in nitrate, nitrite, or amonia. Good for the garden; not good for fish. Hey what ever you do it is yours to do and will probably be interesting for your son, and be time well spent. Children remember the things you do for and with them. No I'm not an Abigail just an old man who has three married daughters, who are all grandmothers. and this advice comes from them. as they tell me what and how they remember the fun things like letting them take the lead while hiking or finding a good fishing hole.
Have fun let your son help. ((*-*))