Water Gardening: water lily soil, 1 by Carolyn22

Carolyn22 wrote:
A lot of the bagged potting soils have fertilizers and other elements that are poisonous to fish. I would either use unamended garden soil from the 'backyard' or I would buy one of the commercially available potting mixes that is specifically for Water Gardening. Then as Tetleytuna advised, I would use a fertilizer spike or tab that is specific to waterlilies.

My own personal experience is such that if I use the tabs that need to be utilized on a monthly basis, I probably won't do it. I have used the fertilizer spikes that last a year on my waterlilies and have had the best results with those. They can be a bit on the pricey side, depending on how many waterililies you are fertilizing, so I have put that on my Christmas want list for Santa or a well meaning Elf to put under the Christmas tree for me.

Carolyn