Water Gardening: darlindeb..... and also others... I'm starting lotus seed..., 1 by darlindeb

darlindeb wrote:
I would put one plant per container. What is the measurement of your pond in feet and inches?

You might want to consider doing some containers outside of your pond. It sounds like your weather is tropical enough that they could grow outside without any problem year round. You or someone you know could get "artsy" and decorate the containers.

One thing to take into consideration is how much wind you have. The more soil (weight) you have the less likely a container is to tip over. I have grown lotus in 5 inches of soil. (see the photo of pot with my tennis shoe earlier in this thread). That pot did live in a pond.

The lotus I have seem to do well in full sun.

"Aged" cow manure was what was used to fertilize water lilies in the late 1800s. I still think you might want to consider it if you do some in containers outside of the pond.

I'll talk to Santa Claus and see if he can send you some fertilizer tabs (wink).

Honey bees in lotus in the photo below.