Water Gardening: Wooo Hooo! Lotus Seeds Germinating!, 1 by beckygardener

beckygardener wrote:
That's the perfect time to stop fertilizing everything!

I don't grow mine in a pond. They can indeed become invasive if they are left to grow wild. I have two water containers that I grow one or two lotus in each pot. I also remove the leaves above the surface of the water when they turn brown. And I have mine growing in the Walmart Special Kitty Litter, not dirt. These plants seem pretty hardy if they get off to a good start. Yours look great, X! Amazing that they did so well growing them from seed. That is NOT an easy feat! Commendable, indeed! It took me two years to get blooms on my small tubers, so I would figure the same for you. Maybe towards the end of the growing season next year you'll get your first blooms! Congrats!