This is my first year having water lilies in my fishing pond. Now that the water has receded I don't know whether to try and retrieve them or leave them alone. Will anyone with a similar experience tell me what you did in this situation?
Thanks Deborah
Here's another view showing how far out the water has receded, beaching my water lilies. :(
leave them alone.......I have had the same problem .......3 drought years in the past ..and this year floods like we have never before seen........if they are well rooted you can even mow over them and they will come again when you have water.
I"ll have to go out later and take a pic to show you what has happened to my Lily pond after going completely dry to the point it was mowed last summer.
So glad to hear I may not need to bog myself down it that muck. No telling what's lurking under that moss. I'd like to see some of your pictures, Jackie. Thanks!
We are using a water pump on this area today. It is over a cart path . I would never have thought it . After the previous years of droughts and fires here I had about wanted to give up gardening. Our temps are usually in the low 100s this time of year. We have now had at least some rain everyday for 6 weeks. Only 12 inches last year and well over 25 already this year. It has been low 90s a few days but mostly in the low 80s. I have concluded that with all the prayers for rain in Southern Oklahoma, God has just now got around to his in box and is answering each request individually........
Certainly God's first lesson is teaching us patience. I love your pond! That's what I need, more lilies. Please tell me what the tall red flowering plant is in the foreground!
hibiscus?
Could very well be swamp mallow, Melissa! Gosh, if it is, I need to sow some seeds!
How cool is that with the hib. The pond is awesome too. The drought is so bad, our local ponds also dried up too. I've seen some neighboring natural ponds with Lotus around our area, I'll need to check up with them, and see how they faired.
I am sorry for your drought, ours was terrible the last few years. Sure makes you appreciate life giving water. Wish I could send you some of our excess flood waters this year.
It is a hibiscus and I believe you are right in calling it swamp mallow. It will grow in the flower beds just as well tho with supplemental water.It does make seed in the fall, but the best way is by root division that is easier to take in the early spring.
you can tell I like it........it is a heritage plant from my mom, deceased now for several years. I had one plant and have divided it many times for trades and new plants around my land...I probably have 20 or so right now and have given all my neighbors and trading friends some. It is not an invader, grows where you put it
What a nice rememberance of your mom, Jackie. What could be more beautiful too than sharing her love through a hibiscus.
jackieshar - my son lives in Tulsa, he is thinking plans for an ark might be in order.
That's a beautiful pond.
I am surprised some of us Christians have not been ordered to build one.
I live (retired here 3 years ago from Dallas) in a very small rural area. Last year our 4 little churches got together as a community and held prayers to break the drought that had plauged us with fires for 3 years in a row. We have volunteer fire depts in these little towns and they were overwhelmed, both with the cost of keeping the equipment in running order and finding the man power needed.
My funny for this month has been that God has just now got around to his in-box for Texas/Okla and each prayer is being answered in the order it came....
2005 and 2006 total rain fall was about 25 inches for the years combined. So far we have had about 27 inches and most of it has fallen in the last 6 weeks. It is unheard of here for temps to be under 95 this time of year. Record making high temps in this area of low 80s this year. sunny and 80s right now. It has rained at least some everyday for 6 weeks. Weather shows more of the same for next 7 days. We are waterlogged and when it stops for a few hours it is so humid and mosquito infested you can barely get out. I live in the country on acreage and I love to be outside in my gardens.
Pictured one of my other ponds with Mom"s hibiscus
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Jackie, praying for rain is the best answer anyone could have given me for this situation. I'll leave them where they are and pray the rain will come when it's my turn in God's in-box. Thank you for your uplifting story of faith and community togetherness.
And thank you for the inspirational pond photo.
