Water Lillies.

[John...]

Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.

Thanks.
John

[Charles]

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:40:19 +0100, "John..." > wrote:

>Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
>any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
>by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.
>
>Thanks.
>John
>
>
Remove them. They decay and return nutrients to the water column.
Nothing really bad, it can promote algae. Main reason is that they
look ugly. Old flowers, the same.

[John...]

"Charles" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:40:19 +0100, "John..." > wrote:
>
> >Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
> >any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
> >by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >John
> >
> >
> Remove them. They decay and return nutrients to the water column.
> Nothing really bad, it can promote algae. Main reason is that they
> look ugly. Old flowers, the same.
>
>

Thanks for the info Charles.
John

[San Diego Joe]

"John..." wrote:

> Hi,got some water lillies in my pond.Question is,do I remove
> any lily pads that have gone yellow? Someone told me that
> by leaving them in,they can pollute the water and ruin any new pads.
>
> Thanks.
> John
>
>
>
Yes, remove the pads and also any spent blooms.



San Diego Joe
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