Re: what container to use for lotus

[Wendy Kelly Budd]

Watch how large of a container you put in the pond, unless you can hire
someone to get it out of the pond. My first lotus' container was huge.
Dang near killed me when I needed to lift it out.

You can also get a very large ROUND container from your local cheap store
that's original design was to cool beer & soda. I got one at my local
Target store for $6.99, 24 gallon container. This container is buried near
the pond. Use the soil that you remove to dig the hole to fill into the
container.

--
Wendy* in N. California,

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"Nedra" > wrote in message
rthlink.net...
> Hi Claude, I use the big round pots that are about 23 inches
> wide and have no holes... and are about 6 or 7 inches deep.
> Put about 5 or 6 or so aquatic fertilizer tabs on the bottom
> then put in about 5 inches of dirt.You don't need lots
> of dirt in the pot. Lay the tuber on the
> dirt and hold it down with a flat rock. Just be sure your
> careful with the growing tip. Fill with several inches of
> warmish water.... set them in the sun until they look like
> they are going to root. Set them in the pond about 4 inches
> under the surface of the water.
>
> Good Luck.
>
> Nedra
> http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
> http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
>
> "claude rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I got 2 lotus today, end of the season sale or something, for $10,
really
> > didn't need'em but just couldn't pass'em up, after seeing Nedra's lotus.
> > Question is what kind of containers do you put these in. I know it's
> > suppose to be big, but what exactly do you guys use.....Thanks Claude
> >
> >
> >
>
>

[Hal]

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 06:13:55 -0700, "Wendy Kelly Budd"
> wrote:

> This container is buried near
>the pond. Use the soil that you remove to dig the hole to fill into the
>container.

Good idea! I tried several above ground and the sun heated them past
temperatures where goldfish could live in them. I have a plastic
half barrel that wants a lily or lotus, as soon as my wife tells me
where to dig the hole.

Regards,

Hal

[Jerrispond]

>I got 2 lotus today,>Question is what kind of containers do you put these in.

What kind of lotus? Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

[claude rogers]

> >I got 2 lotus today,>Question is what kind of containers do you put these
in.
>
> What kind of lotus? Jerri
>
>
http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond
> The first one is a rose lotus, nelumbo necifera 'rosea'
> and I don't have a clue on the second one, he had repotted it for the
little display pond in the store, and it didn't have a tag.
> I saw some pots today that were 8" deep, 10" wide, 24" long, started to
buy those but decided to check your replies before doing so. Might as well
do it right the first time.

[Jerrispond]

>nelumbo necifera 'rosea'

>8" deep, 10" wide, 24" long,

rosea is a medium to large lotus....are the leaves on the second one the same
size? I am sure you can get lotus pots where you bought the lotus...or he
can order them for you. A lotus pot is round, and that is very important,
because the tubers wrap around in the pot....they get stuck in corners. A
lotus pot should be not so tall as it is round they are generally about 18 to
24 inches across and a foot deep. I have a couple of them that are 3 feet
across. What were they planted in when you bought them, and are you sure
they need to be divided.....You should never divide a lotus while it has green
leaves on it. You can kill it if it is not dormant Jerri

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[claude rogers]

> rosea is a medium to large lotus....are the leaves on the second one the
same
> size?

> Yes, they look identical

> I am sure you can get lotus pots where you bought the lotus...or he
> can order them for you. A lotus pot is round, and that is very important,
> because the tubers wrap around in the pot....they get stuck in corners.

> Had no idea, I thought they ran straight across


> lotus pot should be not so tall as it is round they are generally about 18
to
> 24 inches across and a foot deep. I have a couple of them that are 3 feet
> across.

> Wow!! a 3 foot pot, that's hard to imagine.


What were they planted in when you bought them, and are you sure
> they need to be divided.....You should never divide a lotus while it has
green
> leaves on it. You can kill it if it is not dormant Jerri
>
> They don't need to be divided at all, they are in 2 seperate pots, and
neither is
> overgrown yet, but one is in a 1 gallon new type plant container about 6
inches
> across, and the other one is in a 2 gallon plastic flower pot about 10
inches across. Just wanted
> to move them into something bigger, not even going to disturb the dirt
that they are in.
> Thought I would just slide them out and put into bigger pots with more
clayish soil and
> Pea gravel over the top, not over the growing point though. Pop in a
couple over fertilizer
> tabs and give them a little room to grow.

> Thanks Jerry, you are a wealth of information, and I appreciate very
much....Claude

> and thanks to everyone else who has responded.








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[pondscum]

You may be able to find a large plasic colander at a >99 cent store. Very
cheap alternative to premium prices.

"claude rogers" > wrote in message
...
> I got 2 lotus today, end of the season sale or something, for $10, really
> didn't need'em but just couldn't pass'em up, after seeing Nedra's lotus.
> Question is what kind of containers do you put these in. I know it's
> suppose to be big, but what exactly do you guys use.....Thanks Claude
>
>

[Jerrispond]

>You may be able to find a large plasic colander at a >99 cent store. Very
>cheap alternative to premium prices.

ROFL a lotus won't go into a colander ....even a small lotus....the first wind
would topple it. I have used dish pans from the dollar store for lilies and
other water plants, but not lotus.......Jerri

http://www.fringeweb.com/Ponds/JerrisPond

[BenignVanilla]

"pondscum" > wrote in message
...
> You may be able to find a large plasic colander at a >99 cent store. Very
> cheap alternative to premium prices.
>
> "claude rogers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I got 2 lotus today, end of the season sale or something, for $10,
really
> > didn't need'em but just couldn't pass'em up, after seeing Nedra's lotus.
> > Question is what kind of containers do you put these in. I know it's
> > suppose to be big, but what exactly do you guys use.....Thanks Claude
> >

I have been told to use round containers, because the tubors will follow the
curved walls and grow. I have also been told that rectangular containers
will stop the tubors from spreading, as they will hit the corners and stop.
I am starting to think, a bunch of long rectangular containers are the way
to go. It sounds like you would have a lot of control, and the roots would
not be so tangled. Any thoughts?

BV.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>I have been told to use round containers, because the tubors will follow the
>curved walls and grow. I have also been told that rectangular containers
>will stop the tubors from spreading, as they will hit the corners and stop.

Yeah, but, than they died.

>I am starting to think, a bunch of long rectangular containers are the way
>to go. It sounds like you would have a lot of control, and the roots would
>not be so tangled. Any thoughts?

So I don't think this would work. ~ jan

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[BenignVanilla]

"~ jan JJsPond.us" > wrote in message
...
> >I have been told to use round containers, because the tubors will follow
the
> >curved walls and grow. I have also been told that rectangular containers
> >will stop the tubors from spreading, as they will hit the corners and
stop.
>
> Yeah, but, than they died.
>
> >I am starting to think, a bunch of long rectangular containers are the
way
> >to go. It sounds like you would have a lot of control, and the roots
would
> >not be so tangled. Any thoughts?
>
> So I don't think this would work. ~ jan

Drat.