"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
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If the lilly already has some leaves, it should be easy to tell which
side is placed up.. I place the active end of tuber close to the wall
of the pot, and center it accross the middle if in a round pot, or
diagonal in a square pot so it has longer length to grow in.

Let me make sure I'm reading this right. You place the non-active end
against the pot side with the active end ready to grow across the pot,
right? ;) ~ jan
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That's how I do it too Jan. I put the cut end against the pot corner and
point the growing tip to the opposite corner. That gives the lily a lot of
growing room before it needs a repotting.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Let me make sure I'm reading this right. You place the non-active end
against the pot side with the active end ready to grow across the pot,
right? ;) ~ jan
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That's how I do it too Jan. I put the cut end against the pot corner and
point the growing tip to the opposite corner. That gives the lily a lot of
growing room before it needs a repotting.

I was making sure I was understanding Roy's retell version, not so much
needing to know how. ;) ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:32:24 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote:

===If the lilly already has some leaves, it should be easy to tell which
===side is placed up.. I place the active end of tuber close to the wall
===of the pot, and center it accross the middle if in a round pot, or
===diagonal in a square pot so it has longer length to grow in.
===
===Let me make sure I'm reading this right. You place the non-active end
===against the pot side with the active end ready to grow across the pot,
===right? ;) ~ jan
===
=== ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~


I think I may have stated it back arsewards,,.............The cut end
or non active end should be against the pot not the active end which
needs room to grow.........duh!

Thanks


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Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!

Elaine T wrote:

Derek Broughton wrote:

I stopped actually
planting lilies - just fasten them to a weight, and drop them in the
pond!

Boy, it's tempting to just toss the plant in there. The place where I'd
planned to put it has the goldies, though, so I suppose I should pot it.

I had Koi and goldfish, and no problem - which I'll admit is unusual - but I
doubt goldfish alone would be a problem.
--
derek