Heather, I think a foot down would be pretty nigh perfect!
Probably 8 inches would be the shallowest I would go...

You don't have to plant them deeply in the pot/tub though ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

"Heather" wrote in message
news
Nedra - in your opinion what is the shallowest I can plant a lotus? I
have
a boggy area separated from the pond by rocks but sharing the pond water.
I
can dig the dirt down about a foot before hitting the liner. Your
thoughts???

Heather





"Nedra" wrote in message
nk.net...
Hi BV,
Sounds like the deck is stacked against the 18 inch pot... a
good experiment. I think I'll bet on the ones that are 2 feet
deep ;-)

Nedra
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message
...

"Nedra" wrote in message
.net...
Hi Maureen,

Just add some dirt to the tub; make indentations for the tubers on
top of the soil;
place the tubers in the indentations; add more dirt - not too much
though. You want them to be able to reach the top easily.

You can also place a small flat rock on top of the tubers, if they
don't stay planted. This is what I usually have to do ;-)
snip

I agree, my lotus are actually more sitting in some mud more then they
are
"planted". LOL. Nedra, this year I have 1 tubor in four feet of water
in
an
18 inch pot, and 4 tubors in 2 feet of water in a rectangle window
box.
The
experiment begins.

--
BV.
www.iheartmypond.com