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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:16:40 -0400, Hal wrote:
http://members.cox.net/hrclark1/Index.html So, Hal, your lily thinks it a lotus. ;o) If someone has a source for a good slow release lily fertilizer,please post it. Hal Well I don't know if they're slow release, but try www.gardenlink.com and click on "Spikes" they make a lily spike, big, suppose to last all year by their claim. I know the gal fertilizing the lilies at the D.pond this year is using them, and I guess she's happy with the blooms. (I'm not happy that the volunteers don't dead head and squish aphids enough, but the filter is the only concern I can deal with this year.) What happens to your pads if you were to go thru and get rid of all those "ugly" spread out old pads? When my lilies have started to do this, going thru and plucking off those old pads takes care of it. But than, I get in at least once a week and deadhead and strip off anything ugly. Ugly (yellowing, brown spots, rips) stressed pads attracts aphids. I'm using the Jobe's Tomato spikes and feed about every 3 weeks, 2 each. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:18:34 -0700, ~ jan JJsPond.us
wrote: ===On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 16:16:40 -0400, Hal wrote: === ===http://members.cox.net/hrclark1/Index.html === ===So, Hal, your lily thinks it a lotus. ;o) === ===If someone has a source for a good slow release lily fertilizer,please ===post it. Hal === ===Well I don't know if they're slow release, but try www.gardenlink.com and ===click on "Spikes" they make a lily spike, big, suppose to last all year by ===their claim. I know the gal fertilizing the lilies at the D.pond this year ===is using them, and I guess she's happy with the blooms. (I'm not happy that ===the volunteers don't dead head and squish aphids enough, but the filter is ===the only concern I can deal with this year.) === ===What happens to your pads if you were to go thru and get rid of all those ==="ugly" spread out old pads? When my lilies have started to do this, going ===thru and plucking off those old pads takes care of it. But than, I get in ===at least once a week and deadhead and strip off anything ugly. Ugly ===(yellowing, brown spots, rips) stressed pads attracts aphids. I'm using the ===Jobe's Tomato spikes and feed about every 3 weeks, 2 each. ~ jan === === === === ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ So your using the regular old tomatoe fertilizer spikes for lillies? How have they like it so far? Certainly tomatoe fertilizer stakes have to be cheaper than the 10 or 12 in the bottle stuff that the local places around here sell for $7.95 Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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![]() "Roy" wrote in message ... So your using the regular old tomatoe fertilizer spikes for lillies? How have they like it so far? Certainly tomatoe fertilizer stakes have to be cheaper than the 10 or 12 in the bottle stuff that the local places around here sell for $7.95 ============================ Seems like all the fertilizers for pond plants are overpriced. I've been using the cheaper Rose stakes broken into thirds for my lilies and Lotus. Works great. :-) -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Do stars clean themselves with meteor showers?" ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"~ Windsong ~" wrote:
Seems like all the fertilizers for pond plants are overpriced. Lilypons has occasional specials that are merely a bit overpriced, as opposed to the regular price which is obscene. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:03:24 -0500, "~ Windsong ~" wrote:
=== ==="Roy" wrote in message et... === So your using the regular old tomatoe fertilizer spikes for lillies? === How have they like it so far? Certainly tomatoe fertilizer stakes === have to be cheaper than the 10 or 12 in the bottle stuff that the === local places around here sell for $7.95 =============================== ===Seems like all the fertilizers for pond plants are overpriced. I've been ===using the cheaper Rose stakes broken into thirds for my lilies and Lotus. ===Works great. :-) Well I looked in about 8 diferent stores this weekend for tomatoe plant fertilizer stakes and not a store carried them. But I think I remember seeing rose stakes......... By chance I was in a Lowes that was about 60 miles froom home today and actually found those pre-planted water garden flower assortments, that were properly treated. Was kind of hard to pass up Water lillys that were marked regularly for $11.95 andnow reduced to $5. something each, especially when they were already leaved out and were doing fine. I was not sure about the other plants like horsetail and bog bean etc as they had no growth on them so I left them be, Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wife, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
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