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Lotus

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:52 am
by pondlady
Anyone have Lotus? I just got some for the first time this year. They are all tucked in for winter right now. Cross my fingers that they will come through. Do you save seeds from your plants? If so I would like to try my hand at starting some from seed. :roll: I would pay shipping or trade for other seeds or plants come spring water plants or Garden plants. Let me know. Any advice on growing them would be great! Thanks. G :idea:)

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 9:21 pm
by applestar
Bought some seeds (Russian, cold hardy variety) and am planning to grow them this winter. Tossing a couple in the pond, au naturel, others will be carefully grown inside. :wink:

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:28 am
by pondlady
Before you toss nick them till you see a tiny bit of white if you don"t they will not sprout!! water has to get INSIDE the shell !! FYI :idea:

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:37 am
by rainbowgardener
Thanks pondlady! I tried the thing about just tossing some seeds in the pond and nothing happened. Now I know why; I didn't know about nicking the seeds.

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:52 pm
by pondlady
No a problem, I can sprout them and get them to there first floating leaf stage then the buggers just stop and die!!! Dang frustrating. I am determined to figure out the problem. I use a dremel tool with a cutting blade and a pair of pliers, cut along the side top to bottom just deep enough to see white { not into the white} then soak them in clean warm water. Keep it clean by changing it every few days, do not let it get cloudy. Should see sprouts in about 3 to 7 days.

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 7:18 am
by applestar
Thanks for the tip! I'll let you know when I get my act together to trying it. I don't want to start too early and have to deal with a big plant. How long does it take to sprout and grow?

Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:59 pm
by pondlady
Sprouting is pretty Quick if the water has got inside. They grow really fast till the aerial leaf stage then they slow down quite a bit. Be patent, feed them and let them grow. They will not bloom the first year, no more the 4" of water over the tubers, water need to be warm 70*+. Hope this helps!