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Post by sheila on Oct 11, 2017 9:38:51 GMT -5
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Post by jerrytheplater on Oct 11, 2017 22:40:34 GMT -5
Nice water lilies. I will need to repot my dwarf lily next spring. Or should I do it now before dropping it to the bottom of the tub which is buried in the ground. Even Parrots Feather survives that treatment.
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Post by sheila on Oct 12, 2017 9:06:05 GMT -5
I don't leave mine out, so can't really say. I don't have a pond, and the tubs will freeze solid, so...they get emptied and turned upside down. this year I'm going to leave some of the iris and pickeral outside, in pots underneath one of the big tubs to seen how they do next spring. The lilies I divided and bagged in some dry peat moss and will go in a styro in the basement.
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Post by jerrytheplater on Oct 12, 2017 21:10:44 GMT -5
How cold does your basement get? Are you talking Hardy lilies?
Joe Jaskot has his tubs buried in the ground. Ever thought of it? You get an awful lot of dirt to fill in your low spots or add to your raised beds. Nice side benefit.
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Post by sheila on Oct 13, 2017 8:11:28 GMT -5
Basement stays around 40. They're all hardy plants. I've thought about burying them, but honestly, I move the tubs around each year trying to find ideal conditions (mostly more sun). Can't really do that if they're buried. After the trip to Kenilworth, though, I'm thinking of digging out the area, putting in concrete walls and building a bog. I don't really care much about the fish, they're mostly just for mosquito control, and could have some areas for carnivorous plants as well as the lilies.
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Post by jerrytheplater on Oct 13, 2017 15:19:09 GMT -5
Basement at 40 is really cold. I was expecting 55 or so.
Make sure you isolate the concrete from the bog by a liner or a good paint if you do build one.
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Post by Kevin on Jan 3, 2018 22:27:53 GMT -5
Sorry to be resurrecting a relatively old thread, but those are beautiful lilies. I just put plants into that aquarium you saw when you were over for the steering committee meeting - I put in a tiger lily and it has done fantastically! I just realized that people have had problems with it invading the entire tank, though, so I might have to pull it up and pot it up in a small pot  . |
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Post by jerrytheplater on Jan 4, 2018 22:28:06 GMT -5
Just keep pruning the outer leaves off and don't let any of the leaves reach the surface. You are keeping the leaves in a juvenile state this way.
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