Repotting a Hardy Waterlily With Ken Landon
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- čas přidán 5. 02. 2012
- www.PondMegastore.com pot a waterlily, re-pot an over crowded waterlily, divide a waterlily. Rhizomes grow in straight lines so point the growth tip in a direction to grow across a pot. When it reaches that side of the pot. It is time to re-pot it again. Some hardy lilies grow rapidly others are slower. N. Wanvisa (as in video), N. mexicana are two fast types of growing lilies. Do not cover the crown of the plant with stones, common practice with new water gardeners.
Covid kept me from meeting you, Ken. But I spent a lot of time taking care of your garden today. I'll be back there tomorrow, with Larry. I hope we can make you and Tim proud.
This is the best water lily video I've found. Very informative and shows every part of the process.
Can buy some
That was very informative. Thank you for sharing!
Great video, very thorough!!
Brilliant video. Taught me so much.i can now re pot my plant thank you
Thank you so much!
very helpful. thank you.
it is available again now!
Rumor is , 10 years later , Tim is still filing that lily pot. 😄
Both friends Tim and Ken passed away six months apart last year so your joke is very I'll timed.
I would have thought cutting the old leaves and buds off would help the plant recover faster.
you can buy 'gardenscape' topsoil for about $1.39 at lowes / wal mart / home depot. Works great.You want a top soil without compost. Avoid all potting soils.
We have it back in stock now 3 lb and 25 lb containers!
@fishtankphillip Just heard it should be back on the market by about the first week in April! Ken himself found a company to make it again.
Just casually planting water lilies while police sirens blare in the background. So casual.
Once upon a time someone told me absolutely to never plant my waterlilies in the native soil, unaware that heavy clay is pretty exclusively what the native soil here is. The only thing I'm careful about is pieces of root and excessive worms/insects going in with it. I figure the fish don't need the encouragement to dig there.
Do all hardy water lilies spread like that? I bought one at a store last year and I'm hoping it spreads so I can separate them.
Yes all hardy's have rhizomes. Some split slower than others but most you can 'purchase' are easy and multiply 1-3 rhizomes per year. Wanvisa multiplies like a weed though. Did you plant yours in soil where it can stretch it's legs - more room for hardies the easier this is?
pondmegastore I did, however it came in a smaller pot so I'll definitely be putting it in a larger one this Spring.
+JBtheExplorer Just curious how the lily did in the larger pot! More people will become interested in the waterlilies I think if big box stores would just stop having people plant them incorrectly.
Hello, I'm making a water garden in a pot. I've bought a water lily from a local nursery, my question is do you need special filtered water for the plant? Also, this lily is in a 6" or so pot. Do I need to plant in soil like some of these videos are showing?
Yes it needs to be planted properly (in soil). No it does not need special water.
How can I keep my pond from getting all muddy when I put this in the pond?
If you use loam soil it will not come out of the pot. If you use something like potting soil it will float around and be muddy ... rivers, lakes, ponds in nature are all soil based and are not muddy unless something is upsetting the mud. Koi and water lilies wont be happy together, koi will dig up the mud. Goldfish are fine though.
When is the best time to divide my water lily tuber? Before winter or before summer?
Divide Perennial hardy water lilies between spring emergence out of dormancy and then up to 8 weeks prior to first frost if you live where there are cold winters. In hot climates you can divide anytime.
We sell containers this size (medium to large lotus containers... pondmegastore website under containers. We can also suggest large dark colored kitty litter trays they work well. The landon fertilizer is sold in 3 pound and 25 pound buckets with us also. We can ship to hawaii. Email us if you cannot find on the website. Thanks Sami
My lillies never get like this the leaves are always small and red. My pond is 14x14ft 5 ft deep. There just in mash posts with gravel in the bottoms. What do you think it is
We have planting videos, they need a wide pot, loam soil, NEVER stones, and controlled release fertilizer.
Can water lily plant thrive with four leaves at a time. I am having problems with sun reaching the plant roots as two plants are in same pot. Cant get more pots as sun comes in only one spot in balcony. Someone told 4 leaves per plant is sufficient. Is it right ? Thanks
A healthy happy plant has more leaves. Nutrients, proper soil, and full sun. No rocks on top the grow tip. Check and see what is missing.
Will they still flower the season you do this or do they need to recover?
Lindsey Marion yes! They will begin to flower in about 2-3 weeks after transplanting depending on the size of the rhizome.
Water lilies are very hardy and fast growing!
Do you sale water lilies and shipped to other states?
Where can I purchase those potting containers of that size? It seems to be better for me than the ceramic bowls.Will I be able to purchase the fertilizer here? I live on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Thank you for that informative video.
we sell fertilizer - Kitty litter trays make decent pots but round is best. We sell them to 16 inches wide by 7 deep.
Your soil looks loose and dusty; my clay soil is brown, thick, chunky and sticks together. That fine?
how do you keep fish from digging out the soil? will all that fertilizer cause the algae to bloom?
The fish, known as Gambusia or mosquitofish, are too small to dig anything up nor do they want to dig it up because their diet consists of small bugs, mostly mosquitoes.
The fertilizer will not cause the algae to bloom because, during repotting, the fertilizer is in between two layers of dirt so only the water lilies can reach it.
Wow this wanvida is really big, i thought i can plant it in a small pond (30cm deep water)
They can go 15 cm deep but need to be placed below the level of winter ice if you are in a cold area in winter.
What other containers can be used if you can't get one of them?
Any containers, fabric containers are the best, they provide air around the roots. Cheap and on our website or other sizes/deeper on Amazon.
How many hours of sun do water lilies require?
Arran Ganj water lilies like direct sunlight - so a bright area for most of the day would be great for them
Is it normal for water lily soil turns dark and smells unpleasant?
if there is organic material breaking down yes, also a solid container will smell much more than a fabric bag or somewhere air can help grow more bacteria.
I dont get it, what part of the water lilly tube is supposed to be facing the edge of the container? surly the cut part of the tube grows, but you planted that part facing towards the edge so in theory it wouldn't be able to grow, I am so confused some help me :S
The part all the leaves are coming out of is the growing end ... the cut end is no longer growing so it goes against the pot and down into the mud. The living end is the 'growing tip' or crown, both sides do not grow.
Do lily plants come back in the spring im from north carolina and mine are not coking back as march 28 2020
There are perennial (winter hardy) waterlilies and also tropical waterlilies. The one shown here with a rhizome for a root system is hardy. Tropicals make tubers when stressed to reproduce. Quite different from one another and easy to tell apart.
@@pondmegastore thank you so much
Any recommendations on dirt? I live in an area that is all red clay.
loam soil (50% topsoil - 50% clay) if it holds together barely damp in your hand it is good.
It doesn't look like there's much rhyme or reason to it except for looking for the new eyes of growth I guess
yes you are correct, the growing tips / crowns are easy to identify and cut or break off.
how come the person who sold me the water lily place it in the water container without a pot? im confuse. Its not flowering anymore and I'm thinking of repotting it, but my water lily doesnt have a pot, It just a huge brown soil thingy piece inside the water container. what should i do?
+Emmy Zhang Well you need to plant it properly, unfortunately most sellers have no clue what they are doing, also some sell them bareroot because the size container is not easily carried outside a truck. Did you buy it locally or have it shipped? The lily absolutely wont do anything if not properly planted, fertilized, and in direct sun.
pondmegastore I bought it locally from a huge local plant seller (about 1 month+ ago). They have this huge place full of all type of different plants. I saw this water lily with 2 flowers and it was so pretty! I bought it home and within 3 days the flower died. There was a flower bud right at the bottom and I was comforted, unfortuately for some reasons the flower bud never grew, seemed to turned black... I eventually cut it off, and no more flower buds ever since .. Even though there's no pot, the soil is still all pack together at the center of the pound, its not scattered around. not sure how they did it. I also use a ferterlizer tablet and was advice to use only once every 2 weeks. I have only use twice so far, I push it right into the center of the soil. but still no flowers =/ It's place at my balcony where there is full day sunlight and at least 4 hours of direct sunlight. Its growing new leafs everyday though... I am from Singapore by the way. Thanks so much for your reply! =)
+Emmy Zhang If it is a tropical lily the pot wont need to be so wide, they are heavy feeders so a few tablets a month is proper. 25-30 cm pot would be ok with heavy soil and fertilizer, the root sits at mud level, just roots below. The new bud aborted because the plant was disturbed. If new leaves are coming up that is good. Hopefully your pond / pot is at least 1 meter wide. More leaves and bigger leaves the more flowers. If new leaves are smaller than the old leaves it is struggling or out of food. new leaves must be at least the same size or larger if planted properly.
pondmegastore ahhh the leaves now are much smaller, and seems torn at the side.. unable to grow to its usual size... not sure why... XD I'm afraid of over feeding it and causing the roots to die out
Guessing by now you either fed the plant or it starved to death. These are very hungry plants, if you dont feed them they wont do much.
do you guys ship to Hawaii?
+Koakila yes we do!
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Are y'all still located in San angel tx
We have never been located in San Angelo. We have only celebrated the lilies and park already there
The park itself, which is what is shown in the video, is in San Angelo Texas
20 quid a plant . 200 is a pot. I'm in the wrong business
It is not a good time to repot them. Normally this should be done in the early spring before sprouting. The roots are also edible.
I am sorry Frank. You are thinking of Lotus. These are waterlilies. Totally different.