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my smallish preformed, pumpless has given me fabulous 5-6 ft lotus and many goldfish in wash dc for 6 years. i have divided lotus once two years ago. the lotus' escaped thier pots last year bigtime. there is black gunk on the bottom, but not soil per se, so can the lotus survive? i am afraid they are so delicate at this time. should i try and pull them out and sort of restart with one or two tubers?maybe i should put on a couple of inches of soil and pretend it is a real tiny pond in nature. should i jsust leave it all be and see what nature does? i have heard of a product that encourages decompostion of crud. use this? the water is crystal clear so far, but of couse hairy alga stuff on the long, ropey things. i am afraid to step into the pond with my fishing waders... cant lift the pots, so wuould be sort of leaning in. it is too much of a tangle to get with long handled nets etc. i am in a quandary. any help would be much appreciated. thanks in advance.

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Hi Anne,

I'm in triangle va, not that far from you. I don't have an answer for your question but I did want to say high to a neighbor. I hope your lotus flowers continue to do well for you.


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how nice of you! you can tell i'm a newbie, i posted twice! I am trying to figure out how to post pictures, etc. in the meantime, have you gotten outdoors yet? good luck and thanks.

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Hey annesgarden~
Lotus are actually a lot tougher then you would think.
If you decide to divide, now is the perfect time to do so. I have lotus growing in 30 gallon pots with just dirt and water and I have some in inground bogs with other plants.
The black gunk in the bottom of the pond is actually a combination of rotting plant materials so it is nutrient rich. The only thing I can say about if you should or shouldn't tackle this job is every year it will just become a bigger job. Lotus are fierce growers and can take over a small pond in 2 seasons once they escape the pot.

Hope this helps
Donna


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