"ponds" waking up

[redberry]

It has been quiet on the chat...my "ponds" (stocktanks) are starting to wake up.  We had some very warm weather last week so I took the opportunity to divide some pond plants that were jumping their pots (or threatening to do so), divide the hardy water lilies which were starting to wake up, and I put some of the tropical lilies into their "baby pots."  I had moved my lotus purchased from "matherfish" last year from the unheated greenhouse a while ago b/c I needed the space to work.  Today I saw a leaf starting to break the surface of the water. :-)  I debated whether or not I should divide it this year but I decided to wait another year.  There is still more to do to finish getting the ponds ready, but it is a start!

Anyone else have ponds waking up?

redberry

[Amsterdam]

My hardies have pads at the surface. This past week was cool and rainy but the upcoming week looks nice so I will be dividing then. My lotus still appear to be sleeping. They should start waking up in the next two weeks. I still have my garden to plant, fry to move and weeds to be pulled. Plenty to do around here still.

[matherfish]

Plants here are starting to flush out or sprout. The lotuses are popping with leaf pads. Glad to hear yours are coming up as well Redberry.  I will start dividing the hardy lilies and divide a few more lotuses this week al well. Lots to do,,, now that spring is finally here.    or is it here?

[Bob_A]

The lotus are about to break water and the hardies are starting to fill out.

[Kat]

I'm seeing more & more hardy blooms & some of my tropicals are starting to bloom in my coldframes.  You
'll be seeing blooms soon 

[Jerry]

The turtles took care of my plants!  I keep some in a few tubs.  I found one called Brass Buttons. It likes water fine. Also Watercress. I don't dare put the latter in the pond.

I learned HERE that bananas do were well in a pond.  I wired the pots to stakes near the pond edge.  If not those Terrapins will surely dump them.

[greenthumbnails]

Was not able to post pics of a couple blooms that I have now...anyone else have this problem?

[matherfish]

I am not able to post pics either.

[redberry]

I wasn't able to post pictures either for my original post.  I thought it was because the picture was too large which has happened before when I used a specific setting for the camera.   I was going to take other pictures and change the setting on the camera but now it seems like other people are having issues as well.

[Jerry]

Same here. Our Sean will fix it. I resized mine, but it still failed.