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Beginner's Luck???
« on: March 22, 2007, 07:32:12 PM »
It has to be for this to happen for me....... o( 
I potted up my Tropical w.lilies yesterday & to my surprise several of them had (babies or are they tubers?)
I started out with 27 ( mostly from trade's & I bought some from LouAnn .....only a few... {:-P;;  ) and ended up with 52  . I did lose 4 , Tina, Green Smoke , & 2 other's.
I overwintered them like Sean , he posted how he does it & It worked for me!   @O@
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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2007, 07:49:31 PM »
Wow! Where do you PUT that many??
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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2007, 08:13:07 PM »
SheliaJ,
They all fit in 2 clear rubber maid tub's . I put them in plastic bag's with their name tag's & used a twisty tie too keep them in the bag.
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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2007, 10:33:53 PM »
Hi Bonnie,

You did a good job. The unfortunate part is most people do not believe how easy it is to over winter tropical waterlilies indoors. They are tougher than everyone thinks and I believe more people should be trying to grow them and just winter them indoors.

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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2007, 10:58:11 PM »
Overwinter? For me that's not the problem it's over summer and a lack of consistent heat. My lotus puttered along last year till we had record breaking heat—then they threw up leaves and flowers with in a week. If Al Gore is correct, maybe I should try them now?...
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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2007, 03:55:52 AM »
Good job.  Two out of my three made it through the winter.  I haven't gave up hope on my third one yet.  Hopefully, it will do something soon.

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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2007, 04:55:39 AM »
Wow I can't wait to try one. I'm going back over to the West side first week end in April And I'm hopeing to get over to Russell Watergardens and get one. I't will cost me a lot I know but I really want some! Good job Bonnie! Your giving me hope that I too can do it.
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Re: Beginner's Luck???
« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2007, 05:27:15 AM »
Bonnie, wow that is a lot of lilies.  Last year the ones I had gotten were very small and didn't do well, so I put them in their pots in the basement in a preform pond, no heat, but grow lights.  They have survived this way but if they grow good I'll save the tubers in the bag next year as I plan to add to the collection this year.  To bad about Green Smoke.  That is one I want to get in the future.
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