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I placed it elsewhere temporarily. Can I divide now? Then again who has the room?
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Re: Lotus floating free!
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I'll make room Jerry dear!!
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oh oh oh!!! I have room
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August 02, 2007, 03:34:22 PM »
i am not opposed to sharing, as Johns did for me, but the question was, can i divide tubers now?
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Re: Lotus floating free!
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August 02, 2007, 08:57:31 PM »
I would be so afraid to devide it this time of year. Everything I've ever read says to do it while they aren't growing. I wouldn't want to risk killing it. Then even if it doesn't kill it, would it have time to get established before the growing season is over. I would wait until spring.
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August 03, 2007, 04:11:23 PM »
I am zone 6 and divide lotus in April before new growth starts. If you divide it now you take a chance in killing it.
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August 03, 2007, 05:30:40 PM »
I havent tried to devide but I Think they are very sensitive to being disturbed. My baby doll lotus was in a hose pot that had another plant taking over and I just pulled a few of that plant out and I must have disturbed her enuff that the bud died on the plant and some of the leaves turned dead.
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Hay Jerry, The one I got from Johns is also gorwing out of the pot and floatting around. I went ahead and cut it free and stuck it in a new pot? the 2 big floatting leaves curled up but it has new leaves comming and we havent been below 89 during the day for over a month or two.
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August 03, 2007, 10:05:56 PM »
yes Happy that is the plan here too, Dividing now is "iffy" at best.
My caption my have been misleading, I said "Floating Free" not FREE!
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Actually Jerry this thing has jumped the pot a lot. I have already made 2 more pots just from what jumped out of the mother plant and try to take over the lilly pots. So in the spring I'll be wantting to do some trades for different colors. If you got it from Johns too I wonder if we have the same one?
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August 04, 2007, 06:58:00 AM »
I did get it from Johns, Two in fact. I am not big on labels , but one is the uuhhh basu.?
I am just grateful to have so many water plants that are thriving!
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August 04, 2007, 02:42:12 PM »
I hear ya Jerry, after the neglect mine had to indure in May and early June. And the ones I got from Lawanna I'm lucky that any of them made it sitting down in the PO for almost 3 weeks. I'm just hopeing next year will be a better year for them. And me.
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