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Trouble in Paradise
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Posted: Jun/28/2008 4:33 PM PST
HELP! My water lily pads are turn yellow. I know that as the leaves age they tend to turn yellow and I pick them off but lately many, many of the lily pads are turning yellow. I am wondering if it is because it has been unseasonably HOT here in North Carolina. I try to use fertilized tablets about once a month - any suggestions? This spring it looked GREAT but I am concerned as I have less and less lily pads compare pics 1 (sunny photo) and 2 (close up). I have also noticed that the water lettuce is also turning yellow while the lettuce in the other round pond dark green. Could it be too much sun? HELP! Bill Attachments:     |
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 5:09 AM PST
What a lovely water garden! I'm like you. I am concerned about all these unnaturally hot days that we have had. I've never seen it this hot in June. Perhaps the plants are as though they have been steamed. I wish I had a remedy for you. |
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 10:59 AM PST
Yes, it could be too much sun. Doesn't look to me like too much damage though, and I expect they'll replenish pretty quickly, don't you? |
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 12:05 PM PST
Your water gardens are beautiful. |
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Posted: Jun/29/2008 1:03 PM PST
I don't think lily pads can get too much sun, geez look at Florida!!! I'll safely say just remove the yellow/brown ones and let there be room for more new pads. The percentage of yellowing pads you have is not a concern. fred |
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Posted: Jun/30/2008 11:23 AM PST
I've noticed that the lettuce plants in our pond are turning yellow more and more with the high temptures here. I don't think we have too many left right now. I really don't think they do well with full sun and high temptures. Some of our lily's are getting yellow leaves. I was thinking that all the little thunderstorms we are getting everyday then the sun comes up right afterward might be scorching them. Of course that is just my opinion and I'm pretty new to this stuff. We just keep cutting off the yellow leaves and hope for the best. |
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Posted: Jul/03/2008 6:39 PM PST
blueeyes i am new to water gardens in north carolina. i moved here about 1 year ago and i Massachusetts never faced this issue. but the upside is the heat is making the lilies bloom like CRAZY! i have never ever had as many flowers as i do now and the colors are amazing!!! bill Attachments:    |
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Posted: Jul/03/2008 6:40 PM PST
fairygarden than you so much for the comments i love my gardens though i do not get to spend as much time as i would like but they still give me a great deal of pleasure... |
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Posted: Aug/10/2008 6:57 PM PST
Are the water lettuce annuals for you as they are here in zone5 MI? I don't think it is too much sun I think they are crowded a little or your pH went off for a minute there Or they lived their life and leaving room for the babies they had. My Lettuce turns yellow and dies after it reproduced like mad.But.... I'm cooler here and it was in or around late October last year.I started to loose them. Are you aware that their roots just may go mad and clog up your filter? They were a terrible long dragged out job to work with last year. Duck weed...nightmare for my filter and life,I still love those tiny adorable little crazy plants and put them in my mini features  Your blooms are marvelous! Mine bloomed real late in the season last year,they are annuals here can't even over winter,they die. What kid of filters are you running? I have a "pull out by cord and take filter off and hard spray clean" kinda filter,1,000 gal per hour.I have a 90 gal pond and several small no filter water gardens. How long have you been water gardening? Your Pond/ water gardens are delightful. Have a Great Ponding Day! Kale
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Posted: Aug/31/2008 1:45 AM PST
All I can say is WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am too embarressed to show any pics of my pond now boohoo . Isn't the internet totally fabulous where we can see peoples gardens thousands of miles away  
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