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Waterlily waste
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Posted by jancol04 QLD Aust (My Page) on Sun, Aug 28, 05 at 1:09
I don't know what I've done wrong here.No matter how often I clean the container out I end up with green slimy water rather than a healthy lustrous waterlily. I originally had it in sand in a plastic container within the outside pot then cleaned it all out and just placed the waterlily in the sand straight in the container. It seems to be shooting, but this green effect is not what I had in mind. It gets mid day and afternoon sun. Where have I gone wrong and is there something I can put in the water to make it look more presentable?
Jan |
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RE: Waterlily waste
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I will be keeping an eye on this one, because I have the same problem...
Robyn |
RE: Waterlily waste
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- Posted by Liatris FraserCoast,Qld (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 28, 05 at 3:56
| Jan, check whether the water lilies can handle copper. If they can, simply drop a short piece of copper pipe (or scrap copper of any kind) into the pot. It works well for keeping the bird baths algae-free. |
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- Posted by Liatris FraserCoast,Qld (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 28, 05 at 3:57
| There's probably a lot of nutrients in that sludge - I hope you gave it to a plant? |
RE: Waterlily waste
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Thanks everyone and I'll check out about the copper pipe
jan |
RE: Waterlily waste
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| g'day jan, try putting some barley hay into the water that should get rid of the algae, also how much sunlight gets 2 the water this can promote growth as well. len mail len lens garden page |
RE: Waterlily waste
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| Try some Zeolite, that is supposed to remove excessive nutriments. |
RE: Waterlily waste
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| Hi all, thanks for the posts. Robyn It seems to be looking a bit clearer. We did have a drop of rain, not much and don't know if that helped Jan |
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