Fertilizing Hardy Water Lilies
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How To Fertilize a Water Lily
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order to have beautiful flowering water lilies with healthy green
lily pads you are going to need to begin fertilizing your hardy
water lilies on a regular routine. A good thing to do when taking
care of your hardy water lilies is to fertilize them every 2
weeks. If you don't do it every 2 weeks try to at least fertilize
them once a month. The more nutrients and aquatic fertilizer you
give your water plants the healthier they'll be and you will
notice this with the rich vibrant colours of the flowers and water
lily pads.
Now if your water lilies are within arms reach, you ay be able
to fertilize them by hand. Sometimes what people do is have a set
of waders that will enable you to walk into your garden pond to
fertilize your water lilies as well. Just be sure to be careful
for any fish that may be near by and be careful for any rocks as
you don't want to cause a hole in your pond liner. If you don't
have any waders you can always grab your rake so that you can drag
your water lily pot over so you may fertilize it.
Making Fertilizing Water Lilies Quicker and
Easier
There is also another tool on the market for pond owners which
is the fertilizer rod. The fertilizer rod works great as it
enables you to fertilize your plants without stepping a foot into
your pond or getting wet at all. All you need to do is place a
fertilizer tablet inside the rod or chamber and all you need to do
is simply put the rod into the water lily pot. Once the rod is
within pot and into the soil you push the lever and it deposits
the fertilizer tablet inside the water lily soil. A very nice tool
that makes things quicker and easier to fertilize your water
lilies. A good example of the fertilizer rod is just like the tool
they use to plant small trees in the forest.
Fertilizing Water Lilies By Hand
If your going to fertilize your water lilies by hand all you
need to do is plant the fertilizer tablet right into the roots
underneath the crown of the water lily. Depending on the size of
the water lily you can place between 1-2 fertilizer tablets. Once
you pushed the fertilizer tablets into the soil just gently push
some soil over those two holes keeping the fertilizer in the soil.
How Often Should You Fertilize Hardy Water
Lilies
Fertilizing hardy water lilies should really be done every 2
weeks this will ensure maximum growth potential. You will have
healthier looking plants and more water lily flowers being
produced. Also the faster your water lilies grow will provide more
shade for fish as well help stop algae from blooming. It's in your
best interest to fertilize your aquatic plants to help keep your
water garden healthy with crystal clear water.
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- Convenient, lasts the whole season
- For aquatic plants with root systems contained in planting
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-- Water Lilies
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- Maximizes the size and colour of aquatic plants
- Well-balanced feeding formula
- Low phosphorous, no impact on water quality
- Contains no copper
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