Moving Plants (Lillies)

[toups]

Well I'm in the process of making my new pond, my old one has two main plants of lillies of two types in it. My current concern is moving those lillies.

One point is moving them safely, not killing any part of them or anything and having them be healthy in their new pond: if they are going in a deeper spot, will all of the current lily pads continue to grow to the new surface or die off and new pads sprout up? Should I take any extra precautions when removing them from the old one?

Another point of concern would be keeping the "cleanliness" of the new pond in tact; I know it's not possible to keep all dirt and such out of the new pond but I'd like it to be as clean and clear as possible, the lillies are in 1'x1' baskets with burlap lining the basket, dirt and the normal stuff filled in and then pea stones at the top of the dirt. Moving them I believe will create a large mess of sediment and dirt floating around everywhere with the old water draining while out of the pond and the new water mixing everything up when putting it in the new pond. Anyone have any ideas to make this process neater?


Thanks if anyone has any experience with this!

 

[don't ask]

my understanding is to not pull but gently separate leaves from neighboring plants if you have any... just lift plant out of water and gently/slowly place in new pond and you should have very little if any cloudiness which should clear relatively quickly.. gradually move plant(s) to deeper depth as they grow

 

[don't ask]

oh and welcome toups!

 

[addy1]

When I move mine, I separate the leaves, they tangle like clothes hangers, lay them over the top of the container, you could dip the container in a bucket, tub of water to rinse any muck off then put in the new pond. The leaves are usually long stemmed, I start mine shallow for the sun and warmth, then push them deep, so far never had an issue. I just pushed some into the 4 foot deep area yesterday

 

[toups]

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my understanding is to not pull but gently separate leaves from neighboring plants if you have any... just lift plant out of water and gently/slowly place in new pond and you should have very little if any cloudiness which should clear relatively quickly.. gradually move plant(s) to deeper depth as they grow
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When I move mine, I separate the leaves, they tangle like clothes hangers, lay them over the top of the container, you could dip the container in a bucket, tub of water to rinse any muck off then put in the new pond. The leaves are usually long stemmed, I start mine shallow for the sun and warmth, then push them deep, so far never had an issue. I just pushed some into the 4 foot deep area yesterday
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Thanks for the responses, I'll try this!

 

[buckry]

Lilies can go 4' deep? That's great news, I thought I was out of luck having any down in my deep end. I'll keep working on that as they grow.

 

[toups]

Lilies can go 4' deep? That's great news, I thought I was out of luck having any down in my deep end. I'll keep working on that as they grow.

Definitely depends on the type of lilly, mine has a suggested planting depth of 6"-30", others I have seen "Planting Depth: 6-48", Planting Depth: 6-36”, etc." so if you purchased it definitely look it up, 4' may be too deep depending on the type.

 

[addy1]

Mine are hardies, I have them as shallow as a 18 inches or so and as deep as 4 feet. No clue what they where rated for.

Just looked up the georgia peach, 6-48 inches
colorado, 6-30 inches.