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yellow lily pads
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Posted by mralp2 UK beverley (mikeralphs@hotmail.com) on Wed, Jul 13, 05 at 11:43
| Some of my lily leaves have turned yellow, anyone have any idea of the cause. Not a major problem, about 1-8 leaves are yellow? |
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RE: yellow lily pads
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Lily leaves turn yellow as they die-off. Just cut them back as near to the 'crown' of the lily as possible to stop the stems rotting in the pond. (Same with dead/dying flowers)
This can be difficult if the pond is deep. I keep a pair of lawn edging shears especially for this purpose.
New leaves will constantly grow to replace the older ones.
I'm having to cut back a lot of non-dying leaves as they've 'gone mad' this year and are filling the ponds.
Difficult to feed the fish as more pellets land on the leaves than in the water.
Sue |
RE: yellow lily pads
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| Sue would you happen to know which lilies have gone 'paddy', here chromatella for one, helvola for another but helvola are tiny so no problem there. |
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