Thanks LR. Good info all around.
The source for my barrels is through a co-worker, near his deer camp. He's already asked about and been granted free barrel rights but the owner won't be around in November when he hunts so I can't ask by proxy what was in what. Maybe they still are labeled. I'm sure you're right that one color barrel or the other had the spreader-sticker in it. I'm gonna gamble that a good bleach soak and wash gets them nuetralized regardless.

I'm thinking this first year/attempt at lilies ('09), I'll start in containers. Watch how fast they grow and decide if I want them to go au-natural. Since I'm planning to try 5 or 6 colors and at least one or more will be a tropical, it should make it easier to cull the rejects in the fall. I know it sounds crazy, but how else do I find out with no experience, what I like and what my pond likes?

Jeff-

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I forgot to ask, what's the difference or pro/con of lotus over lily?

Last edited by TennJeff; 10/06/08 05:21 PM. Reason: add-on comment
1 acre pond, slopes to 15ft depth. Has BG and few LMB plus a half dozen pesky sliders.
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