Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Balance of plants in the environment Water too cold to plant?

If you can stand reching into the cold water; plant them esp the shoreline plants. You may want to plant the shoreline plants so just the tips stick out of the water. So when it frosts not much will get burned. Another option which I prefer is to plant the plants in a shallow pan, cut off 5 gal bucket, wash basin or similar container. Set the planters in water so the plant tips just stick out of the water. In June or July remove from "pots" and transfer them to where you want them.

For the lilies make sure the growing tip just peeks above the soil surface. Planting lilies too deep with growing tips below soil level seems to kill them. Also plant lilies in small shallow (4"-8") tubs or pans. This way you can get exact planting depth. Set tup/pan in 18" - 2ft of water. Then in August transfer the whole root mass w/ soil where ever you want them. Much easier this way and difficult to kill plant with this method. They are not cheap so you want to minimize your losses.