How to Start Making a Lotus Pond

The lotus flower has been passed down throughout the centuries as a symbol of rebirth and the sacred unknown. Its colors and shape create a striking picture in a home pond garden. The flower grows at the water's surface, the roots extending 5 to 8 feet down to the pond's bottom. Placing the lotus flower in a pot prevents it from spreading throughout the pond and choking off other plant life. While beautiful, the lotus flower can take over a pond quickly if not contained.

Wide aquatic flower bucket
Aquatic potting soil
Lotus rhizome
10-10-10 fertilizer
Gravel

Instructions

- 1
  Place a small plastic bag full of sand at the bottom of your bucket.
- 2
  Fill the bucket with aquatic soil mixture, available from most garden centers. Aquatic soil mixtures are heavier and keep the pot from floating.
- 3
  Add one 1/4 cup of 10-10-10 fertilizer to the soil per gallon of potting soil in the pot. Mix the soil and fertilizer together.
- 4
  Set a lotus rhizome on the soil, with the eyes of the rhizome facing up from the top of the bucket. Place the rhizome towards the edge of the container so it will grow horizontally along the top of the bucket.
- 5
  Cover the rhizome with 1 to 2 inches of gravel.
- 6
  Place the bucket in 6 inches of water until the flower starts to grow. Transfer the bucket to your pond once the flower begins to grow. Submerge the plant in no more than 18 inches of water.

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