Depth of water lilies for winter?

[Mike in Vermont]

Took a long drill bit and drilled through it. (5 foot deep area no chance of hitting bottom)

The small ponds, once the edge started melting I stuck my hand down until I felt the bottom of the ice and it was the bottom of the pond.

Ice augers are popular around here. Many people have gas powered ones. I just use a hand auger. It will drill a five inch hole, one foot deep, in less than a minute. When you get over 2 feet of ice, that last foot goes a little harder.

 

[addy1]

We, usually, don't freeze long enough to get ice as deep as it was this last winter. I was surprised to find it a foot deep. We do a lot of freeze, melt, freeze , melt, usually.........lol

When you get over 2 feet of ice, that last foot goes a little harder.

 

[Mike in Vermont]

We, usually, don't freeze long enough to get ice as deep as it was this last winter. I was surprised to find it a foot deep. We do a lot of freeze, melt, freeze , melt, usually.........lol

My upper pond doesn't get that thick either. The spring keeps the water too warm. The area just above the spring stays open for a long time, and is never safe to walk across. Mostly, I use my auger when I go ice fishing for yellow perch.

 

[MitchM]

There are a couple water lilies around for us northeners - Fragrant Water-lily (Nymphaea odorata) and Pygmy Water-lily (N. leibergii)

They're just hard to find for sale anywhere.

 

[addy1]

You need to find a pond with them growing in and borrow a few...............a wild pond, don't get shot borrowing lilies.

 

[MitchM]

We need to go for a drive I guess - and bring a canoe probably, I've never seen them anywhere.

 

[addy1]

We need to go for a drive I guess - and bring a canoe probably, I've never seen them anywhere.

An ADVENTURE! take pictures!

 

[Mike in Vermont]

You need to find a pond with them growing in and borrow a few...............a wild pond, don't get shot borrowing lilies.

a few years ago, my mom brought a friend over. She wanted some lilies for her pond. What could I say? I watched from the house. They were yanking on my lilies as hard as they could. I went out and said this pond is my pride and joy. I would like to keep it the way it is.

 

[addy1]

a few years ago, my mom brought a friend over. She wanted some lilies for her pond. What could I say? I watched from the house. They were yanking on my lilies as hard as they could. I went out and said this pond is my pride and joy. I would like to keep it the way it is.

ouch I would have said let me get them for you, ow hands off