What is happening to my Lilly pads?

[dklowery]

can someone please tell me what is happening here?

 

[Smaug]

Lily leaves not holding up is usually a nutrient deficiency. Get some lily tabs and follow directions.

 

[dklowery]

So did a water test and found a little stressed and acidic. Changed out 25 percent water added some declorinator and bacteria. Will re test in a couple days. We do have Lilly tabs we put in.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Are you referring to the insect damage?

 

[dklowery]

Are you referring to the insect damage?

But don't see insects. Also there is a black edge there as well.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Trust me, it is insect damage. Look on the underside of the leaf, you may find the culprits.

Or could be snails.

 

[dklowery]

Trust me, it is insect damage. Look on the underside of the leaf, you may find the culprits.

Don't see them. Does not mean they aren't there though. So what to do about this?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Don't see them. Does not mean they aren't there though. So what to do about this?

Not a lot that can be done if it is insect damage as there is NO pesticide safe for use around a pond with fish.
If it is snails, hand pick.

 

[dklowery]

I am going to try and get to the koi and plant place tomorrow, let you know what I find out.
Thanks.

 

[addy1]

I don't worry about leaf damage, they grow so many leaves, pluck off the damaged ones if they bother you.

 

[cas]

@addy1 how many water lilies are producing that nice cover of lily leaves?

 

[addy1]

I would need to count them, think 10ish maybe more, some are small starts. Each in a walmart oil pan with kitty litter.

They are way behind on blooming, usually by now every lily is blooming.

 

[dpowell]

Addy, should I expect to get any blooms on my water lilies the first year? I have fertilized with planting and they putting up lots of leaves. Just no blooms yet.

 

[sissy]

snails damage my lily leaves .

 

[addy1]

Addy, should I expect to get any blooms on my water lilies the first year? I have fertilized with planting and they putting up lots of leaves. Just no blooms yet.

It depends sometimes on how big was the tuber, if it was small it will take some time to get going. I had a one inch tuber (bought lily on line) by the mid summer it was blooming.
When I groom mine hard it takes them time to get going again.