Yellow leaves on lotus

[Brown bag]

How do I add iron?
I have read most on here
My lotus have about 10-15 leaves at the top of water and a few starting too grow above the water line,.. and now it is turning yellow
What do I need too do?
New too this

 

[j.w]

@Brown bag

Take a small ball of steel wool,the no soap kind and bury down into the soil near the roots.
Easy and cheap!

 

[Stephen Noble]

Welcome to the forum!
The yellowing could be from a nutrient deficiency or even from over nutrients if fertilized too soon.
Check out this link:

How To Keep Your Lotus 'Happy'– Pond Megastore

Once you have received your Lotus Tuber and the weather has warmed up to where nights are consistently in the 50's and daytime temperatures are in the mid sixties or warmer consistently, you should plant it outside, in a large, wide container using heavy loam soil with a few inches of water...

pondmegastore.com

 

[Lisak1]

@Stephen Noble makes an important point - you don't want to fertilize a lotus until you have aerial leaves.

 

[addy1]

Welcome to our group! Lotus are food pigs once they are growing strong.