What a great idea Kristy. Hi I am back. Only got lost in Killeen in the dark roflmao.
You mean JOhn has had the Plumeria out in the frost too and it is still alive?

Kristy,

I live in the country and used to have a lot of lotus. The deer did not eat mine. I still have several waterlilies and they don't touch them either. Mine are in a pond...so I'm not sure if they just don't want to stick there necks out that far for fear of falling in? But nothing has bothered either of mine.

~Tj~

Yep, its been outside with frost at night. He did bring it in after he got to work the other morning and it was icy. He put it back out the next day. I bet you had fun. sorry you got lost, lol. I am really hoping deer won't eat them. I found a place to buy them wholesale and when they see you can grow lotus in a pot without a pond I know they will sell easy. I have to find out if I have to have a license or not to get the wholesale prices. All I saw about it was you have to order 5 or more of one variety to get the prices.

Oh it was just a little tour through the nicer neighborhood of Killeen lol. I just drove towards the lights roflmao.

WOW I can not believe how hardy these suckers are! Last night I potted my seedlings up in their own little pots and found out that I have around 50!

I hope the city is not giving you trouble with your new venture. I can see it now. One day I will be buying all my gardening needs from you :-)

Lucy

Haven't asked them yet, lol. I don't plan to have a whole lot at the shop. Just some kind of holding area for things that are ready to be sold but its always nice when you can display them. You wouldn't believe how many people try to buy my plants that we keep up there and they are just for us to look at, lol. I figure if I could have one pot planted with a lotus so people could see it and just a water trough sort of thing for the lillies people will want them and I can sell some that way. Don't count on all your gardening needs coming from me or you will be sorely lacking on variety, lol. I am trying to find deer resistant things that are unusual since there are so many deer up the hill in your whole subdivision and that would be a lot of the people who would see the display. I have hope since TJ said they didn't eat hers.

Daniella and Theresa do deer eat your water plants?

Kristy, I would think that a water trough up at the shop would bring in more deer than you alreay have. It has been awfully dry and they will come for the water, then munch the plants cause they are there.
Patty

wow Patty I did not even think about THAT! But I think you are right.

Kristy I hope you are going to find a way thou

Lucy

I don't get deer so have no clue, but would it be possible to put some sort of netting over the trough to keep the deer from getting the lotus and waterlilies? Would be neat if you could find some sort of see-through dome to put on top.

I did think about it being dry but there is a spring on Johns land up the hill from us and I know they drink there. Don't know if the water alone would make them come but it could I guess. I don't care if they drink the water if they leave the plants alone, lol.

My small backyard is fenced in. I've never had anything eat my water plants.I don't even get frogs to visit :( Did you ask over on the pond forum?

Theresa

Yes but its pretty dead over there. Horton said they might taste them but didn't really know.

Kristy, try one and see how it goes. I have a big deer problem here but they have not bothered my water plants, except the watercress. They LOVE that.

~Tj~

Patty came by the shop and is going to let me borrow her trough to use until I get something else and see how they do there. She said I can can give them an all you eat buffet with happy hour free drinks too, lol. I don't feel like they will eat the lotus because the leaves are wierd feeling not sure about the water lillies. The good thing is it won't hurt them much if they do and the leaves will grow back.

I haven't had any deer eat mine!
Susan

Cool, thanks Susan. I'm gonna try it and see. I'll let you all know how it goes. Gotta get ready for work.