1. Outdoor Pond Study Spring/Summer 2010

2. Ponds 12, 9’ x 2.5’ blue poly tanks Filled with ~1 cu. yard of 50/50 Pine bark:clay loam Respective fertilizers applied at 1 lb. N per tank

3. Lessons learned from EV Smith Overflow pipe: Maintain water level Dividers cut to size Containment: No chance of overflowing into each other

4. Issues Dividers had to be anchored with cinder blocks Some lotus were growing well & others were not: Contribute to too high of N concentration for organic fertilizers

5. Resolve: Dug out ¼ cu yard & mixed in fresh substrate Lowered [N] to.75 lbs N per pond Removed dividers & replanted ‘E 2’ June 2010 Photos taken 13 July 2010 ‘E 2’ lotus grown in conventional slow-release 16-6-12

6. ‘E 2’ lotus grown in Nature Safe 8-5-5 Yellowstriped armyworm damage (Spodoptera ornithogalli)

7. ‘E 2’ grown in Medina Organic Fertilizer 4-2-3

8. Yellowstriped armyworm damage (Spodoptera ornithogalli)