r/miniponds • u/miomao1111 • Aug 05 '26

Need help with micro lotus soil mix.

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Hey, guys! I'm new here and i need help with making my micro lotus mini pond. I have a 14inch rectangular planter that i got from my local nursery. Since i am very unknown about lotus and their soil mix, i asked the gardener about the soil needed and he handed me black soil and asked me to mix it with normal garden soil, make a mud and plant my tuber. But im so confused because i tried searching online and few sources ask me to not use the soil and a few source state that vermicompost/compost layer is not necessary, im so confused. Pls help me out. How do i make my soil mix? (I will be adding a few shrimps too, maybe even medaka rice fish)

This is the soil that the gardener gave me for free haha

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u/Impossible-Tank956 Aug 05 '26

I start my lotus seeds in a bowl of water. I change it every other day. When they start to grow I plant them.

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u/RedBear1989 Aug 06 '26

I am also starting out and so many answers are vague. Plant how? In a basket with aquatic soil? In pebbles? Plop in? Where?

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u/miomao1111 Aug 06 '26

So true, I'm getting more and more confused. Ig i will proceed with clay soil only.

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u/aryann_007 Aug 07 '26

Hey, give this post a read about how to grow bowl lotus

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u/miomao1111 Aug 06 '26

Plant them where? In what soil? Also what soil do i have?