If you love gardening and have the passion and patience for decorating your home with such natural ornamental stuff, then surely a beautiful lotus pond can be added to your new wishlist !
Creating a small lotus pond in the balcony area of your apartment or in between the spaces of your small grown indoor garden can add grandeur to the whole ambiance. Lotus being one of the most vibrant and exotic plants is a natural mood enhancer and ambiance setter ! Be it tales from the old classical era or standing in the 21st century, the charm and mysticism of small lotus ponds at home have remained the same. Fun fact, people most of the time think that creating this splendid beauty at home can be a tedious job and a time consuming piece of art, however, in a practical sense, the task of creating such a piece of work does not really require such amount of hard work as it seems. This article presents some of the easiest and best ways following which a beautiful lotus pond can be created and maintained at home easily.
Selecting an appropriate location
Selecting an appropriate location for your lotus pond is very very important which will not only determine its exterior look but will also determine the overall growth stage. If you want to create a lotus pond in your balcony, ensure you start with a round shaped container with a prominent depth to hold a considerable volume of water. Also ensure, the selected place must have access to natural light, as lotus ponds on an average require 6-7 hours of direct sunlight which will help in maintaining the health of the plant and its growth.
Installing the pond unit
If you take a container with a depth of around 3 ft, cover the bottom part with sand, aquatic fertilizer, clay and some pebbles. After covering the bottom surface with such materials, dig a small hole in the center and place the lotus tuber horizontally with its tip slightly pointing upwards, uncovered from soil and sand. You can keep only one type of lotus rhizome or multiples of it as well, depending on the types of lotus you want to grow in your pond. Once done, you can place multiple types of fish as well like molly and goldfish which would also help in avoiding stagnance in water movement.
Maintaining the lotus pond in the most doable way
Since container based water plant areas are prone to mosquito larvae, it is better to use aquatic fertilizers to maintain plant health, water quality and its overall shape. Adding fishes into it will help in eliminating the chances of breeding of mosquitoes and other insects. While to enhance its grandeur look, you can use ornamentals around the pond or even grow lilies on it too.
Having a lotus pond at home is like an elegance in itself ! So start creating one such marvelous piece of peace at home which will not only beautify the whole home ambiance but will definitely bring positive vibes as well.
