Winter in Hawaii.....sorta

Lotus & Lillies

My dad is complaining that his lillies are not growing quick enough. It's amazing how this time of year, lots of people are buying pond fertilizer. That's because even though we live in Hawaii, it still gets cooler this time of year. Mom says "It's important not to burn your plants with fertilizer early in the season." Smaller lillies are just a fact of life this time of year. But don't worry, by the time April is over, they'll be back in overdrive. Oh yeah, my dad is sitting here saying " Tell them about the lotus, tell them about the lotus!!!" They got a bundle of tubers from Florida. So, lotus peoples come and get it.

Feel free to come in, the dragonflies will greet you!!!!!!

Fish Shack's New Blogger

Hey, I'm Danann and my parents are making me write a blog about their store because they don't want to. Well, I'm new at this, so I'll try my best. Ummm, maybe before i start posting, you might want to know me first:

I am a bubbly, like a fountain, I love to draw and write.
I aslo love my dogs. I'm always (maybe not always but most of the time) willing to help.

So if you have questions just comment on the post you have questions about.

Well, see ya soon,
Danann a.k.a. Pond Girl

Mele Kalikimaka

Finally, it is now cool enough to really get some things done in the pond. Starting new plants, moving fish, some of you even preparing for your koi to spawn. Last springs koi are by now headed for market and it will soon be time to shop for baby koi. Look for good quality Japanese koi at the Fish Shack soon.

Also with cooler water temps, you may feed a little extra Pond Premium Koi feed. Remember Maui koi don't hibernate like their mainland cousins, actually they need to put on weight for the spawn. If you're serious about breeding koi, it's probably time to switch to Super Koi now to get the most from your females.

Lotus fanciers, lotus will soon be available along in Febuary. Victoria waterlilies to follow a little later in the season.

As always, we have a bumper crop of tropical waterlilies to dress up the pond for the holidays.

Happy Holidays from all of us at the Fish Shack, Maui's Waterlily Farm.

Oh and don't forget our pond cleaning service!

Aloha, Dennis and Luana Mitchell

Late-Summer lotus tubers available!

FYI ---

We have a few "Green Maiden" lotus tubers available and ready for planting. And also a very nice batch of Shubunkins!

Enduring summer's heat

Hello Maui!

August can be the most difficult month for water gardening. On one hand, amazing blooms are appearing all over the surface of the water. Most of them are welcomed. Some of them are floating algae blooms. The pond that is usually quite manageable during most of the year, can truely present challenges at this time. But this is no time to do a whole pond clean-out, especially those of you with large, specimen-sized koi. Warm temperatures mean lower oxygen levels and increased stress when they are handled. But this IS a good time to be leafing and vacuuming your pond.

maui ponds -july reminders

hey peeps , lotus are in full swing here at the fish shack maui we are begining limited root sales monday 7/6/09 also our tropical lilys are absoluotley beautiful .Our red stemed thalia are 6' tall only $25 . Keep in mind this time of year you should be fertilizing lotus [nelumbo] and waterlily's[nymphaea] monthly. Depending on your situation addition water changes are also called for . We have a limited number of victoria waterlilly's[longwood hybrid]$129.

Aquatic marginal plants on Maui