You get a lot of heat out in Lancaster so stuff grows pretty fast (if sufficiently watered!) so why not try? Pumpkin I have planted as late as July 4th and gotten pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving, but with far less yield, which is fine because who needs a gazillion pumpkins? Keep everything watered, because the hot hot hot weather is here and small seedlings are vulnerable.

Becky, water celery: easy you can get a basket fill with gravel or the pond stuff you plant in plant it straight in the stuff, it can float or sink a little. OR you can plant it on the edge of your pond where it is wet. ostrich fern: Shade FULL shade needs LOTS of room can grow to 6 foot tall. Plant it in good woods dirt or humus. water iris: Easy, Plant around the margin of the pond or IN it but no more then 1 inch of water above the crown. varigated celery: same instructions for Water Celeery above. dwarf umbrella palm: Plant in a pot with yard dirt, must be a heavy dirt or the pond stuff. Plant the roots just below the stem. Place in the water, no more the 8 inches, as it grows you can increase the depth but I wouldn't put it too deep. water lily: You need a pot or a bowl with no holes in it to plant in. Put heavy soil in the bottom of the pot/bowl, then mound up a mount in the center and lay the roots out all around the mound. Then back fill with more heavy soil around the roots, firm the soil around the roots. It needs to be packed well. It depends on which lily you got as to which depth it can be placed in the pond. You don't want any air pockets around the roots of the lilies or any of the other water plants for that matter if you are using soil. It also needs to be a heavy type soil and clean so it doesn't get trash in your water. The reason you need to pack it firm is so there will be less air pockets when you put it in the pond and it will not make a mess. There will be a few small air pockets you will miss but when you go to place the pot in the pond do it slowly at an angle so that the water doesn't make a cloudy mess with the soil and move it slow until you hit the bottom or a riser. When I had water celery and water clover before my pond died, I planted those in strainers I got from the 1.00 store, in rocks and then I rigged up and thing to make them 'float' on top of the pond. I read they don't like to be deep but are happy if allowed to float across the water and mine seemed to be happy. OK, I hope I helped you. You can also research the net. I had found lots of info on pond plants there when I first started (wow 9 years ago now) with water plants. I love water plants, they are the easist plants to grow I think! LOL. OK again I wish to thank EVERYONE, I got my stuff potted up for the most part. I am going to keep the stuff in pots until I can get them planted and figure out where I really want them. Norma, I wouldn't want you to have to replace those plants. Not your fault. I am hoping they bounce back but I don't think they will. Ok well I need to go check another thread.... Thanks again EVERYONE for the plants it was fun! :) Fran

Hi Mike, FYI, under watering would cause the plants to wilt, over watering seedlings usually causes the leaves to yellow and be more susceptible to damping off. It really does look like you put them in the sun way too soon. Hardening off usually takes a minimum of a week, 10 days is better. If they have been in the full sun for just a few days, I'd say definately cut the amount of direct sun they are getting. If they have been in the sun a week or so, I think you can just leave them since most likely they won't suffer any further damage. YMMV. Betsy Here is a link that might be useful: Hardening Off and Physiological Changes

I'm with lati above, it's perhaps beyond redemption, but if you want a project..............remove from the soil and allow to dry out. While it's unpotted, and do it soon, core out all of the rotten tissue in the crown of the plant, making sure you get all of the mush out and leaving only solid tissue, and pack the wound with flowers of sulfur (sulfur powder). Repot after cleaning up the roots (the healthy ones will be yellowish) and don't water for a week or so. When you do water, do so very lightly - keep at that for several months, and don't water the crown, only the soil. This method of saving a plant has worked a number of times, and let's hope it will get to you in time to save your plant.