can you build a carpet from dwarf hairgrass? I never see anything about
written anywhere
Ben

I've done it. It gets really messy looking. You're better off (in my rather
grand opinion) using lileaopsis (microsword).

kush

"you can't have everything - where would you put it?"

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can you build a carpet from dwarf hairgrass? I never see anything about
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"kush" wrote:

I've done it. It gets really messy looking. You're better off (in my rather
grand opinion) using lileaopsis (microsword).

kush


How tall wiill microsword get and what are the requirements in terms of
lighting? Does it need trimmed often? I'm trying to find a good
foreground ground cover type plant that is easy to maintain. I have CO2
and about 2.2 watts of PC lighting. Thanks for any input,

Scott

I seem to be able to control the height by varying the lighting and
fertilization. I have some growing 12" under a 55 watt pc with CO2 which is
about 2 or 3 inches tall and looks like the turf at your local country club
(or would, if it weren't for the damn botias). Gorgeous, like a magazine! I
have another low-light but well fertilized tank where it looks sort of like
a small sag, about 5" tall. Either way, you don't need to trim it. It does
spread, though, and it can be hard to keep in bounds (I have my lawn
confined within driftwood walls).

You can buy it buy the square foot, or half foot, or little bunches. I got
my first piece from Arizona Aquatic Gardens. They grow it emersed, in pools
out in the desert, I guess, so it takes a while to get acclimated to being
submerged before it will start to spread.

If you buy a piece of turf like I did, prepare yourself in advance that it
WILL float. The invaluable planting tip, that no one ever gave me, is (if
you can) drain all but about an inch of water from your tank. Lay the turf
on top of the gravel and sprinkle medium-fine gravel all over it to weight
it down. Then put the water back in the tank and landscape around it.

kush

"you can't have everything -where would you put it?"

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In article ,
"kush" wrote:

I've done it. It gets really messy looking. You're better off (in my
rather
grand opinion) using lileaopsis (microsword).

kush


How tall wiill microsword get and what are the requirements in terms of
lighting? Does it need trimmed often? I'm trying to find a good
foreground ground cover type plant that is easy to maintain. I have CO2
and about 2.2 watts of PC lighting. Thanks for any input,

Scott

can you build a carpet from dwarf hairgrass?

Yes, you can. Amano has some gorgeous hairgrass carpets. Someone here
recommended using Eleocharis parvulus instead of the more common E. acicularis.
It stays shorter. And you can clip it to keep it short, which is not
recommended with Liliaeopsis.




Leigh

http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/halloween/881/

Yes you can but it tends to get algae in it and grows kindo slow.

Marcus

http://www.Aquatic-Store.com

On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:15:11 -0500, "Ben"
wrote:

can you build a carpet from dwarf hairgrass? I never see anything about
written anywhere
Ben

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On Sat, 2 Nov 2002 12:15:11 -0500, "Ben"
wrote:

can you build a carpet from dwarf hairgrass? I never see anything about
written anywhere
Ben

I've got a carpet of it. Fairly dense in the older area's. I've had
it about 4 months and it's nearly 1' in diameter from a humble 2".
I'd recommend very strong lighting and CO2. It seems to grow sparser
under shadows of other plants (actually I kinda like this). And oddly
enough algae doesn't seem to grow on it.

Greg