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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a
baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. TIA, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
Bob wrote:
I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
Bob wrote:
I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
Bob wrote:
I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Instead of trying the bend down the stalk to get the adventitious plant into the substrate, just snip off the stalk either side of the adventitious plant. The plant will strike within a few days most likely. Echinodorus are very easy to propagate that way. I have a large Echniodorus "Ozelot" in my tank that keeps putting out new spikes and adventitious plants. I must have supplied half the city with Ozelot swords by now... :-) Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Instead of trying the bend down the stalk to get the adventitious plant into the substrate, just snip off the stalk either side of the adventitious plant. The plant will strike within a few days most likely. Echinodorus are very easy to propagate that way. I have a large Echniodorus "Ozelot" in my tank that keeps putting out new spikes and adventitious plants. I must have supplied half the city with Ozelot swords by now... :-) Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Instead of trying the bend down the stalk to get the adventitious plant into the substrate, just snip off the stalk either side of the adventitious plant. The plant will strike within a few days most likely. Echinodorus are very easy to propagate that way. I have a large Echniodorus "Ozelot" in my tank that keeps putting out new spikes and adventitious plants. I must have supplied half the city with Ozelot swords by now... :-) Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Thanks Dave, Bob |
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Swordplant baby-when to plant?
"Dave Millman" wrote in message ... Bob wrote: I have a large sword plant in my tank that has produced a long stalk with a baby plant at the top near the top of my tank. It has no roots yet...question is do I wait for roots to form to remove it and plant? My web research seems to indicate that I need to wait for roots to form. The baby has 8 to 10 nice 2" leaves at this point. The most dependable way is to bury the base of the baby in your substrate. Roots will form within days. If it is too hard to snake the long stalk back down to the gravel, Just be patient, roots will probably form eventually. Instead of trying the bend down the stalk to get the adventitious plant into the substrate, just snip off the stalk either side of the adventitious plant. The plant will strike within a few days most likely. Echinodorus are very easy to propagate that way. I have a large Echniodorus "Ozelot" in my tank that keeps putting out new spikes and adventitious plants. I must have supplied half the city with Ozelot swords by now... :-) Cheers, Michi. -- Michi Henning Ph: +61 4 1118-2700 ZeroC, Inc. http://www.zeroc.com |
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