Re: [APD] new plants!

[Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com>]

Hi John,
Speaking not from experience, but from reading so many other's  
recommendations, it is best to separate almost all "carpet" plants  
into small plantlets or small bunches, and plant them separately.  A  
square foot of micro swords is really a lot!!

Vaughn

On Dec 23, 2006, at 7:08 AM, John F. Hess wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I just got my assortment of plants plus 1 square foot of micro swords
> from aquariumplants.com today and planted them in my bare (bare as in
> no plants) 55g tank.  I do not have a plan, but am just trying to see
> what happens and unfortunately, learn how to grow plants.  Some of
> the plants have leaves at the ends of stems, some are frilly, some
> are cuttings wrapped at the base with lead.  I expect things to go
> wrong and learn from my mistakes, so for now, the plants are just
> planted. Unfortunately, the order does not come with a key, so I
> don't know what I was sent.
>
> First question:  the square foot of micro swords is in fact a square
> foot of micro swords all grown together like sod.  I could rip or cut
> it into smaller pieces, but for now, it's in the tank in one piece.
> the question is, how do I plant it?  It wants to float.  Untangling
> each plant and planting it separately is not going to happen.  I
> grabbed handfuls of gravel and used it to weigh the plants down, but
> should I continue this and very evenly scatter some sand/gravel down
> on the plants and try to work in down into the root area?
>
> I'll be reading plant forums now, but helpful tips with regard to
> planting the plants are appreciated, such as how important is it to
> bury the roots and leave the crown exposed from the substrate?  You
> can kill terrestrial plants by planting them too deep.  Same with
> aquatic plants?
>
> cheers,
>
>
> John F. Hess, Davis California   johnfhess at comcast_net
>
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