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Re: distorted shoots
My first guess, here at work without references, is Magnesium. I found that
the java ferns and the swords are heavy Mg feeders. I believe you use
Milton tap water, right? Check with your water authorities for the Mg
content. Calcium is similar.
Good luck and let us know what was the cause.
Michael Eckardt
"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter
least." J.W.von Goethe
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> From: Martyn Mitchell <kathmart at istar_ca>
> To: taapl at cs_toronto.edu; aquatic-plants at actwin_com
> Subject: distorted shoots
> Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 11:08 PM
>
> Please help! I am in need of opinions. Are the following afflictions
> symptomatic of a lack of any specific trace minerals?
>
> 1. crypts:
> new shoots (1 cm long)double over at the ends and are very contorted.
> little or no growth after the above occurs.
>
> 2. A. ridgifolious:
> 4" when planted
> no new leaves
> no measureable growth since planted (two months)
>
> 3. Anubias nana:
> tips of new shoots are brown
> new leaves remain small
> no root growth
>
> 4. amazon swords, red temple, java fern:
> stunted, slow disintegration over several months
> no new leaves
> no root growth
>
> 5. H. Polysperma and other "weedy" plants:
> doing well
>
> I suspect potassium? or boron?
> Much appreciated
> Martyn