RE: [APD] monster plant removal

["S. Hieber" <shieber at yahoo_com>]

It's unlikely that you can get all the roots out. Even if
you don't cut any and try as hard as possible not to tear
any. Swords, like crypts, can have a heck of a lot of plant
mass meshing around below grade.

But leaving lots of roots spread out over a large area
(actually a large volume) of substrate doesn't seem to be a
big problem -- roots are narrow and and are quickly turned
to mulm.

However, I wouldn't purposely leave a large mass of
material densely located in one area to rot if I could
reasonably avoid it. Diana seems to do okay with her
method; I'm not contradicting her. I'm just saying I'd like
to use the location for a new plant and for that, I'd
prefer not to have a mass of rotting material centered
right there.

I hope others comment on this thread -- especially those
that have left behind enough more rot wads than I.

Scott H.

--- Ginger <gingerb at comporium_net> wrote:
> What about the roots left in the substrate. I've got a
> sword that has
> outgrown my 75. I really do not want to tear the tank
> down but have been led
> to believe that leaving the roots in the substrate will
> cause them to rot
> and make an even worse mess of things.
> 
> 
> Ginger 
> 
> -
> Walstad has said that in her dirt tanks she cuts the
> entire top off of
> swords at the crown, effectively killing them. You can
> cut them way back --
> I've got one I do that to about once every 2 months --
> and other plants will
> outcompete them for a while.
> 
> Liz
> 
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