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Re: Aquatic Plants Digest V2 #129
> From: "Dave Gomberg" <gomberg at wcf_com>
> Date: Fri, 09 Aug 96 14:31:24 -0700
> Subject: Growing Aponogetons from seeds
>
> I just had another Apon. crispus? flower and set seeds. This time I
> removed the stalk from the plant and kept it in a glass of water as
> soon as the ovaries started swelling. When the seeds were released,
> they dropped to the bottom of the glass and started to sprout. I
> rinsed them free of all the junk, placed them in the bottom of a
> glass, filled the glass with tank water, lowered it to the bottom of
> the tank, and quickly inverted it (bottoms up). I pushed the open
> mouth of the glass into the gravel a bit. The seeds fell down to the
> gravel. Two weeks later they are growing well! Looks like this
> system works and prevents seedling damage by snails and fish.
> Dave
>
> Dave Gomberg, Experimenta San Francisco CA USA gomberg at wcf_com
This appears to be a good way to get the seedlings off to a good start, but
aren't you going to have water quality problems since there is no exchange
between the water enclosed in the glass and the surrounding tank? Perhaps a
better solution would be to use a clear plastic glass with small holes
(drilled, burnt, or whatever) in it. This would allow for some water
exchange.
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Bob Hoffman
Huntington Beach Orchids
http://www.deltanet.com/users/bhoffman/hborchid.htm