Help on HC plant

[Leif Yong]

Hi newbie here, please tell whether HC will grow on the stone? Can i just lay on stone? How to plant HC? It keep floating if i wanna plant on soil.

Thanks.

[Urban Aquaria]

Yes, HC can also be grown tied or attached to objects too... but you'll have to make sure there are enough nutrients in the water column to sustain its growth, since in this case it's roots have no direct access to nutrients in the soil.

Btw, if you want to plant HC in soil, don't just try to stuff the entire bunch into the soil as it will not stay rooted like that, you need to separate them into individual small bunches or even better individual stalks, then plant them one by one deep into the soil (only the top leaves peeking out), then they will stay put and grow from there.

Heres is a step-by-step example:



Photo from google images.

[Leif Yong]

Thanks for the replied it looks difficult and tedius but i willing to try

[rohitsingh_81]

Dont forget to a circulation pump. HC needs continuous flowing water else it can die / wont spread.