Plant cultivation

[mercurial]

Hi, im new here. Does anyone have useful links with regards to plant propagation?

Like what kind of plant should b stemmed cut and replanted, etc. My stem plants always turn out ugly when i trim them

thanks

[Simon]

don't think you can find many info on the Net. All stemmed plants can be trimmed.. I would say any way you wish. Amano shown it in one of the english Aquajournal issue. How you cut determines the effects you wish to attain. Most importantly, you can practise on it.

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Hello there!

I do not have any link to plant propagation sites, but I can tell you ( if you can buy one ) that AquaJournal Vol 33 talks quite well on the issue of plant trimming.

Generally, I can try to give you a lowdown:

Stemmed plants- MM, ludwigia
( Taken somewhat from Aquajournal, I've never kept stem plants )
Trim mercilessly, cut in between the leaf blades, aka the stalk. If you see how Amano trims, he practically cuts away the whole plant. If you cut the stalk, two new stems will shoot out. This way, he can make the plant bushier.

Creeping plants- glosso, tennellus
What I do is run my hands into the lawn, pulling up any unrooted runners. I cut these runners, then proceed to thin out runners from sites I find messy. I cut at the "stalk area" too.

Rosette plants- Java fern, crypts
Identify the leaf you want to cut, and cut as much of the leaf away as you can. You can't easily remove the entire leaf if growth is dense, so you must minimise the rotting of the left behind leaf.

Moss
Cut like hair.

If there's a particular plant you need help with, feel free to ask

[mercurial]

Thanks, cos my stem plants look like crap after a month.(of trimming off the top) Potted plants in the store always look so good so i'm actually wondering what im doing wrong.

[mercurial]

Hey thanks so much for taking the time to type all that out. really useful! Mayb u shld set up a site

i shall go hunt for books/mags to learn more then!

u have pics of your set-up? cos most plants i see around are stemmed ones, unless you're into riccia/moss.

Hello there!

I do not have any link to plant propagation sites, but I can tell you ( if you can buy one ) that AquaJournal Vol 33 talks quite well on the issue of plant trimming.

Generally, I can try to give you a lowdown:

Stemmed plants- MM, ludwigia
( Taken somewhat from Aquajournal, I've never kept stem plants )
Trim mercilessly, cut in between the leaf blades, aka the stalk. If you see how Amano trims, he practically cuts away the whole plant. If you cut the stalk, two new stems will shoot out. This way, he can make the plant bushier.

Creeping plants- glosso, tennellus
What I do is run my hands into the lawn, pulling up any unrooted runners. I cut these runners, then proceed to thin out runners from sites I find messy. I cut at the "stalk area" too.

Rosette plants- Java fern, crypts
Identify the leaf you want to cut, and cut as much of the leaf away as you can. You can't easily remove the entire leaf if growth is dense, so you must minimise the rotting of the left behind leaf.

Moss
Cut like hair.

If there's a particular plant you need help with, feel free to ask

[blueray]

very detail information and agree with bro mercurial...maybe you should have a web site