HC Stone Bonzai

**caseyhoo** · 25th Jul 2007, 15:12

If you asking me, my answer is nope... Because from from Malaysia

I got my HC that tied to mess from LFS here.

**prec** · 25th Jul 2007, 15:31

tied to a mesh? but is the HC in emersed form?

**caseyhoo** · 25th Jul 2007, 15:33

Yeap, they are emersed HC that tied to it

**prec** · 25th Jul 2007, 15:58

Thank you!

**fireblade** · 21st Aug 2007, 09:41

just bought a pot of HC...
will try to grow it emersed...

hands so itchy now and price of HC dropped ...

btw, if I have 1 pot, should I pot everything closed together or seperate them and plant in patches?

the plant is so small, can I put some gravels, then put HC then use gravels to "cover" them a bit ? or I have to plant like glosso.?

**caseyhoo** · 21st Aug 2007, 11:44

Originally Posted by fireblade

btw, if I have 1 pot, should I pot everything closed together or seperate them and plant in patches?

Seperate them and plant in patches. Depends on how many you have and how big is the pot. For me, each patch is around 1cm ~ 2cm sqaure. After few weeks, yours pot will be full of HC...

Originally Posted by fireblade

the plant is so small, can I put some gravels, then put HC then use gravels to "cover" them a bit ? or I have to plant like glosso.?

Yes, you can use those fine gravels to "cover" them a bit, then water yours HC after poting, so that those fine soil will filling up gap between HC and soil

Cheersss... enjoy playing with emersed HC...

**fireblade** · 22nd Aug 2007, 09:43

has "planted" the HC in a small container using african violet soil mix...
hope that they will grow out well..

sigh... looks like container too small.. cannot cover it.. and 1 pot of HC almost cover the whole area liao. ..

attached is a picture of what I've done..

**caseyhoo** · 22nd Aug 2007, 13:42

Nice... after sometime, yours mug will cover with HC!!!

**fireblade** · 22nd Aug 2007, 13:50

keeping my fingers crossed!

thanks for the encouragement!

**itssg** · 22nd Aug 2007, 16:13

Originally Posted by luenny

Hi CaseyHoo,
I have a small glass container without any holes at the bottom. I was thinking of doing something like this. Do you think it is possible to do this with a glass container or glass tank without any holes at the bottom? This means the water will be retained in the soil.

- Luenny

You can do something like this. I am covered this tank with a piece of plastic sheet. Turn on the light at nite when back from work. Turn it off when going to sleep. Water...once a month only.

The fauna

**fireblade** · 22nd Aug 2007, 16:15

wah liao! so nice!! got frog some more!
now I wish that mine grow faster!!

**joeyttk** · 29th Aug 2007, 07:57

does it means that I can grow HC like any normal plant ? does it require very high humility (i.e. the soil need to be wet most of the time ?)

**caseyhoo** · 31st Aug 2007, 13:10

Yes, you can, but, make sure soil or sand is always wet.

**fireblade** · 31st Aug 2007, 14:04

I covered it... :P so no need to water the plants everyday..

**fireblade** · 31st Aug 2007, 15:53

little update of my HC...

1st picture -- some are turning black to brown...1st picture
2nd picture -- some are growing taller.. 2nd picture
3rd picture -- normall they are covered
4th picture -- this is how it looks...

how to make them creep...??

**fireblade** · 7th Sep 2007, 19:04

upgraded the container... and added in a Downoi...

when removed the HC from the soil, I noticed that some are already crwling and goriwing sideways!

1st -- HC removed from current container
2nd --Downoi in container
3rd -- Downoi removed from container
4th -- Downoi and HC planted in new container
5th -- Finished product

enjoy...

**zyblack** · 7th Sep 2007, 23:48

Woo...looking nice man!

You have better luck than me. My HC is dying on me...think didn't convert well to emerse. Ok ok I wait till your cookie box is over-flowing with HC than I steal some from you.