E.tenellus

[kennedy_ng]

Hi all,
How do i grow the emersed form of tenellus wat do i do.Bought them from teos.It is from the small plot in the sun . Mine don't seem to be growing and teo didn't help me cut the leaves he said juz plant

[wynx]

Kennedy,

Emersed aquatic plants must have moisture. You must grow it in a inverted coke bottle that would help retain the moisture.

On another notes though, my h.difformis and dwarf saggs are doing okay after I tried to grow them emersed with a glass container with cellophane paper on top retain moisture within...importantly...the soil must be rich and damp....[]

[kennedy_ng]

no i am growing them in my tank

[kennedy_ng]

sorry if i phrase it wrongly i mean how to transform them into the submerged form

[lorba]

tenullus should be pretty simply, i think got a few threads on this topic as well.

anyway, like what teo's said, just plant them in. After a few days when u notice rotting/melting/browing, just cut the leaves away. The submerse leaves should grow in no time.

Not so sure about the above, i cut them before i plant. Grows just as well.

[pipsqueak]

I usually plant them, let them settle down for 3 days, ie: for roots to develop(?), and then cut away the emersed leaves. Then, you play the waiting game.

[lorba]

talking about the roots, i trim the roots as well before planting.

Trimming of roots 'encourages' the plant to develop new roots, survival instinct i guess. And by cutting leaves and stems, the plant will mutate (mentioned in a book i read) in the form of branching out and putting out new shoots, as it is sort of damaged at the cutting point.

[kennedy_ng]

but so far havnt melt yet and the others that i got submerged grow bigger but not spreading

[kennedy_ng]

where did ur got the plant in a sunny plot behind the 9 feet rite

[lorba]

how long was it since u planted them? Gotta wait a while before it sends out runners.

[kennedy_ng]

about a few weeks ago 2-3 weeks

[lorba]

try cutting

[kennedy_ng]

thanks

[hoppinghippo]

you can cut off the leaves leaving the stalk behind. and be patient, it takes time to grow into submerged form. depends on your tank factors like light, etc, etc.

[Allen_1971]

I agree... cut off the emerse leaves leaving the stem... this pushes them to let out the submersed leaves... Last time I did tenellus, teo cut the leaves for me even before packing... it was about a week and I started see submersed leaves.

[Simon]

i feel, leaving them to grow for a few days before cutting off the emersed leave does increase the success rate