Another Pond Transplant
#1 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 30 July 2007 - 10:33 AM
#2 Guest_Scenicrivers_*
Posted 30 July 2007 - 11:51 AM
http://msucares.com/.../waterleaf.html
http://msucares.com/...s/identify.html
http://aquaplant.tamu.edu/
http://plants.usda.gov/
#3 Guest_MScooter_*
Posted 30 July 2007 - 12:01 PM
#4 Guest_Scenicrivers_*
Posted 30 July 2007 - 12:04 PM
My guess is Blue Waterhyssop - Bacopa Caroliniana.
http://plants.usda.g...ile?symbol=BACA
I think you may be correct.
#5 Guest_nativeplanter_*
Posted 30 July 2007 - 03:08 PM
My guess is Blue Waterhyssop - Bacopa Caroliniana.
http://plants.usda.g...ile?symbol=BACA
I am certain that it is Bacopa caroliniana. One of my favorite wetland/aquatic plants.
#6 Guest_Irate Mormon_*
Posted 30 July 2007 - 06:46 PM
I am certain that it is Bacopa caroliniana. One of my favorite wetland/aquatic plants.
I was thinking some type of Bacopa - thanks!
#7 Guest_Mysteryman_*
Posted 31 July 2007 - 03:34 AM
#8 Guest_nativeplanter_*
Posted 31 July 2007 - 11:37 AM
You can also try growing it as a potted plant. It does quite well if it is in full sun. Just use a pot that doesn't have drainage, and leave an inch or so above the soil to that you can keep it topped off with water. It flowers beautifully under those conditions, as it really is an emergent, rather than submergent, plant.
#9 Guest_fuzzyletters_*
Posted 31 July 2007 - 02:36 PM
Do you have soil in your tank?
has anyone read ecology of the planted aquarium by diana walstad?
#10 Guest_nativeplanter_*
Posted 31 July 2007 - 05:46 PM
However, to get started, I highly recommend the book.
#11 Guest_ipchay61_*
Posted 01 August 2007 - 06:39 AM
That really surprises me! I can't kill it if I try. All I do is break off some ends, tie them together into a small clump, weigh it down with a rock and it takes off!I always have the worst luck with Bacopa. It really bugs me! We have tons of the stuff growing around here, and it's been a hobby favorite for over a century, but I can't make it grow without going to a LOT of trouble. It's just not fair. Such a little cutie. It grows outdoors okay with no effort, but not in my tanks. My Baby's Tears are less hassle. GRRRR!!!!
#12 Guest_Mysteryman_*
Posted 02 August 2007 - 02:05 PM
Some of my tanks have soil substrate, some have "Eco-Complete," and some just have gravel. These do give different results, sure, but I haven't decided which I prefer. My next tank, I think, will be a saltwater turtlegrass-flats tank, with a form-fitting clump of turtlegrass "sod" used as the entire substrate, but the next freshwater plant tank will probably use soil and sand. I've enjoyed the results from the Eco-complete, but it's a bit pricey.
By the way, one tank with soil has been running for two years, and the dirt is still mostly DRY!
That's right; the soil is plainly visible through the glass, and the roots running through it are easy to see, but the dirt is obviously still dry. The 1/2 inch layer of sand above does a good job of keeping out the water. I wouldn't have expected that. Sometimes I think about poking several dozen holes in the sand to finally soak the soil, but at this point I'm not sure if that would be a good thing or a bad thing.
As for Diana Walstad's book, yes, I too have a copy, and I love it. I emailed her about adding an expansion to the next edition regarding the alleopathy between plant species, but she didn't want to touch it with a ten-foot planting stick. If I wanted to go to all that trouble of experimenting with it, she said, then I was welcome to it. When I started making plans to do just that, I quickly figured out why she didn't want to do it. LOL! Still, it needs doing by somebody one of these days. It would be great if we finally had a good definitive list of which plants were most and least compatible with each other. If only I had a big aquatic greenhouse and nothing better to do for a couple of years.
#13 Guest_fuzzyletters_*
Posted 04 August 2007 - 11:41 PM
As for Diana Walstad's book, yes, I too have a copy, and I love it. I emailed her about adding an expansion to the next edition regarding the alleopathy between plant species, but she didn't want to touch it with a ten-foot planting stick.
What edition do you have? I read the most recent and it definitely discussed this to at least some extent... I don't know how much depth you wanted, but it mentioned this several times and I think described it in its own subsection.
#14 Guest_Mysteryman_*
Posted 05 August 2007 - 08:12 AM
You're right in that she mentions it several times, but she doesn't give us much more than that, really, barely scratching the surface on a subject which could literally fill a whole book.
#15 Guest_hmt321_*
Posted 05 August 2007 - 12:49 PM
#16 Guest_nativeplanter_*
Posted 05 August 2007 - 01:10 PM
But I really don't do water changes in my planted tanks. And nitrate levels are always extremely low. In fact, I wind up fertilizing at times if the fish load is low. I take a tiny piece of miracle-gro stick and jam it down near the plant roots if needed. There may be waste products other than nitrogen building up, but I never saw any ill effect.
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