Darth Mollusk Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) I've gotten a hold of some plant cuttings. The cardinal plant and Marsilea crenata (four-leaf clover) seem to have some decent roots growing. But, the Ludwigia has no roots. Anyone have any thoughts on whether I should float them for a while (and for how long) or just jam them in there and hope for the best? What do you do? (My substrate is sand capping eco-complete with some earthworm castings beneath) Cheers! 🐌🌱 Edited June 22, 2022 by DarthMollusk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 12:34 PM, DarthMollusk said: the Ludwigia has no roots. In sand substrate, the Ludwigia will grow if just a cutting is planted. It does not need to have roots to grow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mollusk Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 12:53 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: In sand substrate, the Ludwigia will grow if just a cutting is planted. It does not need to have roots to grow. Oh, fantastic! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 All these are cuttings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mollusk Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea how deep do you usually stick them in? Do you remove leaves from the bit going into the sand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 12:55 PM, DarthMollusk said: how deep do you usually stick them in? Do you remove leaves from the bit going into the sand? I put them in pretty shallow, at a 45 degree angle so they don't float up. Probably 1/2 - 1". I don't bother with removing leaves. And when they develop roots, the roots will go down and find the nutrients, when they are ready. They can get nutrient burn, if planted deep & before they are ready to take the nutrients up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mollusk Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea thanks for the tips, this is really helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Definitely. I actually found this out by accident when I had some plants uprooted by the fish & snails. I just shrugged and replanted, and woohoo! They grew. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mollusk Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 I've stuck them in! Now to try and figure out how to keep the red root floaters away from the HOB output 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 Some people make a “corral” out of an airline tube with a suction cup on each end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Mollusk Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea I didn't know if it would work, but that's exactly what I did! Seems to be holding up so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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