Plant question.

[Chris]

Bought a few plants from a lfs. Each plant is planted in a small plastic
basket with holes, inside that is a piece of sponge I think. I was
suprised when the salesman said don't forget to take the plants out of
the basket before you plant them, otherwise you have a problem with them
rooting.
I thought the idea was to plant them still in the basket.
Thanks,
Chris.

[Margolis]

"Chris" > wrote in message
...
> Bought a few plants from a lfs. Each plant is planted in a small plastic
> basket with holes, inside that is a piece of sponge I think. I was
> suprised when the salesman said don't forget to take the plants out of
> the basket before you plant them, otherwise you have a problem with them
> rooting.
> I thought the idea was to plant them still in the basket.
> Thanks,
> Chris.
>


when you buy shrubs at the local nursery do you leave them in their pots
when you plant them? what about vegetable plants for your garden? ;op

You should always remove plants from pots before planting, regardless of
what type of plant it is or it will become rootbound and stunted. they
also will have trouble getting enough nutrients with their roots all bunched
up like that.

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[Dances With Ferrets]

Kinda depends on the style of tank you keep and your tank-keeping
methods.... If you intend for the plants to be a permanent and
unmovable part of the aquascaping, it is better to unpot them and put
them in the gravel. They will develop and grow more strongly if left
alone. Or if you are the sort of person who likes to periodically
rearrange everything in the tank, including plants, then it might be
best to leave it in the pot, so that at least the base of the root
system remains intact and free from damage. This is not the best
thing for the plant, but should help to keep it reasonably-healthy.

[NetMax]

"Dances With Ferrets" > wrote in message
om...
> Kinda depends on the style of tank you keep and your tank-keeping
> methods.... If you intend for the plants to be a permanent and
> unmovable part of the aquascaping, it is better to unpot them and put
> them in the gravel. They will develop and grow more strongly if left
> alone. Or if you are the sort of person who likes to periodically
> rearrange everything in the tank, including plants, then it might be
> best to leave it in the pot, so that at least the base of the root
> system remains intact and free from damage. This is not the best
> thing for the plant, but should help to keep it reasonably-healthy.

In strategy, I concur with Dances With Ferrets, however ime, the pots
sold with these plants are usually too small. If you want to keep them
in a pot, replant them into something bigger. I use lots of plastic and
ceramic pots & dishes for just this function. One of my low wide pots is
actually a sandbox (no plants, just a fun place for the Corys to be fed
and dig into, without having a lot of sand everywhere else.
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www.NetMax.tk

[Gunnie]

All the plants I have bought this way have a felt like substance
wrapped around the roots inside the basket. At first I just put the
plant (basket and all) in the tank. After reading up on this, I have
been told that the roots are wrapped with with this felt like stuff to
hold in fertilizers and should be removed when you put the plant in
your own tank because it will free up the roots as previously
mentioned, and the fertilizers will not leak out into your tank and
cause an algae bloom.
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