Fertiliser

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

Just try to cultivate bog plants in tiny acrylic green
houses on a window sill in our conservatory.

Gave each a 4W Lumilux fluorescent tube instead of a heater,
2.5-3cm (~1") sand with peat fiber and ~ 2cm snow water.

3 weeks ago I took some Ludwigia repensXpalustris, Rotala
rotundifolia and Lysimachia nummularia, removed some leafs
and stuck them into the sand. The lamps are burning 24h/d.
The water has been evaporated, but it's easy to keep sand
and air humid with snow water and I'm happy see the first
new (emerged?!?) leaf buds! :-)

Need them _emerged_ for the shallow water area of my summer
ponds in May and hope they will grow very fast.

[Fertilisation]:
Aquaria fertiliser? Garden fertiliser? Others? Any
experiences? What would you recommend?

And.., how do you other multiply your preferred plants?

Thanks in advance.
--
cu
Marco

[Richard Sexton]

In article >,
Marco Schwarz > wrote:
>Aquaria fertiliser? Garden fertiliser? Others? Any
>experiences? What would you recommend?

Doesn't matter for emersed growth. WHatever is cheap.

>And.., how do you other multiply your preferred plants?

Cut the top off, replant.

--
Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

[Marco Schwarz]

Hi..

[Fertiliser]:
> Doesn't matter for emersed growth. WHatever is cheap.

Sure? An azalea hasn't the needs (substrate, fertiliser,
humidity) of a cactus, mine are bog plants and this is why
I took sand with some peat and try to keep the sand and the
air humid. I'm afraid they might possibly need a "poor"
bottom.

>>And.., how do you other multiply your preferred plants?
> Cut the top off, replant.

Wish emersed plants for ~2-3m² ..

Thanks.
--
cu
Marco

[Richard Sexton]

In article >,
Marco Schwarz > wrote:
>> Doesn't matter for emersed growth. WHatever is cheap.
>
>Sure? An azalea hasn't the needs (substrate, fertiliser,
>humidity) of a cactus, mine are bog plants and this is why

Well, you're not trying to grow Azaleas or cactus though are you.

Any 20-20-20 fert. will do just fine.

>I took sand with some peat and try to keep the sand and the
>air humid. I'm afraid they might possibly need a "poor"
>bottom.
>
>>>And.., how do you other multiply your preferred plants?
>> Cut the top off, replant.
>
>Wish emersed plants for ~2-3m² ..

Well, ya gotta cut something. Either the tops or by root division
if the plant grows in clups like irises. But for things like Ludwigia
jsut trim the tops and replant.

--
Need Mercedes parts ? - http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home page: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net