How long will a plant grow in water?
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Comments (41)I agree that the peace lilly and betta look great in a vase, but it isn't practical for keeping a healthy, happy fish long-term. The plant eventually grows to block the opening of the jar, thus preventing O2 from reaching the surface of the water where the fish can gulp it, or it can diffuse. You must constantly prune plant, roots, leaves and stems to keep a healthy opening for air circulation. You also need to pull the plant out to change at least 20% of the betta's water daily to prevent ammonia buildup and an unhealthy fish. It is a pain, and the novelty quickly wears off, especially if your fish doesn't appear healthy or happy. I tried it once, but within a month I got the fish a 2.5 gallon aquarium with heat and filtration, faux driftwood and other items so he had things to interest him and places to hide. I also got him little ramshorn snails and bloodworms to hunt. His response was to start building bubble nests, get much more active, and appear much happier. I still used his tank to root plants because it was great for that, and he liked the roots, but I never let it take up more than maybe 20% of his space. There is nothing to keep you from placing the fish and plant in a vase for a holiday center piece, or a party, but for his health, put him back in the tank afterward. For more information on keeping bettas in vases, check in at the forums of Badman's Tropical Fish - badmanstropicalfish.com/forum....See MoreHow long does it take for Jalapeno plants to grow?
Comments (2)from esox07's recent thread, "Growing Peppers in the heat-how does that work?"... I surmise that pepper plants don't like the 100+ degree days we've having (who does?). The more "normal" 90's we are seeing now should help stimulate some growth. I did fertilize with some "Vigoro liquid plant food" (recommended use is every 3 months). Since I bought transplants, I am hoping they were at least a month old when purchased, and that I could be seeing the "fruits of my labor" (pun intended) in another 30 to 35 days. My biggest problem may be impatience. All the "pepper porn" on this forum has been driving me crazy, I must be coveting my neighbors pepper (gasp!). The jumbo actually looked better 2 weeks ago. Here is a link that might be useful: Growing Peppers in the heat-how does that work?...See Morehow long until cuttings grow into blooming plants
Comments (4)The first step is roots. Any cutting you put in a mistbed is going to need at the bare minimum a week to start new roots. I grow mostly rare crotons and any ixora except Nora Grant, and I always give crotons a month and ixora 6 weeks in the mist to get good roots started. Also, keep in mind that until the temperature stays over 70 at night, you're not going to have much success getting a cutting to root. Hibiscus is very difficult to get started, mandevilla is pretty quick as is bougainvillea if you take gray wood. If you are not using a mistbed, just put the cuttings in 6" pots with a loose soil mix. I use 1 two-pound bag of pine fines to 1 small bag of top soil (30 lbs). The baggie method is good, but you could just as easily put the cuttings in a milk or juice container with the top cut off and a hole in the bottom for drainage. This is a mistbed just in case you'd never seen one....See MoreHow long for ZZ Plant stem to grow and unfurl?
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