[Wet Thumb Forum]-Jobe's sticks

[Bert H]

How long will the Jobe's chemical components remain active? I put half a stick into the root area of a sword in January. I plan to pull up that sword in the near future. After this much time, do I still need to be concerned with nutrient release?

Thanks in advance.

Bert.

[Bert H]

How long will the Jobe's chemical components remain active? I put half a stick into the root area of a sword in January. I plan to pull up that sword in the near future. After this much time, do I still need to be concerned with nutrient release?

Thanks in advance.

Bert.

[gpodio]

Not sure how long the actual chemicals last but I've been using jobes sticks to grow some plants in vases (just the roots in water) and the stick takes a long time to dissolve, probably 3 months before the stick is mostly disintegrated, considering in the tank they are protected by the gravel I wouldn't be surprised if you pull out the plant and some of the jobes stick is still wrapped in roots.

I would think that if you were to do a 50% water change after replanting you should be OK. That's what I do when I need to disturb the gravel.

Hope that helps
Giancarlo Podio

[Robert Hudson]

I agree, at least three months, maybe much longer. Hey Giancarlo, this is the first time I have noticed you posting here! Welcome! I see you posting on APD and Uniquaria all the time. I hope you will find these forums enjoyable and informative.

Robert
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[imported_csf]

Depending on the application, it's good to just keep an eye on your plants. I put some under a lagging lotus and it took off. A few months later (I can't recall how many) it was lagging again, putting out smaller leaves. Another jobe's spike (or pieces of one whole one) and it perked back up after a week.

[Roger Miller]

The "slow release" part of the jobes stick stays around for a long time. I've pulled plants out with their roots grown into the remnants of jobes sticks that were more than a year old.

The more readily available nutrients seem to last for 3 months or so..


Roger Miller