DiPpY eGgS

Hi

I live in Pittsburgh, and was thinking about joining ever since I met Tim, over at AOA... He has been a great help and encouragement in my quest to be a planted aquarium geek!! (Thanks, Tim) ...Don't know if I have the skill, time, or tank space.. But, someone talk me into it!!

BTW, I can't seem to fit (don't know latin names too well what the lfs's call Amazon sword into my aquascape... Anyone want it? Thanks <joe>

madmax

Hi Joe!! Welcome to the Pittsburgh Plant Club. This club is for anyone at any level. If you have a passion for aquatic plants then skill and tank space will not be an issue. We all just like to talk plants. If it is knowledge that you crave then you have come to the right club. We have some top notch plant geeks, and some beginners as well. We have had only one meeting and it was a lot of fun! We talked plants, ate hamburgers, talked plants, ate brownies, talked plants, looked at Bob's show piece, and talked more plants. Nothing formal, just a plant geek get together. Hope you decide to join!

Thanks,
Tim

BillW

If you like plants and want to learn more about them, this is the place to be.
If you are short on tank space, like me, many of the aquatic plants are amphibious and can be grown in a pot outside or in a sunny window.

Later,
Bill

DiPpY eGgS

I absolutely love talking plants, and I would love to learn more! Thanks for replying Tim, it is always a pleasure to talk plants with you!
and bill, looking foreward to gain knowledge and skill growing aquatic plants to beautify my living room!
hehe--so, how do I join?

meeting at my house == pizza for all! (then i can get ppls advice on my aquascape... err, what aquascape??) J/K

Bob Vivian

Hey Joe,

Let me disabuse you of the flawed notion that we plant people are "plant geeks". In fact, we are sophisticated,cool, suave, smart, erudite "plant afficionados"... and well dressed, too.

It's those non plant people that are the geeks.

Plant savy, or lack thereof, is not an issue, as witnessed by the fact that we let Tim in. (humor him).

We're in the process of setting up our next meeting. As soon as Tim and Cavan give us their evenings-off schedule we'll go from there.

By the way, that sword plant will eventually become too big for everyone's tank. You can control its size somewhat by uprooting it, severely cutting back the roots and removing the overgrown leaves. Essentially, you're starting over with a new, smaller plant.

Of course, you can expect to have to repeat the process regularly. Do it now before the root system takes over your entire substrate.

Hope to see you at the meeting, whenever it is.

Let's talk, all,
Bob

Cavan Allen

Hey Joe,

As long as you're willing to take the Oath of Loyalty, you're more than welcome to join.

We basically just get together to swap plants, talk plants, look at plants, and so on. There hasn't been anything formal yet, but I guess we may eventually do presentations and so on.

Welcome aboard!

DiPpY eGgS

LOL Bob.. LOL

Thanks for the warm welcome, and the info! Thanks again! Looking foreward to meeting all of you.
I'm free as of lately from 630-10:00pm mon, tue, thur. friday i can go later, and saturday anytime. Sunday is ok after 3 to 9 usually.
Sounds like fun, fellas!
<joe>