Windowsill HC Experiment - Page 3 - Plant Physiology & Emersed Culture

Guillermo · 04-02-2008, 01:56 PM

Hi jimsuy, thanks.

Don't put the HC container(s) in direct sunlight, and don't forget to make tiny holes in the lid for gas exchange, that's what I've learned so far of this, my first try at growing emersed HC.

Regards

fastang80 · 06-01-2008, 03:40 PM

Great thread.

foofooree · 06-01-2008, 08:39 PM

any updates on this?

Guillermo · 06-02-2008, 06:57 AM

Thanks fastang80 an Foo. Unfortunately I have not taken more pics to update this thread, but the only containers where the HC is alive an growing are the pot soil's and fluorite's, the HC in the Mix & Miracle grow melted

I will take pics as soon as I can.

Regards

orlando · 06-27-2008, 06:20 PM

How are things Guillermo? Bummer about your melting HC

Maybe try just regular nutrient rich soil with no fertilizer. Keep us posted..

LordSul · 08-01-2008, 12:27 AM

What great thread, great experiment. Made me want to do the same...

In a thread above you said compressed CO2, do you mean you give CO2 from a pressuresed cylinder?

Augus · 08-02-2008, 07:08 AM

wish i see this thread before, cause I cook mine. Did not know to make hole for gas exchange

Guillermo · 08-20-2008, 12:21 PM

Hi guys, sorry for the late response, I've been busy lately.

I have no pics now, but as soon as I can I will post some .... in the meantime I will tell you some results (or the lack of them, lol.)

In this experiment only the fluorite and pot soil containers survived, the other ones failed.

Lordsul, the only Co2 the HC receives comes from the atmosphere.

Regards

prBrianpr · 08-21-2008, 09:53 AM

I grow all my ermesed plants including HC in 50% peatmoss and 50% potting soil in a normal pot. 1 week and half later the HC have 1'' large roots. The pot have holes and water pass with a pump besides the pot and through it (I think that the water passes very slow). all my plants trive with this method. also I use a bit of fertilizer in water. All the pots with the plants are inside the greenhouse. Im thinking to use miraclegro soil, it seems very rich soil. Im tinking to mix it with peat like all the other pots.

Guillermo · 08-28-2008, 11:22 AM

My HC grows very slow, last Saturday I put a couple of containers with azoo plant grower bed, we'll see how it goes.