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3 simple steps to grow emmersed HC. I am prefer to use the clay pot or terracotta pot. Here are my 2inch height terracotta pots. 2 different sizes.

1) Put in the soil around 3/4 full. Then put in some water and just enough to cover the soil.
2) Pulling out the HC from the side of the pot. But not from the middle of the pot. (Check out the picture)
3) Put the HC on the wet soil like this...No need to plant it. Just put it on top of the soil. (check out the picture)

Keeping the pot under shade. After a month, it will fully cover the whole pot.

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prBrianpr

the clay pot brings iron or not?

hoppycalif

Don't you need to maintain high humidity to make this work? I noticed when I planted glosso in a no-water 10 gallon tank that plantlets that I just dropped onto the soil grew as well as those I poked into the soil. But, I had the tank pretty well covered to maintain the humidity.

Revernance

What did you do while the HC was growing? How often to mist the HC? What about topping off evaporated water? Please give us details

aquanut

its an aquatic plant, so its pretty much impossible to overwater. you can either mist it a lot, or water it when the dirt looks like its a bit less than soaking wet. so long as the substrate stays damp, you shouldn't have any problems. very easy to grow emersed.

houseofcards

Yes you do.

That's one of the shortcomings of instructional information like this. The poster is from Malaysia where I'm sure the humidity is in the 90% range. It sounds like he/she is doing this outside based on "keep in the shade" so this information wouldn't work for most of us in the states.

aquanut

thats not exactly true. IME it grows just fine without any type of structure or device to increase humidity so long as you keep the soil/substrate wet. ive grown it indoors in a warehouse just outside of Stockton, Ca where average daytime temps get 90+ in the summer, and down to the mid 30's in the winter with minimal ambient humidity. just keep it wet, it will grow nicely.

houseofcards

Well, your making a general statement which might not work for everyone depending upon their environmental conditions. If you keep it covered and keep in the mositure and humidity that would benefit everyone trying to grow it emersed. I'm not saying it's not possible, I'm just saying the instructions won't work for all.

aquanut

yeah, but what im saying is based on personal experience growing the plant in possibly the 2 most inhospitable climates imaginable, although they are in the exact same physical location believe it or not. what ive learned is that so long as the substrate is wet, it will grow even in 90degree heat, or just a few degrees above freezing so long as it doesn't dry out regrdless of relative humidity.
your observation was that because the OP was from malaysia, the high ambient humidity was what was allowing them to grow the plant outdoors. my experiences actually growing the plant in very low humidity environments refute that observation. the plants thrives so long as its wet.

houseofcards

Well certainly not my experience. So are you saying that if one was to try this it would make no difference if they grew it in 35F temp with no humidity vs. 90F temp with high humidity. Whether that humidity was artificaly induced or naturally inspired.

 

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