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Emersed Setups- a growing collection

KarthikC

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Hi All,

Wanted to share some of my emersed setups.

My first setup: with cryptocoryne Spiralis, Cryptocoryne Wendtii, Bacopa Monnieri. Here is a pic of it when the plants had grown really well:

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Before-After Comparison:

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Placement: Direct sun, always covered with a transparent plastic sheet. Misting every other day.

The setup was waterlogged due to heavy rain. I was away from home. I could only save the crypts, which are in my other containers.

Will update about more setups, in time. Hope you all like it.

Cheers,

Karthik
 
Thanks all.. More updates.

This time, a smaller, shallow(er) tub with Mondo Grass (terrestrial), Some native Terrestrial moss, Hydrocotyle Tripartita, Windelov Ferns, MC, Cryptocoryne: Wendtii and Parva. Some lovely little terrestrial plant also seems to be growing along :)

The day I started it, it looked like this. There was a nice clump of fissidens that I collected with my friend. It's dead now :(

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And now, after 2.5 months, it looks like this:

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Ferns are responding well:

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MC needs to carpet more. Will keep you guys updated.

Cheers,

Karthik
 
Thanks Edvet.

All The emersed setups are under the shade of my holy basil shrub. Surrounded by orchids and succulents. I keep the setups covered always, to maintain moisture.
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I am somehow skeptical of exposing them to full sunlight, it getts pretty hot here during the day in Bangalore.

Cheers,

Karthik
 
My dwarf hairgrass shows a little bit of new grass, most of them turned brown :(. 1 week since i started DSM
 
Hair grass grew well for me outdoors, with garden soil and really high moisture.


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Oh i see. Well my friend advices me to use baked soil (which he is selling for small business) rather than buying subtrates and aquasoil in any petshop. What can you say about his idea ?
 
Worth a try. U can never learn if you've never tried. Go for it :)

Cheers,

Karthik


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Gad ! I would be a waster if it isnt really good. Since this will be my first scape tsk tsk. Okay thank you then
 
Added Tenellus and Oak ferns to the tub. Will shift the oak ferns to a new emersed setup shortly. I added the Java Moss on a coconut shell and dropped it here. That is growing well too.
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Started one more container with HC. This container has got a flap (restaurant parcel container), so no need of a plastic cover on top.
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Here's the pic of the container :D
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Cheers,
Karthik
 
Rotala Growth Update
Placement: Shade,
Misting: every other day.
Substrate: Garden Soil-Coco Peat mix!
17-11-2014:
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18-12-2014:
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The container is an old ice cream box. (Reuse-Recyle ;) )
Pics aren't that great, sorry about that. Should've got a taller container for these weeds :D
Cheers,
Karthik
 
HC growth update
28 November: started with this quantity
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23 December:
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This morning: Once the plant has rooted/adjusted well, the growth is phenomenal.
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Harvested some cuttings, let us see how it does in my low tech B-)
Cheers,
Karthik
 
So, got my hands on a lovely little plant I was madly after. One of my good friends from Bangalore arranged it for me. The Hemigraphis Repanda
Here's an update to the tub I added it to:
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Hygrophillia Pinnatifida and Quadrivalvis growing alongside each other:
The flower is from a tree, not from the plants growing in there :D :D .
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Cheers,
Karthik
 
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