Show us your propagator

[Andy Thurston]

Hi folks i'm sure some of you will have seen my propagator step by step and for those that haven't heres the link and a couple of pics
http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/andys-hc-propagator-step-by-step.28930/

Hc

Amania bonsai (left tray, right tray, the rotala rotundfolia got binned

In tank

Anyone else got any pics of their emersed nursery they would like to share?

 

[G H Nelson]

There you go....no artificial lighting.....window sill.
Micranthemum 'Monte Carlo' & Hemianthus callitrichoides 'Cuba'





Cheers
hoggie

 

[Michael W]

I need to re-set my ones after seeing this. My Staurogyne Repens are not looking so hot right now after some neglect.

Really nice growing Andy and Hoggie!

 

[G H Nelson]

Some Tom Barr mini dwarf hair grass in there as well.
Would like to try some bonsai!
hoggie

 

[Vinkenoog1977]

Only this weekend did I "harvest" my hairgrass (E. Acicularis), Micranthemum Micranthemoides, and Pogostemon Erectus for some new projects. Do still have some, well, two trays, of Micranthemum Monte Carlo and one tray of Micranthemum Umbrosum, all from 6 plantlets per tray, and I've "harvested" from those three quite frequently, and still they're overflowing!
And no artificial light or heating either, just the window sill! Will try to get some pics up tomorrow.

 

[G H Nelson]

Go on show us your gator

 

[Andy Thurston]

Some Tom Barr mini dwarf hair grass in there as well.
Would like to try some bonsai!
hoggie

I'll probably have a few spare stems to get you started in a few weeks hoggie

 

[EnderUK]

Is this because I tried to hijack your other thread? Mines been running 3 weeks with a few scrappy plants I pulled out of my tank on failed carpet attempts. Window sill no extra heat though it has been warm in my flat don't know how they would do in winter.

grass is going very slow.

marsilea sent out new leaves quickly but really hasn't spread.

sweet sweet baby tears.

Not bad after about 3 weeks of growth. I've trimmed them back and replanted, lets see how much I have after another month.

 

[parotet]

You have very cool propagators! Mine is just a small collection of plant bits I get from my tanks, from exchanging or in my field trips



Plant list: Myriophyllum matogrossense red, Hygrophila corymbosa, H. polysperma, Hydrocotyle tripartita, H. leucocephala. Vesicularia dubyana, Lomariopsis lineata, Anubias bartieri, Bolbilitis heleudotii, Microsorum trident, Rotala rotundifolia, Ludwigia repens, Anagallis tenellus, Asplenium trichomanes, Selaginella kraussiana, Saggitaria subulata, Eleocharis mini, Limnophila aromatica, L. sesiiliflora and a pair of unknown moss.

... lot of diversity, few specimens

Jordi

 

[EnderUK]

You have very cool propagators! Mine is just a small collection of plant bits I get from my tanks, from exchanging or in my field trips

The propagator costs about 3-4 quid from wilkos. I've then just stuck some draws with some holes in the bottom, from one of those small plastic storage racks I had lying around. Looks like your's is doing the same job but more space. I love the moss log addition

 

[parotet]

I love the moss log addition

It was in my nano tank all covered with moss and it will go to my future nano plant vivarium. It was nearly abandoned and submerged in a bucket for two months (plenty of filamentous algae), then I trimmed the moss and let it grow again from scratch but in the propagator... and it grows very very well, looks like a very effective method for having a dense, healthy and fast moss growing

Jordi

 

[tam]

If I take the lid off for a photo I'm not sure it will go back on!

 

[Vinkenoog1977]

They look a bit shoddy at the moment, but like I said, I recently harvested almost all of the PH, and quite a bit MC and Umbrosum.

 

[Andy Thurston]

Is this because I tried to hijack your other thread? Mines been running 3 weeks with a few scrappy plants I pulled out of my tank on failed carpet attempts. Window sill no extra heat though it has been warm in my flat don't know how they would do in winter.

grass is going very slow.

marsilea sent out new leaves quickly but really hasn't spread.

sweet sweet baby tears.

Not bad after about 3 weeks of growth. I've trimmed them back and replanted, lets see how much I have after another month.

Kind of I was thinking about this thread when the hijackers arrived
About three weeks, growth should start to speed up now then

You have very cool propagators! Mine is just a small collection of plant bits I get from my tanks, from exchanging or in my field trips



Plant list: Myriophyllum matogrossense red, Hygrophila corymbosa, H. polysperma, Hydrocotyle tripartita, H. leucocephala. Vesicularia dubyana, Lomariopsis lineata, Anubias bartieri, Bolbilitis heleudotii, Microsorum trident, Rotala rotundifolia, Ludwigia repens, Anagallis tenellus, Asplenium trichomanes, Selaginella kraussiana, Saggitaria subulata, Eleocharis mini, Limnophila aromatica, L. sesiiliflora and a pair of unknown moss.

... lot of diversity, few specimens

Jordi

It works. I'm going to try something in a small tub just to see if the heated propagator makes a difference to growth/health[DOUBLEPOST=1405629942][/DOUBLEPOST]

They look a bit shoddy at the moment, but like I said, I recently harvested almost all of the PH, and quite a bit MC and Umbrosum.

Looks like that needs thinning and restarting to get rid of the yellowing bits from underneath

 

[Vinkenoog1977]

In the process of doing that; have two new nano tanks coming tomorrow. I have an addiction. This makes numbers 6 and 7, in 4 months since restarting this hobby. Plus, I have about 10 "underwater gardens" lowtech things on the go. Are there support groups for people like me?
Anways, the point was: they will be thinned out after this weekend, will be using quite a bit of the Umbrosum, and a fair amount of the MC, so should be good to go then. Have had yellow bits before, just a matter of too much sunlight/ not flipping the propagator 18o regulary, or a lower soil spot/ higher water, which leads to sun burns on the leaves.

One thing I have found, and which I think looks extremely cool, is that P. Helferi shows red tops when grown emersed, looks beautiful! Will try and shoot some pics of that, have it going in my Lido 120 now as well, in DSM, and it's starting to show red there already (3 weeks in).

 

[Michael W]

Are there support groups for people like me?

Of course! Send 'em our way

 

[Vinkenoog1977]

I'd like to become a member.

Hi, my name is Paul, I'm an aquascape-a-holic. I've been clean for 6 hours now, but I've got this itch man, this bad itch that needs scratching!

 

[tim]

Mines moss at the moment all bits of wood/rocks from previous scapes I chuck em in and see if it'll stay alive until I want to use them again.

 

[parotet]

I am also trying this for moss:


Just a cheap glass cube with a plastic lid on. The cube is placed on a window sill (1 hour of direct sun) and misted once or twice a day. Actually this is a little experiment for my nano vivarium: in the right part of the redmoor the Java moss was attached with cotton thread, and in the left part the moss was chopped and placed on the redmoor with a small brush.
Both work very well: water and quite a lot of light, there is no secret.

Jordi

 

[Michael W]

Tim and Jordi, what kinds of moss are you growing?

Edit: Just noticed Jordi you said Java Moss.