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Andys HC propagator step by step

Looking good foxfish. has that got a heat mat under it?
Do you think that the temperature inside the tank needs to be warmer to get better results? The experts tell me that they grow some plants outside in a pot but whenever i grow emersed without a lid or heat mat i have bad results. The only good result i did have was when i wasnt trying and threw a melting alternanthera stem into a bucket full of tab ends full of rainwater but the first frost killed that
 
Andy, there is always someone who can do something you can't! I have read a few post about guys growing our plants out in the garden, in pots with nothing to keep humidity up!
Personly I can't imagine how this works, but it seems possible for some!
I have always found the strongest and fastest growth comes when I use a heat mat, natural sun light and high humidity.
However you definitely don't need a heat mat in the summer just a sealed container placed outside in a west facing position.
In fact the container should have a small vent hole when the weather is really sunny but then you need to water every day or so.
 
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R. R. Growing very quickly looks a bit weedy though
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A. B. not growing as quick as the R. R. seems to be healthier though
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Wont be long now Ryan another week or so I'm going to trim a few of the longer stems and fill in the gaps in the tray
 
Big clown said:
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R. R. Growing very quickly looks a bit weedy though
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A. B. not growing as quick as the R. R. seems to be healthier though
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Wont be long now Ryan another week or so I'm going to trim a few of the longer stems and fill in the gaps in the tray
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Wow! Look how much they grown. Got me plant from dan yesterday. Big thanks
 
Try putting aluminium foil behind the propagator (sometimes easier to cover a bit of cardboard that you can prop up). That's what I do with young seedling of normal plants to stop them getting weedy/leggy on the window sill. It stops them reaching for the light/leaning over and they stay more stocky.
 
hijack 🙂

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grass is going very slow.


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

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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.

sorry Andy, I'll un-hijack.
 
What would you say is the temperature range that plants will survive?

5 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius?
 
Jaap said:
What would you say is the temperature range that plants will survive?

5 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius?
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I cannot tell about the lower range but for sure they can survive at 37 degrees Celsius and more without any problem (that is what we have been suffering these last days...) but I increased misting quite a lot.

Jordi
 
Presumably it depends on the plant, hairgrass, for example is a UK native so I'd presume it can cope with below freezing.
 
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