Andys HC propagator step by step

[Andy Thurston]

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 Thurston]

Rotala rotundfolia(left) amania bonsai(right)

R. R.

A. B.
Seems to be doing nicely

 

[Ryan Thang To]

Looking good andy.

 

[foxfish]

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.

 

[Andy Thurston]

R. R. Growing very quickly looks a bit weedy though

A. B. not growing as quick as the R. R. seems to be healthier though

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

 

[Ryan Thang To]

R. R. Growing very quickly looks a bit weedy though

A. B. not growing as quick as the R. R. seems to be healthier though

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

Wow! Look how much they grown. Got me plant from dan yesterday. Big thanks

 

[Andy Thurston]

Its insane they both seem to have doubled in length in 1week.
did dan send you all the trimmings from the 180 there was a lot of it?

 

[Ryan Thang To]

Yeah there was loads but a lot of it was damage by the delivery man I guess. I did mange to fill the corner of the tank. Shrimp are all over it hope they don't munch on it

 

[Andy Thurston]

Amania bonsa trimmed and the gaps filled

Rotala rotundfolia looking very weedy and heading for the bin

 

[tam]

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.

 

[Andy Thurston]

I'll give that a try
cheers

 

[EnderUK]

going to give this a try with some Lindernia rotundifolia, what remains of my marsilea and hair grass.

 

[Andy Thurston]

A better pic of the amania bonsai
Wont be long now Ryan

 

[Ryan Thang To]

A better pic of the amania bonsai
Wont be long now Ryan

wow that look amazing. I got a propagator going right now and soon will have some plants for you

 

[ADA]

Great thread, some great little set ups, I'm thinking of giving it a go after a bit of recent wabi success.

 

[Greenfinger2]

Hi Big Clown, I agree with ADA Great thread I do the same sort of thing in a plastic box with a 6500k 25w bulb over the top Great way to grow on plants One plant i want to try next is U-G

 

[EnderUK]

hijack

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.

sorry Andy, I'll un-hijack.

 

[Jaap]

What would you say is the temperature range that plants will survive?

5 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius?

 

[parotet]

What would you say is the temperature range that plants will survive?

5 degrees Celsius to 35 degrees Celsius?

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

 

[tam]

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