FastFly67
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what exactly is the rhizome part of the plant i shouldn't be burying?
My dumb plant question for the evening.
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SpeedEuphoria
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Its in between the roots and the stems/leaves. I guess if you need more info its best to give an example of what plant your talking about.
FastFly67
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any anubias or half the other low light plants i'm researching to put in my tank. it's just a general question because i don't know anything about plant parts.
gheitman
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The rhizome is the base of the plant that all of the leaves are attached to.
In the past, with Anubias and African ferns I have temporarily buried the rhizome in the substrate for the first two or three months until roots have developed and taken hold. I would then gently pull the rhizome up through the gravel until it was above the surface of the substrate for the remaining growth of the plant. I never had any problems with plants rotting away.
Now what I do is attach the plants to rocks with rubber bands. After a couple of months the rubber bands will have degraded to the point where they break and can be removed while the plants are attached where I wanted them.
In the past, with Anubias and African ferns I have temporarily buried the rhizome in the substrate for the first two or three months until roots have developed and taken hold. I would then gently pull the rhizome up through the gravel until it was above the surface of the substrate for the remaining growth of the plant. I never had any problems with plants rotting away.
Now what I do is attach the plants to rocks with rubber bands. After a couple of months the rubber bands will have degraded to the point where they break and can be removed while the plants are attached where I wanted them.
If you look closely at an Anubias you'll see a thick tuber like portion that the roots and leaves grow out of. It can be mistaken for a part of the roots if you don't realize there's a difference. The rhizome grows horizontally while the roots grow down and the leaves grow up.
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