planting s. repens

[fishdud]

How do you plant them?! They keep floating up and it's getting really really frustrating.

 

[fishdud]

Anyone? 15 words

 

[abrahamavelar]

try tying them to a little rock and then plant it or just plant it alittle bit deeper

 

[fishdud]

I'm trying to make a carpet, they have stiff roots which is why they keep floating up, even when buried deep.

 

[abrahamavelar]

well what i would do its just tie them to a rock or something heavy

 

[fishdud]

They make a nice carpet tho. Just really aggravating haha

 

[abrahamavelar]

I feel the same way wit my stem plants one or two get uprooted every other day

 

[fishdud]

I let my stem plants float so they're closer to the light which makes them grow their roots faster then plant them.

 

[abrahamavelar]

True but sometimes they get stuck in the powerhead

 

[fishdud]

Ahh, I don't have a powerhead but need one.

 

[Coursair]

I have sand so my plants usually root well. Can you try potting them and then bury the pot ? Or pot them temporarily till the roots are better, then plant ?
Are they getting enough ferts to root well ?

 

[fishdud]

I don't have any pots. And yeah they get enough ferts, they just have stiff roots that take 2-3 weeks to root to the substrate.

 

[abrahamavelar]

Hmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[fishdud]

Irritating, right? Just woke up and four are already floating.. I'm gonna go crazy haha

 

[abrahamavelar]

When did u added them sometimes they look dead but they r getting acclimated

 

[fishdud]

They were grown submerged and sold to me healthy haha they are very hardy. But idk, if anyone has had any experience with these, as you can see, help would be APPRECIATED!

 

[abrahamavelar]

well i had some plants that were hardy n they were healty then i added them to my tank and they melted but a few days later they came back to life alot stronger thats just my experience

 

[fishdud]

Yeah, I think that's what's happening but what I did and I think I got it right was take some leaves off to leave room for the roots and buried em deep enough to where I pulled the leaves off cause the leaves were gonna rot anyways if I just buried em so I took some I off, think I got it! Haha hope so

 

[abrahamavelar]

ya usually when u trim the bad ot dead leaves it stimulates the plant to grow some faster n stronger

 

[fishdud]

Yeah hopefully I'll have my carpet in no time!