How To Stop Plants Floating To The Surface?

[fishkeeper51]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone knows a way of keeping single stems of my new green cabomba in the sand without using the lead which i have heard is bad for the plant.

I am only asking because i have had to replant the stems three times already today

I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions...

cheers

 

[mtv8dmarine]

Have you tried superglue? I've superglued many of my rhizome plants to petrified wood. Perhaps the same kind of technique can be used for stems that have no rootbase?

 

[PDSimon]

Plant them? I use argos play sand and they sit fine in it..you just need to a little hole, stick it in and push the sand back over where you planted.

 

[Carlovel1]

Bury the stems deeply and place some large heavy pebbles round the stems

 

[fishkeeper51]

Plant them? I use argos play sand and they sit fine in it..you just need to a little hole, stick it in and push the sand back over where you planted.

yes i have been planting like this, in the sand but they constantly float loose ...

 

[PDSimon]

how deep is your substrate

 

[fishkeeper51]

about an inch deep ... is that too shallow??

 

[PDSimon]

maybe put another half inch in or some more around the plant inparticular? if thats too much effort just do what carlove1 mentioned, should do the trick!

 

[fishkeeper51]

maybe put another half inch in? if thats too much effort just do what carlove1 mentioned, should do the trick!

ok will do,

cheers

 

[BethK]

i have 2" deep sand, never had an issue with my cabomba

 

[grogdog]

this is probably a really stupid question, but when you buy plants in the terracotta pots, are you meant to take them out before planting as i just put pot and all in?

 

[stevereade]

My substrate is about 1.5inches deep at the shallowest and towards the back its about 2.5inches, I have Red Cabomba and I trim it and replant the trimmings in 1.5inches deep substrate and they stay in providing they are pushed close to the bottom.

this is probably a really stupid question, but when you buy plants in the terracotta pots, are you meant to take them out before planting as i just put pot and all in?

I'd take them out of the pots if you want them to root well and have good growth, the pot will stunt root growth.

 

[ZoddyZod]

JBL sell plastic plant holders that I have used, they are a bit expensive though, £4 for 12 pieces of plastic

I've found them great to use until the roots become established.