How Would You Go About Cutting....
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RadaR
The things we do for our fish..
Cut the stem 1/2 way down then replant it.
I'm a gardener outside of the aquarium, also. Usually with cuttings for terrestrial plants, we have to remove the leaves on the bottom(about all the leaves an inch up from the bottom), would this be the case in the aquarium, too?
Pretty much Kelp! (I garden outside too, and I gotta say aquarium plants are FAR easier to set root!!!)
Just snip the plant off, maybe half way as radar suggests, but at least try to give yourself a 15cm cutting. Then on the lowest node or two (thats where the leaves grow out of the stem) strip the leaves off. The new roots will grow from those nodes. Then insert the plant into the substrate so those nodes are covered. And]y leaves that you bury into the substrate still joined to the stem will just rot.
Its always helpful to use a nice pair of sharp little scissors, but snapping it can work just as well.
Nero
Just snip the plant off, maybe half way as radar suggests, but at least try to give yourself a 15cm cutting. Then on the lowest node or two (thats where the leaves grow out of the stem) strip the leaves off. The new roots will grow from those nodes. Then insert the plant into the substrate so those nodes are covered. And]y leaves that you bury into the substrate still joined to the stem will just rot.
Its always helpful to use a nice pair of sharp little scissors, but snapping it can work just as well.
Nero
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