Planting Twisted Vallis In Gravel

[Jallen]

Is that the proper way to clip the dead ones??

I pealed the dead/damaged leaves back to the root. They come away easily at the crown.

I have absoloutely no idea if this is the proper way to do it!

It is. If you cut them half way it looks poor and unless you have a high tech setup seems to stop growing those leaves.

 

[fearce]

But does that mean you have to unroot the plant to do that? Or do you have them planted with the crown showing - to allow easy peeling.

 

[Jallen]

But does that mean you have to unroot the plant to do that? Or do you have them planted with the crown showing - to allow easy peeling.

Always plant with the crown showing. IME they die otherwise and that is common in others experience. So yeah, crown showing, hold the base gently but firmly and pull the leaf away.

 

[ZoddyZod]

Or how about using an empty tea bag put a marble in it tie around base of vallis, this will keep it on the bottom and the tea bag will allow the roots to grow. Don't know if the fish will be attracted to it though.

I did this at the weekend. I've got good growth on two of the stems (6 have died though) , but everytime I change the water they come loose and float.

cut a hole in the teabag, half filled it with gravel then tied the hole tight around the crown. Stays in place nicely........great tip!

 

[waterdrop]

Some rooted plants will come back entirely from the roots and crown, despite all the leaves dying, but I don't know if vallis is one of these. Another thought (and this is not coming because I know what I'm saying, its just a thought) is that if you're dosing individual macro-nutrients you could increase the K (Potassium) a bit. If I'm remembering right, its the one that can stimulate root growth (would be nice if one of the planted folks would confirm.)

I also keep having a recollection that vallis was one of the few plants that had a bit more preference for a particular pH range (high range is what I remember) but I could be wrong about that too, lol.

~~waterdrop~~