"tropica Plants"

[Fishy_7]

I am a real newby when it comes to plants. Never had much interest in them until now.

Tropica Plants - what is the difference between these and "normal" plants?

Thanks.

 

[MHunt]

Tropica is just a company the grows and sells the plants in the uk. They are generally very good quality plants, and you can often get species from them that aren't available elsewhere. For retaillers, try your local garden centres.

 

[Fishy_7]

Tropica is just a company the grows and sells the plants in the uk. They are generally very good quality plants, and you can often get species from them that aren't available elsewhere. For retaillers, try your local garden centres.

Thanks! You are my plant advisor today

 

[MHunt]

Tropica is just a company the grows and sells the plants in the uk. They are generally very good quality plants, and you can often get species from them that aren't available elsewhere. For retaillers, try your local garden centres.

Thanks! You are my plant advisor today

What else am i going to do between soldering connectors onto cables?!

Here's their website

It has a great pictoral encyclopedia.

 

[Fishy_7]

Tropica is just a company the grows and sells the plants in the uk. They are generally very good quality plants, and you can often get species from them that aren't available elsewhere. For retaillers, try your local garden centres.

Thanks! You are my plant advisor today

What else am i going to do between soldering connectors onto cables?!

Here's their website

It has a great pictoral encyclopedia.

Thanks! Very helpful.

 

[DevUK]

Tropica plants are also always grown in pots, and have good root systems when sold, as do some others of course, but a lot of places sell stem cuttings bound together. This is one of the reasons why Tropica plants are more expensive, as they have grown each individual plant in a pot, and they are generally very good quality

 

[Fishy_7]

Tropica plants are also always grown in pots, and have good root systems when sold, as do some others of course, but a lot of places sell stem cuttings bound together. This is one of the reasons why Tropica plants are more expensive, as they have grown each individual plant in a pot, and they are generally very good quality

If they come in the plastic pot with that spongy stuff, do you just plonk then into the substrate without removing the pot?

thanks.

 

[nry]

There is a bit more to it than just the plants having root stock, the Tropica website explains loads and is a good read.

You remove the glass wool and pot that surrounds the roots, and generally you can split the stems/plants into a number of groups for planting. As an example my Tropica rotala rotundifolia was split into 4-5 seperate bunches from each pot. Each bunch had ~4-5 stems in. My Tropica vallis mini twister gave me ~12 plants from each pot, each plantable seperately.

 

[Bufo Bill]

Dude, Tropica plants: they're the best. Go to aquaessentials.co.uk, they have an offer on them ATM, and they deliver right to your door. They can also order in for you any Tropica plants that they don't have in stock.

What can I say, Tropica and Aquaessentials: Two of the best!

All the best from Bill.

 

[DarkEntity]

Tropica plants are grown in pots with a fertiliser so have a good start.

I generally take the pot off the plant then cut the wool in half height wise, loosen it a little then place in gravel