Less than one week after adding the sterilizer, and just about all of the plants are showing signs of good growth.
All Java ferns have lots of new sprouts. The ferns are all planted in the substrate and although that's not ideal, the only ones that aren't doing REALLY good are the ones I buried too much. Those are just doing OK. Most of the Crytocorynes are sending up new chutes and leaves....except for C. becketii. The becketii didn't react well to shipping...but it's starting one new leaf. Green Hygro is doing well. Since removing the green water, the Hygro isn't growing as much from the tops of the stems, but leaves are now growing everywhere else on the stems - I can see it becoming bushier over time. The Rotala indica was really sad for a long time after shipping, but now lots of little leaves are growing out of the tops of the stems. The rest of the plant looks sorry. One Wisteria disappeared within a day of arriving and being planted, the other is sad looking, but it showing some new sprouts as well. Strangely, the Hornwort that was just showing insane growth in the Green water, is now growing much slower.
I have trouble identifying most of the plants, so I'll just show pics. In case the point of the pics isn't obvious, I'm trying to show areas of new growth in the past week...
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All Java ferns have lots of new sprouts. The ferns are all planted in the substrate and although that's not ideal, the only ones that aren't doing REALLY good are the ones I buried too much. Those are just doing OK. Most of the Crytocorynes are sending up new chutes and leaves....except for C. becketii. The becketii didn't react well to shipping...but it's starting one new leaf. Green Hygro is doing well. Since removing the green water, the Hygro isn't growing as much from the tops of the stems, but leaves are now growing everywhere else on the stems - I can see it becoming bushier over time. The Rotala indica was really sad for a long time after shipping, but now lots of little leaves are growing out of the tops of the stems. The rest of the plant looks sorry. One Wisteria disappeared within a day of arriving and being planted, the other is sad looking, but it showing some new sprouts as well. Strangely, the Hornwort that was just showing insane growth in the Green water, is now growing much slower.
I have trouble identifying most of the plants, so I'll just show pics. In case the point of the pics isn't obvious, I'm trying to show areas of new growth in the past week...
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