This week…
I’ve been really busy at work this week so I haven’t had time to take any pictures. However, I did pick up a few plants of C. ciliata this week from the local fish store. Its a cloned variety and the spathe should be identical to my previous C. ciliata (RIP). I’ve planted it in 100% ADA Amazonia since it seemed to like it last time. My last plant died soon after trying to send up a spathe. I’ve chalked that up to nutrient deficiency. I’ll be sure to give it a root tab or something next time I see the beginning of a spathe.
Additionally, I’m headed over to the AGA Convention this week. We’re going to have a little NACS (North American Cryptocoryne Society) meeting; should be fun! A lot of cryptocoryne folks are going to be attending, including Neil Frank and Ron Finlayson. I hope to take a few notes from them, since they’ve been growing emersed crypts for far longer than I have.
I’m taking along a lot of my excess crypts to try and spread them around. Turns out that I have quite a bit to share – I was surprised at the amount of plants I was able to pull out from my setups. It feels good to be able to cultivate these plants successfully enough to distribute them to other hobbyists. Hopefully, they’ll have success as well.