Java fern question

Tara Legale · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 24

I just bought a large java fern. I read somewhere in the past that the
spores on the leaves can be used to grow new plants. How is this done? Can
you pick a spore off and drop it in the gravel? Or how else can you grow a
new plant? Thanks.

Archived from group: rec>aquaria>freshwater>plants

Dick · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 133

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:55:55 GMT, "Tara Legale"
wrote:

>I just bought a large java fern. I read somewhere in the past that the
>spores on the leaves can be used to grow new plants. How is this done? Can
>you pick a spore off and drop it in the gravel? Or how else can you grow a
>new plant? Thanks.
>
Java fern is a most hardy low light plant. Hard to not keep it from
not spreading. I have JF growing without burying the bottom, I just
weight them down with lead weight.

For some reason, one of my 10 gallon tanks seems to have perfect
conditions for JF and I must "harvest" large floating islands of the
plants, whereas my 29 gallon isn't so great. I have replaced the 29
gallon JF several times using starter from the 10. The latest one I
sunk with a lead weight and it is doing well, so far.

Gail Futoran · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 52

"Tara Legale" wrote in message $ya1.3008@news02.roc.ny...
>I just bought a large java fern. I read somewhere in the past that
>the spores on the leaves can be used to grow new plants. How is this
>done? Can you pick a spore off and drop it in the gravel? Or how
>else can you grow a new plant? Thanks.

Baby plants will grow on leaves all on
their own. I have no idea what if anything
you can do to trigger the process. I started
with one small-ish Java Fern and now
have them all over my tanks due to self
reproducing.

Gail

Richard Sexton · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 210

In article ,
Tara Legale wrote:
>I just bought a large java fern. I read somewhere in the past that the
>spores on the leaves can be used to grow new plants. How is this done? Can
>you pick a spore off and drop it in the gravel? Or how else can you grow a
>new plant? Thanks.
>
>

Do nothing and new plants will grow at the leaf tips.

--
Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org
Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org
1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net
633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net

~Windsong~ · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 14

Baby plants..sheeeeeeeesh what a bunch of dumbasses.baby plants.....

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:12:57 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
wrote:

>
>"Tara Legale" wrote in message
>$ya1.3008@news02.roc.ny...
>>I just bought a large java fern. I read somewhere in the past that
>>the spores on the leaves can be used to grow new plants. How is this
>>done? Can you pick a spore off and drop it in the gravel? Or how
>>else can you grow a new plant? Thanks.
>
>Baby plants will grow on leaves all on
>their own. I have no idea what if anything
>you can do to trigger the process. I started
>with one small-ish Java Fern and now
>have them all over my tanks due to self
>reproducing.
>
>Gail
>

-------
I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

~Windsong~ · Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 14

Get two plants a boy and a girl put them in the same tank and they
will screw and have "baby" plants just like Gail stated.........Then
you have to diaper them and titty feed them and burp them..........

On Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:55:55 GMT, "Tara Legale"
wrote:

>I just bought a large java fern. I read somewhere in the past that the
>spores on the leaves can be used to grow new plants. How is this done? Can
>you pick a spore off and drop it in the gravel? Or how else can you grow a
>new plant? Thanks.
>

-------
I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!