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ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007	My Wisteria has really begun to take off now that I bumped up the # of hours I run my lights. It has reached the surface, can I trim it back from the top? If so, can I take the clippings and start new pants but simply planting them?
Posted 01-Feb-2008 05:07
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	According to my research... You can. Incidentally, I'm pretty sure Wisteria is usually sold in bunches of cuttings, so basically when they sell them to you its the same principal. OoC, what's your lighting like and what was the change in hours? I have wisteria too and "take off" is not exactly what I'd describe their growth to be like. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 01-Feb-2008 05:49
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007	my lighting as a single flourescent bulb, 15W 6700K, 20g tank. I went from 8 hrs a day to 11. There's a big difference in the wisteria especially
Posted 02-Feb-2008 03:56
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Hmmm, I'm already at 10 hrs. I should see what replacing my bulbs does because the fact my bulbs are old probably isn't helping things. Thanks. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 02-Feb-2008 04:20
ScottF Fish Addict Addiction Hurts!! Posts: 542 Kudos: 330 Votes: 355 Registered: 28-May-2007	The main reason I increased the hours was to kill off the brown diatoms... and the side benefit was the improved growth of my wisteria. Just over the past couple weeks, I have begun to feed with root tabs and liquid ferts. I haven't seen any changes with the addition of those.
Posted 03-Feb-2008 00:35
catdancer Big Fish Mad Scientist Posts: 471 Kudos: 138 Votes: 13 Registered: 15-Apr-2007	Scott: You can trim it from the top, side shots, whatever. This plant easily forms plantlets, just letting it float will promote root formation and you simply plant it into the substrate afterwards. This plant is quite amazing as it can be 'trained' to grow in a certain pattern.
Posted 03-Feb-2008 03:56


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