August 11th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
Preparation
The following materials are prepared for planting.
Materials
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Steps
When your materials are prepared, you’re ready to begin.
1. Fill the pot with laterite, approximately 5-10% of the entire uses substrate.
2. Fill in baked clay to about 1/3 full.
3. Now, fill the pot with peat moss.
4. C. Schulzei is used for this demonstration.
5. Pour in some water. Avoid direct tap water for crypts. For age water(tap water that has been stored for few days),
make sure you adjust water parameters(according to species) correctly before using it, in this case adjust PH to
around 6 and KH to 0-2. Normally rain water is ideal.
6. Cover with sphagnum moss or baked clay, top up with water and you are done.
7. Finally trim off all old or withered leaves.
Progress of plant growth will be updated from time to time. Hope this section is of help to those are first timer.
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Steps for planting
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3:34 pm on August 13th, 2008 1
Hi Herman, thanks for the step by step.
Are those emersed plants? I want to convert my submersed C wendtii’s for emersed planting like what you’ve done for a start.
I got some ‘green gecko’ [fancy name] and want to create a semi potted nursery.
2:52 pm on August 14th, 2008 2
Hi Stan, welcome to my blog. Yes, those crypts are plant emerged.
11:14 am on August 17th, 2008 3
Joshua,
Where do you get the ceremic pots with holes? been looking for that. Clay one will even be better I reckon.
Yoong
6:27 pm on August 18th, 2008 4
Yoong, i recycled the inner part of Chinese tea cup, i don’t think can get it as potting material.
5:06 am on September 13th, 2008 5
[...] I’m will be using Herman’s advice on trying to pot them and get them to flower. [seems easier!] – See nature Steps for planting cryptocryne C Nurii looks pretty good in the laterite here. See nature Cultivations gallery I will ask Herman [...]
9:47 am on September 20th, 2008 6
[...] Lear more for planting Cryptocoryne [...]
7:35 pm on September 22nd, 2008 7
Hi Joshua,
Great blog, I forsee a long term project of mine to convert my garden into a crypt haven.
10:42 am on September 23rd, 2008 8
Thanks Stan. Welcome to the club!
Don’t hesitate to post question’s in this blog, Herman and I will try our best to assist.
9:24 pm on February 11th, 2009 9
[...] Steps for planting Cryptocoryne. [...]
12:55 pm on January 19th, 2010 10
Hi! Just want to ask these:
Laterite – Where do you get them? Do you made it by yourself?
Baked clay – Is it the same with red brick for building construction?
Peat moss – Can we substitute it by coco peat?
10:07 pm on January 19th, 2010 11
Laterite can be easily obtain in Malaysia, especially rubber estate, they uses it to make road.
Baked clay is basically made from laterite for potting, can be obtain in nursery.
Coco peat can be used for crypts.