Plants growing in water

I wasn't sure where to post this, but pls share your pics. Here is my first one, a syngonium, which is growing on that awkward window in the bathroom. It does well, I don't change the water, just remove leaves and refill as needed

here is my lucky bamboo. It is in a bedroom and gets little light. Since I read somewhere on Daves that I could get by with just refilling the water (as opposed to changing it every so often), it has become easier than pie.

I had to put it in the hallway to take this pic as the room was too dark

note to self: change to a bigger container

Hi Vossner,

Do you give them any nutrients of any kind? How about peroxide? Do you give them that?

I probably should but no, I don't add anything to the water. I also have a pothos ivy growing in water and it has been that way for years, like 5 years.

Your plants look like they are doing very well. In case you are interested, here is a web address of a woman who has developed her own system of hydroculture. She has very healthy looking plants also. Her address is www.Waterroot.com

Jeanette

Jeanette, the link said "site under construction" did I miss something. I'm certainly interested. A couple of years ago I stumbled onto some other website on hydroc. He used these clay pellets and grew C&S, tropicals, AVs, you name it! I went to the the local hydrop. store and loaded up on supplies. All of my attempts were failures.

Only the syngonium, LB and ivy have done well, with water only.

When I was a child, my mother used to have the most beautiful bird cage. Underneath the cage there was a circular planter, I guess to give the birdies the illusion of a natural environment. She used to grow pothos ivy in water only and the ivy eventually trailed up/down/around the entire cage. It was awesome and I have never seen another one like it.

I love the pothos ivy. I'll bet it was gorgeous.

Try typing the address in without going thru Daves link.

It should work. She has a FAQ thread but she answers pretty fast if you write to her.

Let me know if you still don't get it and we will go thru email. I can just forward her home page to you. If you don't get it, send me your email, regular email not D-mail address.

Jeanette

Jeanette, I was curious about the link and tried both ways. The site is under construction. Will you post the link that goes directly to FAQ window?

Voss, funny you should mention growing plants in water.

I just went over to our Worm's Way (hydroponics store) yesterday to find out more about how to do it.

Of course, you seem to have the touch for hydroponics without all the fancy equipment! (-:

WW has a nice mail order catalog and good people working in the store (at least ours) if you want to really get started with hydroponics!

Here's the Watchdog file on Worm's Way.

http://davesgarden.com/products/gwd/c/304/

Betty, I don't know how to put it on Dave's for a link other than to do it this way. But, apparently something isn't right. I will keep trying. Here is my bookmark for her.

http://www.waterroots.com/mysystemexplained.htm

Ok, I got that to work. Did you all? Isn't her site so cheerful looking, clean and healthy plants? I really enjoy it. It isn't a real big site but very nice.

Jeanette

Jeanette, with the "s" added to waterroot it does work. Thanks for the link.

Veronica

That's a great site about growing in water! Makes it sound so easy! Thanks for posting the link.

Glad you like it. I think her plants look so healthy. Puts mine to shame. I will have to try her system.

Jeanette

Yes, she's got me going on the growing in water thing now too.

I just read a book about 'Living Wreaths' and how to make them by Teddy Cobert and she said to buy one viney plant and take cuttings and stick them in water and in no time you will have plenty of starts to insert into the wreath. Sounds like a plan to me!

You know we did so much of that when we were kids, many many years ago, and I had forgotten all about it. Coleus, impatiens, you name it, we did it.

Jeanette

Yes, and the avacado seeds, the tops of pineapples, and let's see, maybe sweet potatoes! Simple pleasures. Yet so fun!

Sounds like you are on your way to a lot of new plants. Good luck. Post pictures.

BTW, I'll bet you could get some good containers at thrift shops.

Jeanette

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I've not "grown" plants in water but rooted many. Right now, I'm rooting Callisia fragrans.

Last fall took cuttings of a huge angelwing Begonia for another DGr. I was amazed to find the cuttings in water started blooming. At first, I removed the blooms wanting the plant to divert its' energy to roots. But the blooms kept returning. I finally gave up. That plant bloomed all winter in water, formed roots and is still happily blooming away.

Somewhere, I recall reading about a DGr that kept her Angelwing Begonia in water full time. Just a thought for a bright spot of color.

I grow a good many plants in water only.
Especially the ones that aren't supposed to grow in Florida because of the heat, like hostas. I have them on my back deck, in full sun, in a vase of water.....the trick is, I have a few tadpoles in each vase. They have incredible appetites, so the water is always crystal clear, no rotting vegetation, etc...and I think just enough tadpole "poop" for fertilizer.

mary, hostas in water in full sun, now that sounds interesting! I will have to try that. Do you have a pic?

Well, in the link I sent she doesn't grow them in water. She has them "suspended" above the water in expanded clay pellets. Like I have my hydroponic tomato growing in. This is a first for me. Hydroponics. Very interesting tho.

Martha, the person who the link belongs to, says hers is hydroculture. There are so many different ways out there to grow plants.

Have you all seen the one where they are growing full size tomato plants in 16 oz cups? Yes, they have tomatoes on them.

I got into the water roots site. Thanks for the info! I will have to seriously look into this.

I think you will find it really interesting. Like I said, check out the thrift shops for glass vases etc. To do it her way you need to be able to watch the water level. Actually you should even if you grow them in water.

vossner, I do have a pic somewhere, let me look for it.....