Planting s. Repens?

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Mattb126

Discussion Starter · Feb 5, 2017

Just curious if it's okay to plant my s repens like this in groups or should I plant it 1 by 1? Are there any benefits of doing it this way if so?

Should I do it like the one closer to the rocks or should I do it like this?

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Econde

· #2 · Feb 5, 2017

Mattb126 said:
Just curious if it's okay to plant my s repens like this in groups or should I plant it 1 by 1? Are there any benefits of doing it this way if so?

Should I do it like the one closer to the rocks or should I do it like this?

Either way as long as you're patient for it to fill in. 1 at a time will help you spread it further, but if you wait for them to grow a bit, you can trim and plant them back in to fill in the empty spots. Keep at it!

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Mattb126

Discussion Starter · #3 · Feb 5, 2017

Econde said:
Either way as long as you're patient for it to fill in. 1 at a time will help you spread it further, but if you wait for them to grow a bit, you can trim and plant them back in to fill in the empty spots. Keep at it!

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Sounds good, thanks!

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dukydaf

· #4 · Feb 6, 2017

Another advantage of planting the individual stems is that it does not hinder flow as much as planting in clumps. Is this a problem ? Depends on the setup.

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natemcnutty

· #5 · Feb 6, 2017

I've planted these way more times than I should have, lol, so here's my take...

The leaves get larger than I expected, so the second time I planted them, I left enough room for a full plant between each stem. After adding CO2, these really took off and started filling in some of the gaps. The plan was trim and plant between them, but now it's looking like I won't even have to do that, lol.

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Bananableps

· #6 · Feb 6, 2017

This early on, your ultimate goal is to propagate as much s. repens as possible. You will do this by cutting down the stems when they get tall and replanting them. You we get stems suitable for propagation faster if you give your very first plants more room to spread out and grow. Eventually, when you get a real carpet going and propagation is not a concern, you can start planting closer.

Bump: This early on, your ultimate goal is to propagate as much s. repens as possible. You will do this by cutting down the stems when they get tall and replanting them. You we get stems suitable for propagation faster if you give your very first plants more room to spread out and grow. Eventually, when you get a real carpet going and propagation is not a concern, you can start planting closer.

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Mattb126

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 6, 2017

Bananableps said:
This early on, your ultimate goal is to propagate as much s. repens as possible. You will do this by cutting down the stems when they get tall and replanting them. You we get stems suitable for propagation faster if you give your very first plants more room to spread out and grow. Eventually, when you get a real carpet going and propagation is not a concern, you can start planting closer.

Bump: This early on, your ultimate goal is to propagate as much s. repens as possible. You will do this by cutting down the stems when they get tall and replanting them. You we get stems suitable for propagation faster if you give your very first plants more room to spread out and grow. Eventually, when you get a real carpet going and propagation is not a concern, you can start planting closer.

Thanks for the help!

So I should start by separating it all and trimming it down, so I have as many stems as possible?

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Bananableps

· #8 · Feb 6, 2017

Mattb126 said:
Thanks for the help!

So I should start by separating it all and trimming it down, so I have as many stems as possible?

Yup! You can plant them closer together later on, but as natemcnutty notes, each stem covers a lot more ground than you might expect.

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