http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com All about flowers, gardening, houseplants, etc. en http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/How-do-hydroculture-631359 <a href="http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/How-do-hydroculture-631359"><img width=131 height=160 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/users/3/33292/37_2007/ozone_hydroponics.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Ok, so now we have the list of plants that do well in this growing media ... now we need to know, HEY ... HOW do I do this? I found a GREAT site that tells you step by step, including how to take an already potted plant and CONVERT it to hydroponics! <a href="http://www.hydro-culture.net/#hydroculture_plants" title="http://www.hydro-culture.net/#hydroculture_plants" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hydro-culture.net/#hydroculture_plants</a> One of the great things about this is that you do not need to spend a lot of money nor have a fancy set up! And we're not talking about Aquatic Plants for an Aquarium or Pond, either!<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631357" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631361" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> Here's an excerpt from the site:</p> <p>"Converting Plants<br /> The easiest method I have found for converting a houseplant to hydroculture is to use one that has been water rooted because the root system seems to be slightly different to one that has been grown in soil. The method I use is to take a soft stemmed cutting and suspending it in a container full of water, this can be done by placing a piece of cardboard on the top of the container and putting the cutting through a hole in the centre. The cutting is put somewhere where it will get light but not direct sunlight and also somewhere that is not too hot. The water in the container is changed every few days to stop it becoming stagnent. When a good root system has developed the cardboard is carefully removed from the plant avoiding damaging the plant, the plant is then transferred to hydroculture as described in the containers section. Then I place the plant into a propagator or place a transparent plastic bag, with air holes, over it to keep the humidity high for up to 1 month and I also use only water, not nutrient solution, for this time. </p> <p>Although water rooting is possibly the most reliable method of getting a houseplant into hydroculture, it is not my preferred method. I'm a little impatient and I like to see quick results, therefore I prefer to convert a soil (compost) rooted houseplant. I always use young houseplants as large or established ones may be more difficult to convert to hydroculture. The method I use is detailed below: </p> <p>I soak the plant, in its pot, in room temperature tapwater up to the height of the top of the soil for approximately one hour. This helps soften the soil from around the roots.<br /> Remove the plant from the pot, place the plant roots back into a bucket of clean room temperature water and agitate to remove most of the soil.<br /> Remove the plant from the bucket and run room temperaure clean water over the roots until all the soil is removed. It is important to remove ALL the soil.<br /> Cut off any dead roots. Trimming the roots a little seems to help the plant establish better.<br /> The plant is place into a hydroculture pot as described in the containers section.<br /> Water only is added, no nutrients.<br /> I don't add nutrient solution for approximately 4 weeks, only water. The plant will be very sensitive until it has grown a new root system so it will need nurturing for a few weeks, to do this I place the plant into a propagator or place a transparent plastic bag, with air holes, over it to keep the humidity high.<br /> Containers<br /> I currently use the pot and saucer method. This uses pots made of an inert material such as plastic. Plants need converting before they are used in hydroculture. </p> <p>Pot and Saucer:<br /> This method uses a standard plant pot, with bottom drainage holes, which is placed into a large plant pot saucer. A saucer which is larger than the usual size for the pot is chosen so that it can work as a reservoir, I try to select one that will hold enough nutrient solution for approximately 1 week. The nutrient solution is stored in the saucer. It is possible to get transparent saucers and these make the checking of the nutrient solution level even easier. If several plants are grown in close proximity then, instead of using a seperate saucer for each plant, a large watertight tray can be used to house several pots. A tray without drainage holes is used such as a garden tray or a gravel tray, this is filled with enough nutrient solution to last for approximately 1 week.<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631341" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN></p> <p>Pot in Pot Method:<br /> This is very similar to the pot and saucer method above except that the plant pot is placed into an watertight pot container instead of a saucer. A plastic pot container which is slightly larger internally than the plant pot, by approximately 1cm all round, is chosen. This allows space which will act as the reservoir. With this method it is more difficult to see the nutrient level, so the pot either needs taking out or a level indicator needs to be used in order to check the nutrient level. Alternatively a transparent plastic pot container can be used but this possibly defeats one of the reason for using a pot container i.e. it does not disguise the plant pot. With this method I try to get a nutrient level height of approximately 1/4 of the inner pot. The level is measured when the system is assembled, i.e. when the fully potted plant pot is placed inside the plant pot container. </p> <p>Potting<br /> Houseplants need converting prior to being used in hydroculture, refer to the converting plants section on this page. Potting is done in a similar way to potting in soil except that aggregate is used. Aggregate is place in the bottom of the pot to approximately 1/3 the height of the pot, the plant roots are held suspended in the pot then aggregate is poured around the roots to the same height as the plant was originally potted. I waggle the plant and tap the pot to ensure that the aggregate fully surrounds the roots then run room temperature tap water through it. </p> <p>When a plant is first transferred to hydroculture the roots sit in the clay pebbles and not the water/nutrient solution, the plants roots will receive moisture from the reservoir through the capillary action of the aggregate. This is why the base of the pot is filled with clay pebbles and the roots are placed on top of them. It is also necessary to ensure that the reservoir is not too deep as this will also cause the roots to sit in the water/nutrient solution. When the plant is established it may grow roots downwards into the reservoir, this seems to be OK with the plants I have grown.<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631344" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN></p> <p>Nutrient Level<br /> A nutrient solution is made following the manufacturers instructions and this is then added to the pot and allowed to drain through into the reservoir, being careful to not overfill the reservoir. I allow the level to fall until no nutrient solution is in contact with the bottom of the pot before adding more. Some plant pots have feet on the bottom of them which stand the base of the pot off of the reservoir by a few millimetres, with these I don't let the reservoir empty, I top it up when the nutrient level falls to the top of the feet. When the reservoir has emptied the aggregate can dry out quickly, especially on hot days. Some plants are not tolerant of dry aggregate so I add nutrient solution as soon as the reservoir empties. </p> <p>As mentioned there are slow release resin nutrients available, these are usually added to the aggregate or reservoir, depending on the manufacturers instructions, and will release nutrients slowly for several months. If these are used then it is only necessary to add water to the plants. The resin will need re-adding when they are exhausted. </p> <p>Tapwater is used for making the nutrient solution. I allow this to stand for several hours to reach room temperature."</p> <p>I also found an article here: http://www.wikihow.com/Grow-Houseplants-in-Water-(Hydroculture) and <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/hydroponics?cat=health&amp;initiator=3" title="http://www.answers.com/topic/hydroponics?cat=health&amp;initiator=3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.answers.com/topic/hydroponics?cat=health&amp;initiator=3</a>. Trust me, that first site that I took an excerpt from is by FAR the best I've found so far. To the point and very un-cluttered. I also liked <a href="http://www.waterroots.com/aboutwaterroots.htm" title="http://www.waterroots.com/aboutwaterroots.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.waterroots.com/aboutwaterroots.htm</a> although I'm more about plain water in a vase type container than anything ... I will be looking into these clay pellets more!<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631339" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN></p> http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/How-do-hydroculture-631359#comment blog Home & Garden Hydroculture Hydroponics Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:45:38 -0700 Schaianne http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/How-do-hydroculture-631359 http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/What-houseplant-do-well-grown-Hydroculture-631325 <a href="http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/What-houseplant-do-well-grown-Hydroculture-631325"><img width=160 height=120 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/users/3/33292/37_2007/FragranceFlower.large.jpg'></div></a><p>After our little discussion about plants growing easily in water only, curing the black thumb phenomena some of us have, I decided to do a little more research and which plants, exactly, are better suited for this art, called "Hydroponics" or "Hydroculture." I was very surprised on how hard it was to find this information!! So, I'm sharing my hard work with you guys! First off ... here is a comprehensive list of plants that do well in Hydroculture: </p> <p>Adenium obesum<br /> Aechmea fasciata<br /> Aeschynanthus radicans<br /> Aeschynanthus lobbianus<br /> Aeschynanthus lobbianus var.<br /> Aglaonema christina<br /> Aglaonema commutatum<br /> Aglaonema green light<br /> Aglaonema king of siam<br /> Aglaonema modestum<br /> Aglaonema pseudobracteatum<br /> Aglaonema silver bay<br /> Aglaonema silver king<br /> Alocasia aline<br /> Alocasia calidora<br /> Alocasia wentii<br /> Aloe saponaria<br /> Aloe vera<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631308" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> Ananas atriatus<br /> Ananas comosus<br /> Anthurium andraeanum-hybride<br /> Anthurium arrow<br /> Anthurium clarinervium<br /> Anthurium dakota<br /> Anthurium fiësta<br /> Anthurium impreza<br /> Anthurium jungle king<br /> Anthurium latino Red<br /> Anthurium pink champion<br /> Anthurium poncho<br /> Anthurium scherzerianum<br /> Anthurium scherzer. amazone<br /> Anthurium vitara<br /> Anthurium white champion<br /> Aralia (polyscias) balfouriana<br /> Aralia (dizygotheca) castor<br /> Aralia (polyscias) fabian<br /> Aralia (polyscias) ming<br /> Araucaria hetrophylla<br /> Areca (chrysalido.) lutescens<br /> Aspidistra elatior<br /> Asparagus falcatus<br /> Aspidistra elatior<br /> Aspidistra pictus<br /> Asplenium antiquum<br /> Asplenium nidus<br /> Asplenium viviparum<br /> Aucuba japonica </p> <p>Beaucarnea nolina<br /> Beaucarnea recurvata<br /> Begonia masoniana<br /> Brassaia actinophylla<br /> Bromeliaceae </p> <p>Calathea bella<br /> Calathea roseopicta<br /> Calathea rufibarba<br /> Calathea zebrina<br /> Carludovica<br /> Caryota mitis<br /> Caryota urens<br /> Cereus gounelli<br /> Cereus HU490<br /> Cereus monstruosus<br /> Cereus peruvianus<br /> Ceropegia radicans<br /> Chamaedorea elegans<br /> Chamaedorea metalica<br /> Chamaedorea siefritzii<br /> Chlorophytum comosum var.<br /> Chrysalidocarpus lutescens<br /> Cissus ellen danica<br /> Cissus rhombifolia<br /> Cissus striata<br /> Clivia miniata<br /> Clusea rosea<br /> Cocos nucifera<br /> Codiaeum veriegatum<br /> Columnea hirta<br /> Columnea microphylla<br /> Cordyline fruticosa<br /> Cordyline glauca<br /> Cordyline terminalis<br /> Corynocarpus leavigata<br /> Corynocarpus variegatum<br /> Crassula argentea<br /> Crassula horntree<br /> Crassula minor<br /> Crassula ovata sunset<br /> Crossandra infundibuliformis<br /> Croton (codiaeum) batic comp.<br /> Croton (codiaeum) curley boy<br /> Croton (codiaeum) gold dust<br /> Croton (codiaeum) iceton<br /> Croton (codiaeum) mamey<br /> Croton (codiaeum) petra<br /> Croton (codiaeum) sunny star<br /> Croton (codiaeum) wilma<br /> Ctenanthe golden mosaic<br /> Ctenanthe libbersiana<br /> Cycas revoluta<br /> Cyperus alternifolius<br /> Cyrtomium falcatum </p> <p>Davallia fejeensis<br /> Davallia trichomanoides<br /> Dieffenbachia<br /> Dioon edule<br /> Dizygotheca elegantissima<br /> Dizygotheda veitchii<br /> Dracaena bicolor<br /> Dracaena compacta<br /> Dracaena compacta l. surprise<br /> Dracaena compacta malaika<br /> Dracaena compacta variegatum<br /> Dracaena deremensis<br /> Dracaena fragrans<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631306" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> Dracaena fragrans cintho<br /> Dracaena godsefiana<br /> Dracaena gold coast<br /> Dracaena janet craig<br /> Dracaena kanzi<br /> Dracaena lemon lime<br /> Dracaena magenta<br /> Dracaena marginata<br /> Dracaena pubescens<br /> Dracaena reflexa<br /> Dracaena riki<br /> Dracaena santa rosa<br /> Dracaena surculosa<br /> Dracaena surprise Head<br /> Dracaena ulises<br /> Dracaena warneckii uliseo<br /> Dracaena white jewel </p> <p>Echinocactus bahiensis<br /> Echinocactus grusonii<br /> Echinocactus subinermis<br /> Elettaria cardamomum<br /> Ensete ventricosum<br /> Epipremnum aureum<br /> Epipremnum pinnatum<br /> Euonymus japonica<br /> Euphorbia ingens<br /> Euphorbia lacteal<br /> Euphorbia lactea cristata<br /> Euphorbia lomii-hybride<br /> Euphorbia mayurantani<br /> Euphorbia milii red<br /> Euphorbia pulcherrima<br /> Euphorbia tirucalli<br /> Euphorbia trigona Green<br /> Euphorbia trigona Red </p> <p>Fatsia japonica<br /> Ferocactus stainesii<br /> Ferocactus subinermis<br /> Ficus alii<br /> Ficus amstel gold<br /> Ficus amstel king<br /> Ficus anastacia<br /> Ficus audrey<br /> Ficus australis<br /> Ficus benjamina<br /> Ficus bushy prince lacia<br /> Ficus cyathistipula<br /> Ficus danielle<br /> Ficus de gantel<br /> Ficus deltoidea<br /> Ficus deltoidea variegatum<br /> Ficus elastica belize<br /> Ficus elastica bourgondi<br /> Ficus elastica melany<br /> Ficus elastica robusta<br /> Ficus foliole<br /> Ficus golden king<br /> Ficus goldie<br /> Ficus green island<br /> Ficus lyrata<br /> Ficus lyrata bambino<br /> Ficus longifolia<br /> Ficus microcarpa Bonsai<br /> Ficus microcarpa<br /> Ficus moclame<br /> Ficus natasja<br /> Ficus nitida<br /> Ficus nitida compacta<br /> Ficus panda Bonsai<br /> Ficus panda<br /> Ficus pumila<br /> Ficus regidan<br /> Ficus repens<br /> Ficus retusa<br /> Ficus sagittata<br /> Ficus safari<br /> Ficus samantha<br /> Ficus umbellata<br /> Ficus velvet<br /> Fittonia verschaffeltii<br /> Ficus wiandi<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631302" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> Fittonia josan<br /> Fittonia white anne </p> <p>Gardenia jasminodies<br /> Gasteria maculata<br /> Gasteria verrucosa<br /> Graptophyllum pictum<br /> Guzmania minor </p> <p>Hedera helix<br /> Hedera helix tonny<br /> Hedera montgomery<br /> Helxine soleirolii<br /> Heteropanax sinensis g. lady<br /> Hibiscus rosa-sinensis<br /> Howea forsteriana<br /> Hoya carnosa compacta<br /> Hoya multiflora<br /> Hoya variegata<br /> Hypocyrta strigillosa<br /> Hypoestes phyllostachya </p> <p>Impatiens<br /> Ixora coccinea </p> <p>Kalanchoe blossfeldiana </p> <p>Leea burgundi<br /> Leea coccinea<br /> Livistona chinensis<br /> Livistona rotundifolia </p> <p>Maranta leuconeura<br /> Marchallocereus<br /> Medinilla magnifica<br /> Microsorum crocodyllus<br /> Monstera deliciosa<br /> Monstera obliqua<br /> Muehlenbeckia<br /> Musa tropicana </p> <p>Neodypsis<br /> Neoregelia carolinea<br /> Nephrolepis sonata<br /> Nephrolepis exaltata<br /> Nephrolepis obliterata </p> <p>Orchids </p> <p>Pachira aquatica<br /> Pachycereus pringley<br /> Pachystachys lutea<br /> Pandanaceae<br /> Pandanus utilis<br /> Pandanus veitchii<br /> Papyrus<br /> Peace lilies<br /> Peperomia caperata<br /> Peperomia incana<br /> Peperomia jellie<br /> Peperomia obtusifolia<br /> Peperomia pereskiifolia<br /> Peperomia red margin<br /> Peperomia smaragd<br /> Peperomia usa<br /> Pereskia aculeata<br /> Phalaenopsis Orchids<br /> Philodendron<br /> Philodendron domesticum<br /> Philodendron emerald red<br /> Philodendron fun bun<br /> Philodendron grand braziel<br /> Philodendron imperial green<br /> Philodendron imperial red<br /> Philodendron lemon mandjari<br /> Philodendron medisa<br /> Philodendron nutans<br /> Philodendron pertusem<br /> Philodendron scandens<br /> Philodendron selloum<br /> Philodendron xanado<br /> Phoenix canariensis<br /> Phoenix roebelinii<br /> Pilea cardierei<br /> Pilosocereus azureus<br /> Pittosporum tobira<br /> Platycerium bifurcatum<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631300" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> Pleomele anita<br /> Pleomele reflexa<br /> Pleomele song of india<br /> Pleomele song of jamaica<br /> Pogonatherum paniceum<br /> Poinsettia<br /> Polaskia chichipe<br /> Polypodium<br /> Polypodium aureum<br /> Polyscias balfouriana<br /> Polyscias fruticosa<br /> Polyscias scutellaria<br /> Portulacaria afra<br /> Pteris crassifolia<br /> Pteris ensiformis </p> <p>Radermachera sinica<br /> Rhapis excelsa<br /> Rhapis gracilis<br /> Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri<br /> Rhoeo<br /> Rhoeo spathacea </p> <p>Saintpaulia inonantha<br /> Sansevieria cilindro<br /> Sansevieria coral<br /> Sansevieria cylindrica var.<br /> Sansevieria futura<br /> Sansevieria gr. somali hemp<br /> Sansevieria hanii golden edge<br /> Sansevieria laurentii<br /> Sansevieria moonshine<br /> Sansevieria trifasciata<br /> <SPAN class="inline left"><a href="/node/631324" rel="nofollow"></a></SPAN><br /> Sansevieria zeylanica<br /> Scheffera arboricola<br /> Schefflera amate<br /> Schefflera actinophylla<br /> Schefflera arboricola<br /> Schefflera gold capella<br /> Schefflera louisiana<br /> Schefflera paradiso<br /> Schefflera trinette<br /> Scilla violacea<br /> Scindapsus aureus<br /> Scindapsus golden pothos<br /> Scindapsus marble queen<br /> Scindapsus pictus<br /> Scirpus cernuus<br /> Senecio himalaya<br /> Senecio rowleyanus<br /> Siderasis fuscata<br /> Solanum pseudocapsicum<br /> Soleirolia soleirolii<br /> Spathiphyllum<br /> Spathiphyllum gokyo<br /> Spathiphyllum mont blanc<br /> Spathiphyllum sensation<br /> Strelizia<br /> Strelitzia nicolai<br /> Strelitzia reginea<br /> Syngonium<br /> Syngonium white butterfly </p> <p>Tetrastigma<br /> Tetrastigma voinieranum<br /> Tradescantia sitara<br /> Tupidanthus clayptratus </p> <p>Vanilla planifolia<br /> Vriesea splendens </p> <p>Washintonia filifera<br /> Washingtonia robusta<br /> Weberbauerocereus johnsonii </p> <p>Yucca </p> <p>Zamia fischeri<br /> Zamia furfuracea<br /> Zygocactus truncatus </p> <p>Zamioculcas zamiifolia </p> <p>List found at <a href="http://www.hydro-culture.net/plants.html" title="http://www.hydro-culture.net/plants.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.hydro-culture.net/plants.html</a><br /> You guys should have no problem looking up each of these to see what they are and if you want them. I've done a few for you already. I'll do a post on how to do hydroculture in my next blog.</p> http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/What-houseplant-do-well-grown-Hydroculture-631325#comment blog Home & Garden Houseplants Hydroculture Plants that grow in water Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:16:53 -0700 Schaianne http://everythings-coming-up-flowers.casasugar.com/What-houseplant-do-well-grown-Hydroculture-631325