Ain't got no rhythm

[Jim Miller]

I'm in the middle of moving and removing some plants and it's obviously a few weeks away from "the meeting."

I have to squeeze in this activity whenever I can and it never seems to coincide with the day before the meeting. I gave away a huge mass of hairgrass yesterday to a neighbor rather than throw it in the trash.

Is this typical for everyone and if so how do you keep your plants healthy while unplanted and waiting? Will just keeping them floating in a bucket of room temp water suffice?

I only have the one tank so it's not like I have an overflow aquatic garden somewhere. I'd hate to bring dying plants to an auction due to a long period of being unplanted.

Suggestions?

Jim

[chris_todd]

My two suggestions are probably self-obvious, but since no one has answered your question yet, I'll throw them out there:
1) Toss them in an emersed setup, as was discussed at the March meeting, or
2) Sell them on Planted Tank or Aquatic Plant Central (USPS "if it fits, it ships" boxes make this pretty easy)

I don't know the upper bounds on how long aquatic plants will survive in a room temperature bucket, but based on personal experience, two weeks is certainly possible (keeping in mind different plants have different degrees of adaptability; some might handle it just fine, others might melt in short order).

[Jim Miller]

Chris

I'll try the bucket thing and see how it works. I'll try to bring some clippings this time around.

Thanks

Jim

[FrannyB]

Contact me when you have more of that hair grass to toss.

[Cavan]

If you float them, change the water here and there and remove anything dead, which will drag the rest of the plants down with it. In a moist paper towel inside a plastic bag works. Plants directly on plastic not so much.

[Jim Miller]

Cavan

Thanks!

Jim

[Jim Miller]

I'm sending out a handful to Fred and Francine. I've probably got another handful for someone else. No charge except for postage.

I'm trying to send out in the morning once I get the contractor settled.

Jim

[ddavila06]

Jim, i willtake the hairgrass if you stillh ave it...pm me, thanks