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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2007 6:24:53 GMT
so i got a 1 inch square of u.gibba from my friend in new york and i live in california so we dont talk that much but he sent me a little bit of instructions but i just wanted to see if any one here new about growing it.
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Post by stevestewart on Jul 29, 2007 20:10:24 GMT
Just put it in clean water and let it get some light. From my experience that is all your Utricularia gibba needs. Any clean plastic or glass container will do. You may need to give starts away to other growers that don't have any fairly soon.
Don't put excess plants in any outdoor water ways that it could escape from!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2007 23:45:27 GMT
okay i will put it in a large glass bowl...lol i would never introduce it into the wild i hate the wild aquatic plants that were introduced into the local lakes by me.... does it grow relatively fast?
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Post by taywf1234 on Jul 30, 2007 11:34:44 GMT
Does U. gibba need to peat or any other plants to control algae. Also what happens during the dormancy period with this?
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Post by Aidan on Jul 30, 2007 12:09:22 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2007 18:01:55 GMT
do they grow leaves or are the ones in the picture that of a different plant?
also like other plants do i need to put peat in the bowl also?
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Post by stevestewart on Jul 30, 2007 19:35:52 GMT
Aidan has Salvinia "water spangles" (a floating fern) growing with his Utricularia gibba. This is another good way to control algae, growing a vigorous floating plant species that will utilize nutrients and removing excess plants as needed. You don't "need" anything but clean water to grow U. gibba.
Steve
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2007 0:33:41 GMT
o okay then thank you so much steve and aiden
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Post by taywf1234 on Aug 1, 2007 11:29:00 GMT
I was wondering if Azolla filiculoides is an okat fern?
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Post by stevestewart on Aug 1, 2007 22:18:07 GMT
Clint, aka JLAP grows Azolla with his Aldrovanda. Azolla is known for being symbiotic with nitrogen fixing blue green algae, so I don't know if it would have the same results as Salvinia. It is possible it would be better. I can't seem to keep Azolla growing as a house plant.
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Post by rsivertsen on Aug 1, 2007 23:05:12 GMT
Azola and Salvinia are ferns growing above the surface, and both can also grow very rapidly, in fact, exponentially, and will out compete Aldrovanda and anything else growing just under the surface.
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Post by Clint on Aug 1, 2007 23:11:56 GMT
It's very invasive You have to stay on top of it or else it will block out all the light. Turns a great dark red color in full sun. So red it looks dead, almost.
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Post by BarryRice on Aug 10, 2007 17:26:00 GMT
Utricularia gibba should provide no challenge to grow. I find that it outcompetes algae, etc. Just take a tub, put down a few cm of peat, a few cm of sand over that to weigh the peat into place, and carefully fill the container with water, without disturbing your layers. Add a splash of pond water if you are doing this from scratch, to introduce microorganisms. Then throw in the Utricularia gibba and stand back. For more details, you can see an old article I have on line on cultivating this plant: www.sarracenia.com/pubs/focus5.htmlCheers Barry P.S. I am compelled to remind folks who live in climates that do not have killing frosts: try to avoid using Salvinia for anything. It's too risky.
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Post by taywf1234 on Aug 12, 2007 11:25:17 GMT
I received my U. gibba a week or so ago and was wondering if it is safe to now add Daphnia, or should i wait another week? Also how do you take leaf cuttings to make new plants. Is it just as simple as cutting a part of the plant off and introducing it to a new container?
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Post by stevestewart on Aug 12, 2007 11:33:35 GMT
Utricularia gibba should provide no challenge to grow. I find that it outcompetes algae, etc. For more details, you can see an old article I have on line on cultivating this plant: www.sarracenia.com/pubs/focus5.htmlCheers Barry P.S. I am compelled to remind folks who live in climates that do not have killing frosts: try to avoid using Salvinia for anything. It's too risky. I use Lemna "Duckweed" (a flowering plant) for nutrient uptake with my aquatic Utricularia. None of the floating ferns will grow in my low light conditions. Lemna can be quite invasive also, although it seems many fish enjoy it as a food source. Take care, Steven Stewart
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