AQUATIC PLANT CULTIVATION

[Arjun Tandon]

''The month with the wettest weather is June when on balance 331 mm (13.0 in) of rain, sleet, hail or snow falls across 22 days.''

Are you saying it snows in parts of Kerala????

A good outcome of Global Warming I'd say
More heat, more evaporation, more rainfall

[neilthirumuttam]

Echinodorus tunicatus

cultivation is easy

They need plenty of room, light and good substrate
Able to grow up to 60-150 cm in height

a photo of the plant from my friend




cultivation method 1

can be planted like this fully out of water in plastic pots or polythene cover
substrate is laterite +dried cow dung /wormy compost and little coco peat
keep in tree shade or under agri net



fertilizers/ pesticides : use bio (chemicals can also be used if necessary NPK urea etc ..)

cultivation method 2
semi out of water
means one inch+ water above substrate



another model of same method( MY FRIEND'S HOME )




cultivation method 3
and finally a new method

FLOATING AQUA GARDEN METHOD




HARVEST






how many people like these ?


Regards,
NEIL

[SCORPIO]

Please explain "FLOATING AQUA GARDEN METHOD"

[parthapratim22]

Lovely ways...

A very good thread...we love to see more

[sunny]

@neilthirumuttam I am your FAN !!!!!
:'D

Take me to kerala !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[neilthirumuttam]

Please explain "FLOATING AQUA GARDEN METHOD"

MY friend Aqua Gardens doing this
thats Y i named it like this AQUA GARDEN METHOD

Its simple
take a sheet of thermocole , make some holes on it
plug the plant to it and keep floating in tanks

it can take food from water OR can spray coconut water or chemical fertilizers on leaf in mild strength .
see the bottom view


fishes like goramies, betta, can make nest under this.

what do you think about nitrate /ammonia level in tanks ?

safe hiding place for fries ?
good for some bacteria ?


share your views and ideas here

thanks advanced for your responding


regards,
NEIL

[jack]

seriously.... awesome idea...

[Aqua Gardenz]

Thank you Neil Thirumuttam for posting the pics.. My plants started getting the desired growth, after applying fertilizers as you prescribed.. so all the credit goes to you..

[neilthirumuttam]

Echinodorus tunicatus @ thirumuttam

they growing out of water in my natural pond dry season

now they are submerged below 5 + more feet under water
they grow huge size then



regards,
NEIL

[SCORPIO]

This plant also grows out of water in the heat of Delhi. Tarun (fishyman) have grown lots of these plants in tub.