Aarav Sharma Learning how to propagate aquarium plants is one of the most satisfying skills in the hobby. A single healthy stem plant can fill a background, one Java fern can become a dozen, and a carpeting plant can spread across the …
Most early plant failures are planting failures, not plant failures. A stem plant pushed into the substrate as a tight bunch rots at the base, a Java fern buried in gravel loses its leaves, and an Amazon sword planted with …
Most aquarium plants do best with 6 to 8 hours of full-spectrum light a day, at a level matched to the species you keep. Easy plants such as Java fern, Anubias, and most mosses grow well in low light, while …
The best aquatic plant substrate depends on what you are growing, not on which bag costs the most. For a heavily planted aquarium with carpeting plants and heavy root feeders, a nutrient-rich aquasoil usually earns its price. For a low-tech …
Learning how to grow aquatic plants is simpler than most beginners expect. Give a plant the right light, a way to feed, and stable water, and it will grow. Most early failures come from the same few causes: the wrong …
The best flowering pond plants turn a pond from green to colorful for months at a time. A single pond can carry yellow marsh marigolds in spring, blue flag iris in early summer, water lilies all summer, and pickerelweed into …
Some of the prettiest pond plants are the ones you should never buy. Water hyacinth, water lettuce, parrotfeather and purple loosestrife all look wonderful in a garden centre, and all of them have escaped from ponds and aquariums to choke …
Pond plant care is mostly about timing. A water lily divided in spring will flower all summer; the same job done in high summer can set it back for weeks. Floating plants thinned in June stay useful shade; left alone, …
Learning how to plant pond plants properly is the difference between a pond that looks good for a month and one that stays healthy for years. The short answer is simple: plant most pond plants in mesh baskets filled with …
The best low maintenance pond plants are hardy species that grow well with sun, still or slow-moving water, and very little fuss: a hardy water lily, a bunch of hornwort, a clump of pickerelweed, and a few marginals will keep …