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Re: [AGA Member] Pellia
A few of us are growing it here in San Francisco. I'll keep
you posted as to what's developing Scott.
Erik Leung
On Wed, 7 May 2003 14:07:36 -0700 (PDT)
"S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com> wrote:
> If not, how about a round up of people's experience --
> not
> as good but not bad?
>
> I could ask the Texas crew and maybe Bailin could give
> them
> a word of encouragement or two too. I could reach out to
> Shireen Gonzaga and maybe Kwek Leong -- I think he's had
> pretty good luck with it.
>
> Anybody else grow, try to grow, or know soeone who tried
> to
> grow? Send me how ever much you're willing to write
> (index
> cards, notes on napkins, dictaphone tapes, etc.) about it
> and I'll pull it together into something. This would be
> more of a review and summary than _Stranded_ is.
>
> Of course a full piece with expertise (i.e., by a Pellia
> expert) would be nice instead, but I'm willing to take a
> crack at this other route. Comments anyone?
>
> I assume this isn't a rush job :-\
>
>
> Scott H.
> --- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> > That's true. Anyone interested in writing about the
> > collective experiences
> > with Pellia?<g>
> >
> > Karen
> >
> > Karen A. Randall
> > krandall@rdrcpa.biz
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kathy Olson" <kathy@thekrib.com>
> > To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2003 11:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Pellia
> >
> >
> > > Karen,
> > > This sounds like it could be a great artilce in
> TAG!!!
> > >
> > > Kathy
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 6 May 2003, Karen Randall wrote:
> > >
> > > > Claus tells me that it also grows happily emersed
> in
> > damp conditions,
> > which
> > > > is why I tried propagating it on the windowsill.
> > That worked very
> > nicely
> > > > all winter, and shortly before NEC, I had 3
> > containers nice and thick
> > with
> > > > it. The trouble is that as soon as the sun started
> > heating up, I cooked
> > it.
> > > > By a few days before NEC, I had 3 containers of
> green
> > goo.
> > > >
> > > > Interestingly, being lazy, I never cleaned the
> green
> > goo out of the
> > > > containers, though I did move them out of the
> window.
> > Two of the
> > containers
> > > > had Flourite in them, the third had soil capped
> with
> > fine gravel. The
> > soil
> > > > container STILL is full of green goo... in both of
> > the Flourite
> > containers,
> > > > the Pellia has made a come-back.
> > > >
> > > > Karen
> > > >
> > > > Karen A. Randall
> > > > krandall@rdrcpa.biz
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 9:48 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Pellia
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Indeed, it's near bouyancy doesn't make it a lot
> > easier to
> > > > > emplace. In fact, I think a few of us lost track
> > of ours
> > > > > when we underestimated the requisite containment.
>
> > Still,
> > > > > it's an interesting property; most plants,
> > excepting algae,
> > > > > float if you break them from the tyrannical bonds
> > of the
> > > > > substrate.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm curious how this ersatz mobility effects the
> > plant in
> > > > > its natural environs. It seems to tear easily,
> so
> > I'd
> > > > > suspect that a moderately large clump would tend
> to
> > break
> > > > > off under current if the clump was anchored or
> > snagged. It
> > > > > doesn't use roots yet it tends to reside at the
> > bottom of
> > > > > whatever water body it's in?
> > > > >
> > > > > Scott H.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Ben B <benrx@naxs.net> wrote:
> > > > > > It sinks, but it is not heavy, so any small
> > current will
> > > > > > wash it around your tank. I still have to have
> > mine tied
> > > > > > down.
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: S. Hieber
> > > > > > To: aga-member@thekrib.com
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 8:39 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Pellia
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I like the fact that it sinks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Scott H.
> > > > > > --- Ben B <benrx@naxs.net> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm not sure what the mystique is about it
> > though.
> > > > > > It's
> > > > > > > just a little green plant.
> > > > > >
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