Re: [AGA-Member] RE: Madagascar Lace plant

[Paula Hofmann <paulahofmann@montana.com>]

How do you know which plants are good companions for which plants.  Tell me 
more, tell me more......  Paula

On Wednesday 28 December 2005 12:16 pm, you wrote:
> I have found that when I grow the lace plant alone in its own tray (gravel
> with some topsoil underneath), it develops dead areas on older leaves that
> spread until the leaf dies.  it never grows well.  I found that when I have
> other plants growing in the same tray, it does much better.  Small crypts,
> such as C. x willisii make good companion plants.  With these crypts, I had
> a lace plant that did not go dormant for five years and produced several
> flowers and many seeds, some of which I was able to raise to a size where
> they could be sold at the local fish store.
>
> For me, companion plants were the secret for success, along with CO2
> additions.
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> http://forum.aquatic-gardeners.org/viewtopic.php?p=1419#1419
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Peace and love,

Paula

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