DeadlyMuffin
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I purchased a small pot with four or five mangrove stems, and placed it in my sump. The plants did great and grew rapidly. Since I cover my sump, they rapidly got to the point where they were too tall. After doing some reading (from an unreliable source from the looks of it), I decided to cut the mangroves at the stems, and to plant them in a sand bed in the sump. My thought was that the cut stems would regrow, and the bits I had chopped off would sprout new roots and export some of the crap in the sand bed.
At first it seemed to work out, and the cuttings sprouted new leaves and continued to grow. Fast forward a couple months later, and all the cuttings have dropped their leaves and the potted stems haven't grown a bit.
Do I still have any hope of keeping these plants alive or should I cut my losses and toss them before they begin to rot (if they haven't already)?
At first it seemed to work out, and the cuttings sprouted new leaves and continued to grow. Fast forward a couple months later, and all the cuttings have dropped their leaves and the potted stems haven't grown a bit.
Do I still have any hope of keeping these plants alive or should I cut my losses and toss them before they begin to rot (if they haven't already)?
