Can the plant live just floting on water with no soil?
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I'm not sure. But at the price, why don't you give it a try? Remember to scrap the 'shell' down to the 'meat' to get them to sprout.
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HI There,First you have to soak it in the water for three to five day. Until it has sprout coming out from the seek. Then you get a bucket mix potting soil and sand together. YOu need to put water double the soil level. After that you plan the sprout lotus seek in the water soil. You should put the pot in the sunny spot and wait for about two weeks. You see the lotus come up. Make sure you buy lotus seek in Thailand. It comes in the real lotus seek. I'm not sure this is the right kind. Because I bought several kind at the time, but only the one in Thailand was the real one. Other vender in US sold lotus seek like sand dust. Those are fake one. Feel free to ask more question anytime. Keith HI There,First you have to soak it in the water for three to five day. Until it has sprout coming out from the seek. Then you get a bucket mix potting soil and sand together. YOu need to put water double the soil level. After that you plan the sprout lotus seek in the water soil. You should put the pot in the sunny spot and wait for about two weeks. You see the lotus come up. Make sure you buy lotus seek in Thailand. It comes in the real lotus seek. I'm not sure this is the right kind. Because I bought several kind at the time, but only the one in Thailand was the real one. Other... » Read More HI There,First you have to soak it in the water for three to five day. Until it has sprout coming out from the seek. Then you get a bucket mix potting soil and sand together. YOu need to put water double the soil level. After that you plan the sprout lotus seek in the water soil. You should put the pot in the sunny spot and wait for about two weeks. You see the lotus come up. Make sure you buy lotus seek in Thailand. It comes in the real lotus seek. I'm not sure this is the right kind. Because I bought several kind at the time, but only the one in Thailand was the real one. Other vender in US sold lotus seek like sand dust. Those are fake one. Feel free to ask more question anytime. Keith « Show Less
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It can. I do not know how long started my lotus seeds to soon and the tank got a fungus and killed everything i had... was when i was out of pots n soil i just wrapped the seed that was already germinated with the play dough so it would sink to the bottom.
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Paul, I bought this for my husband, so I asked him. This is what he said, "You can. But I just water mine enough to water the plants. I'm not trying to water it enough to get anything to run through and make fertilizer."Hope that helps. BTW...he loves his!
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Based on the description of the plant, it seem it can last without water for a couple weeks, but I'm not sure if it needs to be exposed to daylight.
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I couldnt get it to work in soil. But if you could get it to actually work, I dont think it would matter if it is soil in pots or soil outdoors
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YES! I've had several of these plants. The others died quickly due to the chemicals in tap water. Using distilled has kept the plant healthy and GROWING!
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Yes. Just dip it in some water or snuff it out in the ground or the dirt of a potted plant. They start just fine the next evening.
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Yes. Follow directions carefully to make sure water if flowing before you leave. Water container must be lower then the plant and you need to make sure water is being drawn up. I also attached a small stone to the bottom of tubing to make it sink to the bottom of the empty clear plastic gallon size milk jug.
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No just losen the soil so the roots can get it. Make sure the it is not packed tight.
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It's a tropical plant and needs warm, humid air and bright sunlight. If you are shorting it on those, then the plant will struggle to recover from the stress of shipping and could die. Once it is healthy it can withstand more. What it needs most of all is warm sunlight (southern exposure) and to be well watered while recovering. If you short it on any of those it will struggle to survive. If you are keeping it very warm in a very sunny place and watering it well, then just give it time, and it should start to perk up.
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Only if you use it as your top layer. It looks great in the tank and stays pretty clean. Use a heavier substrate as the bottom layer so your plants roots will stay put.
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As this sits on the ground if you block the bottom you won't have drainage and plants can drown I the water. You may need a table top planter, they are great because you don't have to bend over to work on the plants
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Yes keep in window or well lit area and water when soil is dry it is a very hardy plant!
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It is really hardy-comes back after 40 below winters. However, it will need consistent watering. You don't have to drown it, just be regular in your watering schedule.
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Air plants do not get planted in soil. Just put them on or sticking out of something like sea shells etc. They can be seperate or arranged together. You must mist them w/water, spray them with air plant fertilizer, and soak them occassionally in purified water, never tap. You need to research a plant before purchasing it. Good Luck.
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You can put it into garden soil as well as a planter. I did not find that the water got to warm/hot if it was in the sun.
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Not sure...it's a really funny plant to take care of...if you water it on the regular basis...Whenever you get new leafs to grow...At least one or two old leafs die...if you are not a "GREEN THUMB" type of guy...WOULDN'T GET THiS PLANT
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Keep it in the soil it came in for one! They are picky plants, so I am finding (the venus fly trap and sundew, the pitcher plant seems hardier). Anyway, if you do need soil only use peetmoss and perlite, with no fertilizers it will kill them. Also, rain water or distilled water. They like lots of sun. My plants were doing awesome and they started growing out of the terrarium, so I got a bigger terrarium and the move I think killed the sundew plants, my vft are not doing as well, but the pitcher plants are doing awesome! I hope it gets better :)