Growing aquatic plants from seeds »This is how propagation succeeds

Growing from seeds - instructions

1. Collect the ripe seeds from the ripe fruit clusters in late summer or fall.
2. Keep the seeds up to sowing damp and cool. Warning: If you do not take this into account, the seeds will dry out and will then take a lot more time to germinate. You should also note that you have to store the seeds in a cool and dry place if you plan to sow them next spring. Otherwise they will start to mold and can then no longer be used.
3. Use a plate as a germination tray. Line this with cellulose and moisten the whole thing with a spray bottle. Then distribute the seeds evenly over the pulp. Finally, cover your work with a transparent film.
4. Prick the seedlings as soon as they appear. Then put them in a flat plastic box with you Potting soil and put this container in a slightly larger bowl. Fill the latter with water - enough so that the soil with the seedlings is about three centimeters high under water.
5. Transplant the young plants into individual pots as soon as they grow above the surface of the water. Place these pots in a glass or plastic aquarium filled with water.
6. From April you can move the aquatic plants to the garden pond.

Possible alternatives to cultivation by seeds

As you can see from the instructions, it is relatively difficult to grow aquatic plants from seeds. Fortunately, there are also much easier ways Propagate aquatic plants. We are talking about vegetative methods (e.g. propagation of cuttings).

Important: Not all aquatic plants develop fruits under local climatic conditions and therefore also seeds. This means that with these plants you cannot avoid choosing a vegetative variant if you want to grow them.