Echinodorus tenellus - trimming?

[Gary Nelson]

Can anyone advise me if ‘Echinodorus tenellus’ should be trimmed down as you would do with ‘Eleocharis parvula’

 

[Tom]

You would need to remove the whole leaf as per a normal Sword - if you trim them like grass, the rest of the leaf will die.

Tom

 

[flygja]

I just mow it

 

[Gary Nelson]

Cheers Tom, I will just leave it as it is then, its about 70mm high in places and looking a bit wild though!

 

[wearsbunnyslippers]

i just mow mine too...

 

[Bobtastic]

Tennellus? Like the grassy stuff? I just do like the others and mow the lawn!

 

[Gary Nelson]

I'm a bit confused here now - some are saying trim it down, yet I am sure I read somewhere on the net that trimming can kill it off?

 

[Tom]

I've found if you trim it halfway, the rest of the leaf will rot - just like a normal Sword. That's the advice Saintly Mark gave me too when I asked the same question.

 

[Gary Nelson]

Thanks again Tom, I think I'm just going to leave it as it is - I would hate to destroy it all

 

[Gary Nelson]

This is how it looks at the moment anyway...

 

[Bobtastic]

I have been trimming mine in the "regular" way and the plants are still sending out lots of runners. I will try and get a shot of it currently (tho... I've been trying to get that shot all week! but I keep forgetting...) to show the differences in growth whilst trimming.

 

[Gary Nelson]

Thanks Bob, that would be great if you can

 

[Bobtastic]

Hi Viper,

First planting:-

Current :-

 

[Mark Evans]

Tenellus is quit easy in terms of trimming. Once runners have established, and most of the terrestrial growth has transformed, you can trim it just like a lawn.

Cut it, right to the base. Done fear...it will grow back.

This example is from a tank i set up 2 weeks ago. The same day i did my 120cm

There's a before and after, but not yet an after trimming pic...yet.

You can see the day 1 and the exactly 2 weeks after. It's good to trim now. Even with the hydrocotyle, which is weed like, just mow the whole foreground.

 

[Bhu]

Here's a video from planting to mowing...