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Jul 3, 2015 1:32 PM CST
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Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Hi, Did anyone grow horsetail (Equisetum) in water container/vase as a houseplant? Please share experience/tips. Thanks
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Jul 3, 2015 5:15 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
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I have never tried it as a houseplant. If I did I would grow it as a bog plant instead of just water. I have it in my cactus garden but it gets really moist in the spring in that area and it is almost invasive under those conditions. But I like the ;prehistoric look of the plant.
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Jul 7, 2015 1:34 PM CST
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Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Thanks, Cinta. I planted one in a pot (with soil) and placed outside... then I think I killed it (with not enough water). I think I'll try one in hydroball w water inside and see how it goes...
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Jul 8, 2015 6:34 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
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Sounds like a plan. Post the results.
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Jul 10, 2015 10:22 AM CST
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Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Ok, the horsetail I got from friend maybe sickening a bit due to prolong drying between... Anyway the experiment begin:
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Jul 10, 2015 10:28 AM CST
Name: Tara
NE. FL. (Zone 9a)
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Thumbs up I'm looking forward to seeing how it goes/grows!
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Jul 10, 2015 12:40 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Oh, how I hope it'll survive!
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Jul 10, 2015 6:44 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
The good thing is you have it in glass so if you think it is dead and you see roots you will know it is just resting and getting established.


When I first planted it I thought they all died. Then all of a sudden they were popping up everywhere.
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Jul 10, 2015 9:45 PM CST
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Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Cinta, Why/how did you think they all died? How did they look like when you thought they died? (The one I planted in pot kind of turned into pale white... ) Thanks for sharing.
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Jul 11, 2015 7:57 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
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Yes it turned white and then brown and then nothing but a dead stick laying on the ground.

I forgot about it and planted other things in the area and before the end of summer I they were popping up all over the area even a distance from where I planted.
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Aug 7, 2015 12:50 PM CST
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Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Hi, Status report: The first batch (x3) I planted in hydrorock with water did not make it (I think). Then I started a new batch (x23?) on July 13 and now after 24 days, some (most?) still don't make it but there are two new growths! So I think at least there are some surviving and doing well. I'll clean up the "gone" ones and continue to observe any development.
July 13:
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Aug 7:
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Aug 7, 2015 12:53 PM CST
Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)
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How much sun are they getting? I think they like sun.
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Aug 7, 2015 1:32 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
They only get morning sunlight from east and indirect skylight during the day. I think the roots and water are more critical to this plant...
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Aug 7, 2015 4:45 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
Do not pull the above dead ones but cut them down to the soil level. I will repeat......I thought they were dead but because they were behind my cactus I did not take them out. The following year they came up like weeds.

It is possible there is root below the stems.
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Aug 8, 2015 1:21 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Thanks, Cinta. I know the roots of the 'bad' one could still be there under, but aren't they rot and so cause the plants die? Just curious.
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Aug 8, 2015 7:46 PM CST
Name: aud/odd
Pennsylvania (Zone 6b)
Garden Ideas: Level 1
No I do no think the roots is what makes the plant look dead. I think it maybe that they sulk and that is their way of showing they are sulking and the tops die back and the new growth from the roots is what makes the tall sticks.

If you think about it perennials plants die down to the ground and grow back when Spring arrives. When they are happy they grow new sticks when they feel they are secure enough in their new growing conditions. I just would not pull the plants out until you are sure the plant is really dead..
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Aug 8, 2015 10:57 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Fiat
Modesto -The Central Valley of (Zone 9b)
Ok, I'll leave them in there and see how they go...
If a plant looks good, smells good, don't eat it, grow it!
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Aug 15, 2015 11:08 PM CST
Name: tarev
San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b)
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Interesting plant Fiat..good it is in standing water, but I think it needs much more sun. I see that plant naturally in the wild along streams in full sun. I would move that to the patio area if I were you, but had to make sure water is maintained.
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