how to grow strawberry without substrate in fish tank?

[Sgooosh]

(please move if this is the wrong place to put this in)
I have some strawberry plants outside, and they had little pups
the pups have some start of a root(just a little bump)
and i'm wondering if i can waterlog the strawberry.
i'm not expecting much fruit or anything, i just think that it would look nice hanging out of the tank

I plan to atttatch the strawberry with something to the side of the tank so roots are in water and let the vine hang over the tank, or put it on top of a water lettuce

 

[Colin_T]

Strawberry plants rot if they have wet feet so don't put them in the tank. Just put the new plants in some potting mix or gravel and have the bottom 5-10mm of the pot in water and the rest of the pot and plant roots out of water. Or better yet, get plants that naturally live in marshy habitats.

 

[Sgooosh]

Strawberry plants rot if they have wet feet so don't put them in the tank. Just put the new plants in some potting mix or gravel and have the bottom 5-10mm of the pot in water and the rest of the pot and plant roots out of water. Or better yet, get plants that naturally live in marshy habitats.

ok, i will get a little container with some rocks and put strawberry on top
does the gravel need to be watered on top?

 

[itiwhetu]

I have never tried this, but I have grown Strawberries in a Hydroponic set up. So, get some Hydroponic baskets, put the strawberry plants in them and then attach them with a wire on the back of the tank.

 

[jaylach]

Since the statute of limitations is well over I can say this...

I used to grow a little pot and always started the seeds in my aquarium by pressing them in a thin piece of Styrofoam and floating in the tank. It is called hydroponics. While this could work for starting root growth on strawberries it would not work long term as they want much less moisture.

 

[itiwhetu]

Since the statute of limitations is well over I can say this...

I used to grow a little pot and always started the seeds in my aquarium by pressing them in a thin piece of Styrofoam and floating in the tank. It is called hydroponics. While this could work for starting root growth on strawberries it would not work long term as they want much less moisture.

I grew pot plants in my aquarium, at one stage in my life. The changed their leaf shape a little and looked a lot like Hygrophilia.

 

[Colin_T]

ok, i will get a little container with some rocks and put strawberry on top
does the gravel need to be watered on top?

You can water them from above a few times a week until the roots grow. But if the baby plant is still attached to the adult plant by the runner, then the adult plant will supply water and nutrients to the new plant. The new plant will automatically send roots downwards towards the water so you don't have to water the baby plant if it's still attached to the adult plant, but it can help speed up root development on the new plant.

Once the plant has roots in the water, you don't need to water it from above.

 

[Sgooosh]

Since the statute of limitations is well over I can say this...

I used to grow a little pot and always started the seeds in my aquarium by pressing them in a thin piece of Styrofoam and floating in the tank. It is called hydroponics. While this could work for starting root growth on strawberries it would not work long term as they want much less moisture.

I grew pot plants in my aquarium, at one stage in my life. The changed their leaf shape a little and looked a lot like Hygrophilia.

yeah i will root them ,then put a floating thing of gravel that is elevated so the crown does not get wet
isn't aquaponics farming fish and plants? idk they are very similar
cool! i tried growing peas, but the pea fell into the water, and the snails and fish had a nice meal of microgreens