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by steve_adams_86 990 days ago
Yes, exactly. I use it for aquarium plants. You can start with a $20 culture from the store and turn it into 100 starter plants over a couple months or so. I love densely planted tanks, and the whole process is just fun and fascinating. If you’ve got the gear already, it’s worth playing around and learning something new.

This was what got me started because I was blown away that bucephalandra was $20 for a tiny pot of cultured starts: https://www.plantcelltechnology.com/bloghow-to-grow-bucephal...

You won’t save much if you don’t already have the equipment, though you can do this low-tech for remarkably little investment too.