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Hey all,

I planted some dork's pink gemma I got online from a friend months and months ago, and most of them died off with the exception of a single one. I can already see its kind of growing little traps and stuff now that it's warmer, but for some reason, it now looks like it's standing on a tripod and is trying to run away.

The roots don't seem like they're strong enough to break through the peat moss/perlite mix I have?

Is this an issue? Do I just leave it alone and let it do its thing, or do I need to try and get peat around it?

That's a pretty common occurrence with the first roots of Drosera plantlets from gemmae... normally I wouldn't worry about it, but if you wanted to be extra safe you could always add a bit more soil around the exposed roots or try and (gently!) poke them into the soil using a toothpick or a pair of fine tweezers.

Nepenthes0260 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 07, 2023 5:25 pm That's a pretty common occurrence with the first roots of Drosera plantlets from gemmae... normally I wouldn't worry about it, but if you wanted to be extra safe you could always add a bit more soil around the exposed roots or try and (gently!) poke them into the soil using a toothpick or a pair of fine tweezers.

Whew, that's good to hear then haha. This is my first time growing a gemma mailed to me, and all of them died except for this one which has taken MONTHS to get to this point, so as long as its a ok I'm happy with it! Not sure if I want to risk snapping the roots or something haha