They are roots and you can trim them. Albeit tedious considering they usually show on a mature plant thats ready to be cut and replanted anyway. Most folks plant a midground plant in front of them to hide them from view.
are these roots?
Pardon my ignorance but what are all these ''root'' like things growing out of my rotalas and ludwigia's stems? And what should I do with them?
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I see, can I ask you another question? How do you trim and replant rotalas? Theyve already grown side shoots out of them. There are a bunch of smaller stems growing out of the main stems. I have the 'green' and 'nanjenshan?' species.They are roots and you can trim them. Albeit tedious considering they usually show on a mature plant thats ready to be cut and replanted anyway. Most folks plant a midground plant in front of them to hide them from view.
TIA
That kinda depends on a few things. If I have a bunch of them to trim and replant I cut the tops 2-3 inches from the substrate. Them I pull the old ones out and replant the tops according to height(tallest in the back). If I only have a few, I leave the cut part in to grow new tops over the next few weeks. I like to start out with fresh 8-10" tops.
thank youThat kinda depends on a few things. If I have a bunch of them to trim and replant I cut the tops 2-3 inches from the substrate. Them I pull the old ones out and replant the tops according to height(tallest in the back). If I only have a few, I leave the cut part in to grow new tops over the next few weeks. I like to start out with fresh 8-10" tops.
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