How To Weigh Plants Down

[NickBFC]

Having some issues with some of my plants, in particular Vallis. My substrate is fine sand (Argos play sand) so new plants are having issues until the roots spread. I don't really want to use the iron strips they come with, and I don't have any aquarium gravel left to weigh them down. Any other ideas??

 

[CezzaXV]

I like supergluing mine to rocks.

 

[Baccus]

What about a couple of small stones, like the tumbled ones you can usually buy from gardening shops to pretty up the top of potted plants?

 

[NickBFC]

Thanks, that sounds like an option. I may get some fishing wire and tie a small stone to the side. I already have a high PH of 8.0 so need to be a bit careful.

 

[PrairieSunflower]

I just pick through the garden for long thin rocks, clean them up and tie plants to them with string, the are small enough to bury easily.

 

[Zikofski]

yes the stone method is good one i may start doing this if my vellas keep uprooting

 

[Ps3Steveo]

Plant it, put pebbles round the bottoms on top of the sand, wait to root, remove pebbles.