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title: "What are these gel blobs I found in my bamboo when I went to repot…"
description: "What are these gel blobs I found in my bamboo when I went to repot it. I had it in leca."
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author: "PlantMom829"
published: "2026-08-24T19:22:23.558575Z"
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# What are these gel blobs I found in my bamboo when I went to repot…

_Posted by PlantMom829 on 2026-08-24_

What are these gel blobs I found in my bamboo when I went to repot it. I had it in leca.

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## 1 comment

### Nikiller commented on 2026-08-25

If you got it from a pet store at any point, it’s probably either the agar they tend to grow some semi aquatic plants in. The roots could have been hiding it until now and it hasn’t dried and deteriorated because of the moisture from the leca

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