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title: "I just looked at the roots of my lemon button fern. 😶 Apparently, it…"
description: "I just looked at the roots of my lemon button fern. 😶 Apparently, it was grown in some kind of fabric. Not fabric with soil—just fabric all the way through. I…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Penny L"
published: "2023-07-02T17:53:45.891Z"
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# I just looked at the roots of my lemon button fern. 😶 Apparently, it…

_Posted by Penny L on 2023-07-02_

I just looked at the roots of my lemon button fern. 😶 Apparently, it was grown in some kind of fabric. Not fabric with soil—just fabric all the way through. I did my best to break it away without doing too much damage, but I doubt this one will recover.

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## 5 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-07-02

Grrrr! 😖 I hate it when they do that. Makes me question if mine are in same situation. I wish a horticulturist would jump in explain this! (Other than they want to sell plants).

### Penny L commented on 2023-07-02

Yes, I think they’re avoiding customer churn. ☹️ I took a look at my gardenia bonsai’s roots, as well, and it was the same thing. That’s not the way to grow a bonsai. I think she’s a bit better off, though.

### stella ✨🌊⭐️ commented on 2023-07-03

Whoaah what?? I have never even heard of such. That is so weird, Ill definitely check the medium of the next plant I buy!!

### Penny L commented on 2023-07-03

I’ve only had her for about two months and she just started to give up after about a month. So I’m really hoping she’ll pull through now I’ve freed her roots. 🤞🏼

### Mullein commented on 2023-07-03

Ugh I call those death plugs. I hate them! Sometimes I even find ones made of thick plastic that are so hard to cut through without damaging the poor plant! But if I leave them, the plant eventually dies of root rot or suffocating roots

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