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title: "#Meshofdeath! to remind you to always check your roots! 👍"
description: "#Meshofdeath! to remind you to always check your roots! 👍"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/Mf5zT-zxS3y4i0zdCjy8aA"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Ji11"
published: "2024-08-26T02:34:40.112044Z"
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# #Meshofdeath! to remind you to always check your roots! 👍

_Posted by Ji11 on 2024-08-26_

#Meshofdeath! to remind you to always check your roots! 👍

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fBH_28A5qaP2hoVvraoji7PuhH2kRqkI0DYvYyUVg94/yNBFDZ9cS0qwnOPW0q1IXg.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Mads commented on 2024-08-26

I just repotted 3 plants today that had these!

### erised commented on 2024-08-26

Hey, new plant person here! Can you please elaborate?

#### Ji11 replied on 2024-08-26

When plants are propagated at nurseries they use mesh pods with cocoa coir instead of larger pots. This is good for early growth however they don’t get removed and the plant is then potted up. This causes more moisture retention around the center of the roots causing rot and not allowing the roots to grow freely. I’ve noticed them on almost every new plant I’ve purchased.

#### erised replied on 2024-08-27

Oh thank you! I had a string of pearls that might have had that problem. The picture of the roots looked very similar . I attributed it to ‘root rot’, but I’m still unsure of what caused it. Looking back, there might have been coir involved.

#### Ji11 replied on 2024-08-27

Here’s another example on a pitcher plant. It’s the mesh that’s the problem. I cut through it in this picture then removed it. You can see how the roots never grew through on this one.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fBH_28A5qaP2hoVvraoji7PuhH2kRqkI0DYvYyUVg94/dQa5MOzgQd21YlEfiwcHyA.webp?size=large)

#### erised replied on 2024-08-28

Absolutely! I will definitely look out for this in all future purchases  
Side note: that lil baby is sooo cute 🥺

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