Roots Showing

[greeneracres]

New grower here. In most of the pictures I see what looks like white gravel sprinkled on top of the soil in the pots. I tried searching, but can't seem to find any info on this. I noticed roots showing at the surface around the trunks after watering. I was going to add a couple inches of topsoil to the pots, but would love to hear some suggestions. I don't want to cook the roots.
TIA

 

[Seamaiden]

It's perlite, you don't really need it. Don't worry about roots showing through, the plant comes preprogrammed to handle that sort of stuff.

 

[Two.Bears]

It's perlite, you don't really need it. Don't worry about roots showing through, the plant comes preprogrammed to handle that sort of stuff.

Sometimes they use vermiculite instead of perlite.

 

[Seamaiden]

Yes, but it's usually a brownish color, right? I've never seen white vermiculite.

 

[greeneracres]

Thank you for the quick help gents.

 

[Bannacis]

Thank you for the quick help gents.

Uh...ya better check who answers your post. Seamaiden is far from "gently"...lol

 

[Seamaiden]

Hey! I'm gentle. :p

 

[Bannacis]

A Living dead girl who's a maiden of the sea..?. Gentle you may say, but I can guess there's an Ocean of Zombie parts in your wake...

 

[jumpincactus]

A Living dead girl who's a maiden of the sea..?. Gentle you may say, but I can guess there's an Ocean of Zombie parts in your wake...

LOL

 

[Seamaiden]

A Living dead girl who's a maiden of the sea..?. Gentle you may say, but I can guess there's an Ocean of Zombie parts in your wake...

I guess I totally fit Fear the Walking Dead's thing they've got goin' on now, don't I?