Why Pre-Rooted Mats Make Planting 10× Easier (And Why I Started Growing Them) Let’s be honest. Planting stem plants the “traditional” way is mildly irritating at best and tank-rage inducing at worst. You trim them.You grab your tweezers.You plant them perfectly.You sit back feeling accomplished. Then your filter flow kicks in and half of them float to the surface like they’ve decided this isn’t...