I Tried to Make an “Anubias Carpet” — Did It Work?

I know you're not supposed to bury the rhizome for anubias and java fern in the substrate, but... I really wanted to try making an anubias carpet. Here's my step-by-step process of how I did it (and how the project turned out).

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0:00 Can rhizome plants be planted in the ground?
1:07 How to plant bigger anubias with longer roots
1:51 How to plant smaller anubias with short roots
2:25 Step 1: Rinse the aquarium rocks
2:33 Step 2: Prepare the materials
3:03 Step 3: Find the best position to glue the plant on the rock
3:23 Step 4: Glue the roots to the rock
4:06 Step 5: "Plant" the rocks in the substrate
4:34 The final results (and some caveats)