gold in with lettuce? ;)

[dru`s haven]

ok i know ive cheated slightly well only with these they jumped out at me so i had to buy ok but when i got home and re planted them into troughs i noticed this gold stuff surrounding them ,anyone any ideas?? ive not seen this before and im guessing ive not stuck gold lol hehe

[Martin H]

It's vermiculite that was mixed with the compost the seedlings grew in.

[vixylix]

Yep - what Martin said. My OH thought it was gold when I pulled up my thyme plant too