[nokturnalkid]

Usually, when I do gravel vac(which is rarely), I just put the tip of the gravel vac just above my groundcover plants. For areas where my stems are, I just kind of stir up all the gunk on the and suck it up. Never had any problems with uprooting. Just make sure you don't vac right after re-planting. Give the plants some time to root in. Hth...