Make Your Own Moss Pole

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Make your own moss pole.

I have made these before many years ago but i used chicken wire and it fell apart after being under the soil for a while. A moss pole is the best way to grow plants like philodendrons and syngoniums. Posted by threegardeners on july 20 2012. Fill in around the stake with the moss pushing it into the mesh.

Make your own moss pole for your houseplants. Secure your plant one vine at a time to the pole winding the plant gently around the pole. Over time the moss will start to degrade and get looser so make sure it is completely filling the cylinder and that you gently pack it down. Make your own moss pole.

Moss poles are really pretty simple to make. Moss pole work climbing plants cool how to make a sphagnum moss pole for epiphytes trellis plants moss pole magic on this monstera house plant care how to make a sphagnum moss pole for epiphytes trellis plants how to grow climbing plants episode 42 make your own moss pole tutorial bloomandgrowradio. Water to settle the plant into the soil. I ve always wanted a moss pole to grow my philodendron on.

Squeeze any excess water out of your sphagnum moss and start filling your your entire cynlinder with the moss. Take your desired plant and pot it into a larger pot if needed. To give it a more natural look pick off small sections of the sheet moss and glue them randomly on the bare wood sections and top of the pole allowing some of the wood to peek through. Take your completed totem pole and press it gently into the center of the pot trying to avoid stems and roots.

It is really easy and i ll show you how. You can also make a monstera moss pole without the stake and simply fill a tube made of mesh with the moss and fix the edges together but i feel like the stake adds to the stability. I m so excited to share this tutorial with you because the idea for this episode came from me being inspired to make my own moss poles after watching a video tylor made on instagram. Click here to listen to the episode.

Let me show you. Some philodendron stems get quite large and heavy. Here is a simple and easy way to create your very own moss pole for your monstera deliciosa. Training cheese plant on a moss pole.

They re naturally epiphytes plants that grow on other plants so attaching. Now you can remove the tape and place the pole into your pot as close to the center as possible without damaging the root system too much.