Make Your Own Moss Pole

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Make your own moss pole.

I ve always wanted a moss pole to grow my philodendron on. 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. After seeing the ones raffaele at ohio tropics was making it inspired me to make some again. Let me show you.

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. Fill in around the stake with the moss pushing it into the mesh. 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. Take your completed totem pole and press it gently into the center of the pot trying to avoid stems and roots.

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. The process was so easy especially because tylor s video was so helpful and. They re naturally epiphytes plants that grow on other plants so attaching. Make your own moss pole for your houseplants.

Training cheese plant on a moss pole. 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. Some philodendron stems get quite large and heavy. You ll want to add a good amount so that when you close your cylinder the moss is snug.

Moss poles are really pretty simple to make. Click here to listen to the episode. Water to settle the plant into the soil. Secure your plant one vine at a time to the pole winding the plant gently around the pole.

It is really easy and i ll show you how. Here is a simple and easy way to create your very own moss pole for your monstera deliciosa. 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. A moss pole is the best way to grow plants like philodendrons and syngoniums.

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. Squeeze any excess water out of your sphagnum moss and start filling your your entire cynlinder with the moss.