Make Your Own Moss Pole

It is really easy and i ll show you how.

Make your own moss pole. Take your desired plant and pot it into a larger pot if needed. After seeing the ones raffaele at ohio tropics was making it inspired me to make some again. Make your own moss pole for your houseplants. Click here to listen to the episode.

Below are my two unruly monsteras that. Squeeze any excess water out of your sphagnum moss and start filling your your entire cynlinder with the moss. Here is a simple and easy way to create your very own moss pole for your monstera deliciosa. Let me show you.

I ve always wanted a moss pole to grow my philodendron on. Posted by threegardeners on july 20 2012. They re naturally epiphytes plants that grow on other plants so attaching. 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.

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. Secure your plant one vine at a time to the pole winding the plant gently around the 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. 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.

Moss poles are really pretty simple to make. You ll want to add a good amount so that when you close your cylinder the moss is snug. Water to settle the plant into the soil. Fill in around the stake with the moss pushing it into the mesh.

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. 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. A moss pole is the best way to grow plants like philodendrons and syngoniums. Some philodendron stems get quite large and heavy.

Take your completed totem pole and press it gently into the center of the pot trying to avoid stems and roots. Training cheese plant on a moss pole.