Chop & Extend Tutorial - Growing large plants on Moss Poles

[@Chaserandburk]

This chop and extend method to encourage mature new growth makes more sense than anything I’ve come across in 2 years of being obsessed with plants and consuming countless hours of content about plants. THANK YOU

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@HawkAUS]

Exactly how I feel as well. Couldn't have said it better!

[@berlinaroids]

I'm so glad you're on YT now. Made my first 2 poles and love the fact that we can now get a closer, more detailed insight on how u use them.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@viclarock5321]

I know this video is over a year old, but I love the tutorial. Your video gives me an idea as to what to do in any event I will need to extend a pole. It is along ways away before I have to do that, as I only recently started to transition some of my plants to moss poles. Your video is something to look back to when the time comes.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@plantwithroos]

You're on KZbin!!! Yayyyyy that's so cool!

[@ashleyartus1193]

And you are naturally funny too. Its a gift. Thanks.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@alvaferjoe2117]

I’m so happy you have a KZbin channel. 💚💚💚

[@AussieEnglishPodcast]

Great work, mate :) Enjoying these videos a lot!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Cheers :)

[@wanglabtydc1803]

Nice! Finally the King of moss pole is here 😁 All of your IG useful video clips doesn’t goes to waste 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 So many can learn from the champion.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hehe thanks :)

[@jacquieexpat]

Another really great vid, I thought I knew what to do after following you on Instagram but this gives us much more detail like saving roots from the top half of the pole and how tricky it is to get the moss out to put the aroid mix in. That chop stick comes in handy! Thanks 👍

[@KenmeriCaptain]

thanks Jan! really happy you've made the switch over to youtube for some of your instructional stuff, i much prefer this format. wishing you lots of success here and with the plants :)

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@janashellbug]

Absolutely best plant KZbin ever. Your smooth accent and voice, and gorgeous plants. Excellent videos. So glad to have found you

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@maxbill5054]

Amazing plant! Thank you for the video an for creating your channel on KZbin💚 Ich freue mich auf viele weitere Videos.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Danke :)

[@sallyshuttleworth9222]

Wow, that was the fastest chop and restake i have ever seen. U made it look so easy. Great vid. And what an absolutely amazing looking beast of a plant

[@sydneyplantguy]

Done it many times so I’ve gotten really efficient at it hehe :) thanks

[@Sera_Vaz]

Jan, I like your work ethic. Everything is so organised, efficient, and meticulous!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@lianevoelker9845]

@@sydneyplantguy are you German by any chance? 😂

[@radysy381]

So glad you’re on KZbin now. Love you on IG but now it’s so much easier to follow tutorials and easier search. Thanks so much for this helpful video.

[@elainedalusung3622]

Thanks for the video tutorial. Better visualization than the q&a in instagram. Congratulations on you new youtube channel.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Cheers :)

[@asianangie7209]

You are making me want to moss pole everything!

[@elduderino9199]

Awesome that you are starting your transition to KZbin! :) thank you for the good content and the great inspiration. Good luck and as great of an organic growth on your Chanel as you have it with your plants :) Hope you don't mind if if send you my wishlist for videos I would love to see from you: Would be cool if you could make a "how to start" video someday. I just bought a tiny philodendron glorious leave with the sole purpose of ending up with such a lovely large moss poll full of leaves as you have. Would be awesome to have somewhat of a walkthrough :) Another cool thing would be a video for the case that one bought a established potted plant from the store and wants to change it to a vertical one. Greetings from Germany

[@sydneyplantguy]

Hey, thank you :) i uploaded a video on how to start a small plant on a moss pole the other day :)

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection

[@GrowingGreenNZ]

Such a fun process to watch! And clearly it works!! Thank you 🥰

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@newmanmansell760]

Great tips for moss poles👏🌟🌟💢🌟🌟I really enjoyed watching😊💖

[@sydneyplantguy]

thanks :)

[@joeyroldan1658]

So glad you're on youtube now! Would love to see or know if you move your plants when the seasons change even with supplemental lighting! I'm in the northern hemisphere, with only south facing windows, so I'm not getting a lot of light compared to the winter.

[@elparaisodedenis]

Great and amazing work, beautiful plants, greetings from Serbia, you are the best ! 💚💚💚💚💚

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@mimakate]

Fantastic tutorial. Thank you 🥰

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@jbjtopete]

Just saw you on tick tock and found your channel I'm so happy😊

[@67marilibra]

I love your videos, and your 🪴

[@debbiey9452]

This video is so helpful. Thank you.

[@NewbiPai]

Thank you for making this channell

[@deebee1326]

Great video! Thanks for your efforts Jan 🤗👏

[@brodiebooth3071]

Great vid!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@brandonleehmccoy]

Enjoyed the video. Keep it going.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@AA-17]

Fantastic ❤I love the video💕Thank you✨

[@Sutsamadori97]

Really enjoying those videos! Loved the content on insta, love the content here

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@nessin8or394]

Great job! Can’t wait to visit bunnings and get some mesh. I have a few grow vertical, but I think this method would work just as well.

[@ashatempe7073]

Omg - had no idea those can get that big! Amazing 🤩

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@joshmichaels269]

You're videos are great! Thank you

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@CheatcodeGlitch]

Top tier content. I’m learning so much, your videos make so much sense!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@yesplantchannel3781]

I love ur plants wowwwwww

[@cherylegger5908]

I just can't get over how stable your poles/pots are compared to mine. I do the same things

[@justindavis2292]

What pots do you use? Orchid pots like those from repotme or similar have a conical bump in the middle that you can put the base of the pole around which adds stability. He also uses pumice and sand in his mix which makes the pot heavier I would imagine but pumice is pretty pricey for what it does.

[@LJsReef]

Thanks for the idea! Now I've put damn near all my aroids on these moss poles, but I just connect my moss pole with zip ties and it works great. No need for the garden stakes/poles.

[@ginninagla]

Awesome video an damn it I used plastic mesh for mine. I hope when I have a good problem and my plant gets big it will be easy to extend. I did put a PVC pipe in the centre that's slightly smaller than the pole for stability

[@pudik2008]

Love your clear and detailed instructions! Wishing you all the success on KZbin! Nat (Adelaide)

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@zap4980]

Thanks for sharing ❤️

[@sureshkumar-gu9vu]

Oops! Never had it so clear and simple

[@SteffaniesJourney]

Thx 4 sharing

[@simonesicard4347]

🌿🌿🌿 Such a helpful video. Thanks for the instructions. Let's get you monetized!!😉

[@sydneyplantguy]

Haha that’s the spirit :) thank you

[@ashleyartus1193]

OMG...this looks absolutely terrifying. However, I do grow roses outside, and I remember a lovely lady saying " prune them right back like 2 or 3 feet...chopping it was frightening...then in a week " hey presto" new growth. So... when my climbers get tall and large..( im only following your advice , by the way, because you are the most clear and informative anywhere online ( including google, and we can all see the results of your love and care,..ps..you need your own TV series. It would be a huge success..I'll follow this closely. 👌

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@sylviagutierrez7676]

Hi First time I saw your video,you have great plants !! I'm from Sydney myself ,see you on your next one👌 💚🪴🌵🌱

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :)

[@antonfilimonov9131]

You are a blessing for the plant community. I'm watching your whole channel from start to finish. How often do you water your poles? Well, there's probably a video already, so I will watch it soon. Greetings from Moscow!

[@sydneyplantguy]

There is hehe :) thanks

[@austinstott8106]

Your plant collection is amazing. Do you think you’ll do an in depth video of how you make your moss polls on KZbin?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Working on it :)

[@HoyYaNoSoyYo]

Great video! Thank you very much! The green solid tutor, which supports the moss pole, is a metal core tube coated with PVC?

[@danisho730]

Thank you. Share some more plant moss pole tricks 🙂

[@sydneyplantguy]

My entire channel is moss pole tricks :P

[@Qalvin]

Thank you so much for the informational guides! Question: Are you worried about algae and mold? If so, how do you counter those?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Algae is normal, no need to worry about it. I haven’t had any mould on my moss poles, i reckon it’s the airflow that keeps it away :)

[@Qalvin]

@@sydneyplantguy Appreciate your answer! By the way, i'm just about to plant my adansonii laniata. How many plants have you got growing on yours? It's magnificent!!

[@Justin-lg1qb]

It’s awesome to see you on KZbin now! Ok so my question is for that specific monstera, how many poles/ pole extensions has that one plant grown through?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) that’s the third ‘chop & extend’

[@Justin-lg1qb]

@@sydneyplantguy ok that’s pretty fast. Keeping me hopeful!

[@annafink2245]

So funny - I use a chopstick as a tool with my plants too.

[@Fallenleaf489]

Great video thank you. I tried your method with a bunch of my plants to see how it goes. Just keep the poles moist, not so much the aroid mix right?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes :) keep the aroid mix moist but don’t ‘overwater’ it. Gravity will make sure enough moisture ends up in the pot :)

[@donnaleighh]

Hi Jan, looking back at the old stuff as I'm about to start chopping and extending - I note that those stems are quite thick - wondering if you have any concerns about having a lot of thick stem in the substrate - if would seem not - I'm assuming that's because the drainage is so good?

[@recson3989]

Lovely video! Is that a german accent u got?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) yes

[@recson3989]

@@sydneyplantguy awesome- greets from bavaria ;) keep on doing this great stuff i am builing a moss pole like yours right now

[@plantwithroos]

This is what I was curious about too! Combination of German with Australian haha

[@NamiSparrow]

You’ve encouraged me to actually use moss poles ^_^ How many squares wide do you make these large ones?

[@sydneyplantguy]

15 squares :)

[@jacquelinecosme7608]

Omg I found you ❤️❤️❤️

[@beeskerdoo9447]

I have learned so much from your videos. I have all the materials to build my own moss poles, can’t wait to get started. Question: do you use a stake for all the 180 cm poles? Thank you.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes :) happy growing!!:)

[@beeskerdoo9447]

@@sydneyplantguy Thank you!

[@soobind.8532]

Thank you for this video! I've been watching your series on moss poles because I love the bushy look of your monsteras. Can you make a video on how to "fix" a leggy monstera? Is the only solution to get a few rooted stems (I'm thinking 4) and plant them in a new pot with a moss pole?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes that’s what I’d do but most importantly you’d need to give it more light so the new growth won’t be leggy again :)

[@soobind.8532]

@@sydneyplantguy Thanks for the response, we're potentially moving to a new place with a lot more light so I think I'll try starting from scratch over there! Do you recommend taking more mature leaves to start the new pot, or the immature ones without any fenestration? I'm a new plant parent and have never done this before 😬

[@poojamaheshwari7738]

Hi, thank you so much for your awesome videos!!! they are so clear, informative and has encouraged me to make my own moss poles. i checked in local bunnings for the wire mesh, could you please add a link to the specific wire mesh that you have used. there were so many and i kind of struggled to find which one to use. thank you so much 😊

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) www.bunnings.com.au/whites-90cm-x-5m-x-12mm-x-12mm-pvc-coated-garden-mesh_p3060823

[@poojamaheshwari7738]

@@sydneyplantguy thank you so much

[@ΘΩΜΑΣΣΙΩΜΟΣ-γ1ξ]

I just wanted to ask, what do you do with the bottom part of the plant when you extend its moss pole?

[@sinas.5910]

👌🏻

[@johnreysicuan9345]

💚🌱

[@Thygo_official]

Thank you for this interesting Video!;:) Is it possible to get the same result with using normal potting soil?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I have an aroid mix video, check it out. Nothing is impossible but why i don’t like the use of store bought potting mixes.

[@CrossCultural-c7f]

Thanks!

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thank you :)

[@Rich-lk5ye]

❤️❤️❤️

[@marcelleaf6920]

Are you able to get out of your beautiful home for a week or so? Would your plants survive if you water them all the day before you leave?

[@sydneyplantguy]

they can probably do for a week without me but because I have a cat I have a house sitter when I'm on holidays anyway :)

[@dinacisneros8616]

I love following you. I just extended my first pole but...when I went to water it for the first time( I walked away) it tipped over and broke the top off.😢 How do you keep the extended pole from being too wobbly? The cover pot is the correct size (or pretty close) Any tips is much appreciated.

[@sydneyplantguy]

Thanks :) i just out them in heavy decorative planters & that’s it :)

[@sophiejames923]

Hey, so far I have been using coir poles which my plants seem to love. I have now reached the ceiling with my Adansonii which has leaves about the size of my palm. I'm hoping to chop and extend. Do you have any experience with this medium or any advise? Thanks!

[@sydneyplantguy]

From my experience chop & extend wouldn’t work with a coco coir pole as all roots within the pole would be aerial roots, not water roots. Probably best to propagate the plant after the chop a little further before potting it up :)

[@meganpahl3612]

I am curious as to see what the importance of the ariel roots really are. I have heard that it doesn't matter if you cut them off if they are not currently climbing but, will this stunt the maximum growth ability of the plant? Also, if your plant needs to go onto a pole, but is a monster monstera and growing crazy, how can you stake them so the leaves are uniform as your are? I will wait for your answer

[@sydneyplantguy]

I always start my poles with small plants so they grow up the pole as they mature, this way aerial roots will grow into the pole amd turn into water roots

[@siekplant5327]

❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@jacquelinethomas9881]

Hi there !! Do you have Humidifiers and if you do I wonder are the windows closed or open That's a curious question Cause I have my AC on Love the accent

[@sydneyplantguy]

I don’t use humidifiers :)

[@sandwhale5391]

Great! How long is the green pillar? Thanks.

[@sydneyplantguy]

180cms

[@lavvy2585]

Nice video but wish you didn't have the music on while you were talking.

[@fjaff]

Does the new growth revert to small leaves?

[@sydneyplantguy]

No as the cutting has an established root system already:)

[@galegale1965]

I know this is an older video but I have a question. I have an adansonii I want to transition from a plastic pole to a metal one. I want to leave it in the plastic until it's grown enough to chop again in a few months or whatever and chop off the remaining plastic pole. Is there an easy way to do this?

[@amiekyte44]

I have a Philodendron Melanochrysum that has reached the top of the pole, it doesn't cover the pole at all. Do I go ahead and add another pole? Or can I direct it to grow throughout the first one? Thx

[@neutronshiva2498]

how much moss do u use for the meter long pole? You buy it in some huge packs like thoose 5kg bricks?

[@joanna-lf2ns]

Sorry, let me just watch this video about 20 more times. I was busy listening to your accent 😍🫣

[@eddiemcglamery6303]

Do you need to water the full moss pole or only up to the point that the plant has grown to?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Technically only the part where the plant has attached to but thats actually more work than just watering the full thing: Watering Moss Poles #tutorial kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn-ldHyKZZ1joaM

[@jampintos2219]

🌿💚💚💚

[@riddlebox]

So my question is when you chop it the first leaf that grows is it normally smaller then the last leaf??? Thats whats mine doin i choped it and it put off a smaller leaf is that jus part of it?

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes that’s normal. But the bigger the root system & the better the conditions the quicker the plant goes back to increasing in leaf sizd

[@MAELLEES]

Is there anything special about the cut? I have to do this to my philondendron. I want to make sure that the bottom half continues to grow.

[@RunaaSteinamrk]

Would you make the poles thicker if you had leaves on the back-side as well?

[@sydneyplantguy]

You could but probably not required. The pole would just end up being really heavy

[@RunaaSteinamrk]

@@sydneyplantguy thanks for answering 🙂 I just found your channel and I've been binge-watching your videos. So informative and your plants are stunning 😍

[@danzenhoo]

Hello!! Whats the size of the pot? Thanks

[@sydneyplantguy]

20cms

[@denisededs]

Cool! But why do you chop & extend them? (I'm not being sarcastic)

[@sydneyplantguy]

Because I don’t have unlimited vertical space

[@deathcouchma3025]

Does the plant re-root into the pot just by watering the moss pole? I can’t understand how all that growth is sustained by only aerial roots! 🤔😶

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes:) the roots in the moss pole are not aerial roots. They are proper water roots able to absorb water & nutrients :)

[@earisu]

Do you not end up with a lot of the same plant doing this? By having the base become a separate plant?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I don’t keep the base :) i just continue growing the top. But I can sell ot swap the base & get a new plant :P hehe

[@earisu]

@@sydneyplantguy Oh! Makes sense. I assumed you were keeping the base haha. I would like to try this for some of my plants. :) Thanks for posting them as full videos

[@MeredithForReal]

Is there a way to chop if you bought your moss pole of Amazon & it has PVC pipe in the middle of it?

[@sydneyplantguy]

You might need a saw! :P

[@jpadvocates]

Ok - I can’t find those pots. Can you provide a link?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I buy them locally, not online

[@emaa2123]

Is this possible on coco coir poles. I want to try this but I have no materials

[@sydneyplantguy]

No as coco coir has no water retention capacity

[@emaa2123]

@@sydneyplantguy then will any type of moss do? Like peat moss for soil?

[@janeenmckenzie4586]

Can you buy the airoid mix?

[@sydneyplantguy]

I make my own :) check out my aroid mix video :)

[@FamiljenSchanderSedin]

Do monstera variegata like this moss tecniq too? 😊

[@sydneyplantguy]

Yes :)

[@FamiljenSchanderSedin]

@@sydneyplantguy 😊😊😊

[@sairsalman]

how to report the plant from normal soil to ariod mixer? plz, make a video.

[@valiaudet3415]

If you have a plant with one stem with long internodes, would it be advantageous to take a cutting to propagate if it hasn't reached the top of first moss pole. Anyone, thanks in advance?

[@sydneyplantguy]

This might help: How to propagate your Monstera with 100% success (includes results after 4 months) kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZDKc4BrpbSBb6M

[@joankennes3230]

Great tutorial! Pity about the annoying background music....

[@Ingemarssn]

Den deutschen Akzent hört man einfach immer raus :-)