How To Use A Moss Pole For Climbing House Plants

[@agoodthinggrowing]

Dude, why are you the first person that I've ever seen say ANYTHING related to this!? That's crazy. Thank you. This literally changed all of my plants I have on sticks in my case. And also gave me a much better understanding of how the plant actually goes about attaching to the pole.

[@TechplantChannel]

lol I have no idea, but there are a few people who illustrate this with more mature plants but I think it gets lost with the flood of other videos.

[@agoodthinggrowing]

@TechplantChannel and now that I think of it, plants that had little babies at the bottom lost the top big vines but the ones near the bottom sustained a huge majority of the top of the plant after they had died off and then those are the vines that ended up being attached. Makes sense now that I know

[@kacievines7981]

I just got myself a couple moss poles for newly purchased plants (Global Green Pothos and Silver Vine Pothos). I kept feeling like something was off once I set them on it, and now I know it was because I was using it in the wrong way: exactly as you demonstrated. I mean, duh, right? Talk about an improvement and more pole space! Of course, even trying to be as gentle as I could, I ended up during a lower coil and tape snapped some new growth of the Silver Vine. Made me wince, only to then realize: "Oh yeah. These can propagate like crazy, nevermind!" XD

[@TechplantChannel]

Heck yeah! Hope they get huge for you!

[@gaddaitherage8204]

Great video, and thanks for bringing light to this issue. About the plant reaching the top of the pole, Sydney Plant Guy (the moss pole god) has a great way to “trick” the plant into continuing its growth to ginormous proportions. He has his DYI pole method down pat, which can be extended with 2 x 90cm poles (180cm total). When the plant reaches the top of the 2nd pole, he chops the vine at the joint between the 2 poles, and then attach a fresh pole on top of the previous top pole. He repeats this process so in essence the plant will be growing to infinity when in fact the setup remains at 180cm. And the plant can survive the chop without a blink because the majority of the root system is within the pole (his poles are wire mesh outside with hollow center filled w moss). His leaves are ginormous. Sorry to detract from your content but I think it is good further reference.

[@TechplantChannel]

yeah his method works great! I have no proof of this next statement, but i think its good to give them a long run way initially to get to that mature size and once they hit that size his extension method works really well. but i have a "feeling" that when you cut them it sorta shocks them a little bit so its good to have that long initial runway. but who knows. his plants are incredible and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@gaddaitherage8204]

@@TechplantChannel thank YOU! Love your contents and your spirit of experimentation.

[@Dhruv_Dogra]

Great plant insights

[@Erana-Quesada]

Oh wow! All those other YTubers never gave this advice. It’s like they showed us how to bake a cake but didn’t tell us to add flour. ☹️ No wonder my plants never grew in leaf size. Thank you very much for this very important step in using moss poles!

[@turogers13]

Wow, a simple suggestion about the moss pole is a game-changer! Thankyou 😊

[@ayatti26]

This makes so much sense. I felt 5 new brain cells fire up.

[@mattbradley28]

I'm about to add moss polls to some of my plants. This was very helpful. Thank you.

[@funn3guy]

Best video I’ve seen on this. Started following this for my pothos and monstera and they have put out huge leaves.

[@MichaelDeNicola]

Tell em! It doesn't count as being on the pole unless it's grabbing it on its own.

[@TechplantChannel]

Yeap pretty much! If it ain't grabbing on you aren't getting the benefits of it

[@kkmeilicke]

This makes so much sense, but I've never seen it addressed before. I love the idea of starting a new pot next to the existing one--wish I had room for that 😂

[@TechplantChannel]

Yeah it can be challenging to setup lol

[@joshuabuilds3051]

202k subs! God dude your channel is doing great. And the commitment to start producing very repeatable at home experiments to become a reference for other people is a great idea.

[@TechplantChannel]

yeap, I gotta get some started soon tho, been so busy!! However, i do recieve results from a lab in 8 days on some TC flaskes with thai cons i sent in for testing! so that should be a cool video!

[@shawnde1]

As an alternative for trellises, tomato cages work amazing on getting plants off the ground!

[@InBetweenMolecules]

Damn. Gonna go redo the moss pole i just made yesterday. 😅

[@TechplantChannel]

i gotta fix a bunch of mine too! it more effort but in the long term its worth it

[@RuffTranslation]

Brilliant! No one had explained this to me in the past. So with the dubia that’s climbing up the wood, you just want the nodes to feel pressed up against something stable? They don’t actually need to stick the air roots into anything? I ask because I have some plants that need supports but I don’t like the look or maintenance of moss poles and am planning on use wood or wire trellises.

[@TechplantChannel]

you can do wooden planks, look up "everything plants" on youtube, he has a ton of plants climbing planks and they are getting HUGE. the key is getting them started and they will keep rooting to the plank!

[@RuffTranslation]

@@TechplantChannel Thank you so much! I will check that channel out!

[@axnvn]

Great video. Do you mist the moss pole? I have the same pole you have in your video, but I never misted them. I just read online that some people do mist them.

[@TechplantChannel]

yeah i would do waht you can to keep it wet, it might be worth cutting water bottles into strips you can sorta wrap around 70% of the pole to keep in moisture

[@axnvn]

@@TechplantChannel Thank you for your quick response. Please note my pole is Coco Coir moss pole, not sphagnum moss pole. Should I still mist my Coco Coir moss pole? If I kept it wet, I am worried I might get mold if it doesn't dry out quickly in this cold weather.

[@lenapaws]

Omg ty so so so much for this video. I've been needing this lol

[@IRONWEED_]

2:59 Great opportunity to air layer at the base of the pole.

[@TechplantChannel]

Yeah I really should so I can get the res of the pot started again on another surface!! Thanks!

[@EMH_Richard]

So you're saying we should start at the base, before making our way to the tip? 👀 *noted*

[@TechplantChannel]

lol something like that

[@jessicacook8186]

I feel called out by that thumbnail

[@TechplantChannel]

You ate free to do whatever you like or enjoy this is mostly just a tip if you want to get more vertical growth before you need to chop the top and root it again! I'm trying more outrageous thumbnails tho in hopes it somehow helps my channel click through rate lmao

[@jessicacook8186]

@TechplantChannel I love it. It got my attention and I'm going to up my game!

[@dilysvela2717]

What are the green stripes you use?

[@MrEiht]

I have several dragon fruit plants which "require mounting". 2 Dendrobium look at me, desperate for "a mount". I am horrible with that, so I shall watch in slow motion and actually LISTEN.

[@TechplantChannel]

im horrible too i have a lot of plants that need to be re mounted or mounted in general lol

[@MrEiht]

@@TechplantChannel yes but you know how to do it AND will do it. One day :)

[@slonz666]

Correct me if im wrong, but this doesn't look like a moss pole, more like a coco pole.

[@Bonginspector69]

Ya you’re right but they’re sold as moss poles everywhere which is a real bummer. These poles do not take up water.

[@TechplantChannel]

Yeah you are correct, like others have said though 'moss pole' has become a sort of generic term for any material pole besides like straight up wooden planks

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

The amount of times i've seen someone who doesn't understand how a deliciosa grows attach the front of the plant to the pole is so sad... The leaves being smushed up against it is crazy

[@TechplantChannel]

Lmao yeah seeing that always cracks my up, especially when they even strap the leafs to the pole

[@aidensiessmayer5615]

@@TechplantChannel ESPECIALLY IF THE PLANT HAS LIKE THREE TINY LEAVES AND THEY HAVE IT STRAPPED TO A GIANT POLE IT'S SO FUNNY

[@joannelasage2053]

Okay, lol, I need my plant specialist to do a home "health care check" on my babies and set me straight. 😬

[@insaneflower1]

Ty

[@andyandbee]

Poor Pothos :( 💚🪴🌿

[@TechplantChannel]

Yeah I gotta get it on something different so it will start grabbing on again

[@Onelovetess]

That's not a moss pole it's a coir pole

[@TechplantChannel]

True I blanket call all poles moss poles. The advice works on all styles though

[@josephannett3471]

Confused. You name the first example as Monstera but it looks like Pothos. The second example you call Pothos but it looks like Monstera.