Repot and Make New Poles with Me! | Adding Monstera Dubia and Variegated Adansonii to a Moss Pole

[@mommayanna]

Boy, I really enjoyed this video! Not only is it informative, but it’s s relaxing to watch you. Thank you for giving me the courage to make a moss pole!

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! They're so rewarding! 🤗

[@monsteraetc]

Just an idea for everyone thinking of putting their planked Dubia on a pole. Just take the plank out of the pot (with Dubia attached) and place it in front of the moss poll. This allows for minimal disturbance of the aerial roots, the plant is still completely supported and will just continue it's way up. For those who want to extend the plank, just cut a longer, matching width plank and bury it to the same depth as the original (assuming an up-pot) and garden velcro them together. The leaves will cover the transition and the plant will keep going with minimal trauma. :)

[@monsteraetc]

Also, putting the pole in the middle helps balance the plant, so it won't fall over, as it matures and gets more and more top heavy.

[@karenmyers9146]

Thank you for your insight

[@richardr5878]

Great idea extending the plank. I’d also flatten the pole so the leaves continue to lay flat. Love the shingled look on these.

[@roxannegordon6162]

OMG I was yelling at the monitor: "STICK THE WHOLE THING IN THE POT!! I'm going to do that with mine.

[@clarehealy3632]

OMG using watering globes for moss poles is BRILLIANT! Especially because I have a few that haven't grown up to the top and I don't really want to water the entire thing just so the bottom half is moist. I'm going to steal this for sure

[@plantsbymelissa]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joannanovara815]

If you set the moss pole against the back side of the pot you'll have more room for the root ball in front of it and less unused space behind it. Just my opinion 😉

[@joannanovara815]

I know the roots will eventually find their way to fill the pot,I just try to provide the least resistance

[@generationia]

That was perfect timing for me and my upcoming thiccly moss pole endeavor. Thank you

[@plantsbymelissa]

Glad I could help!

[@jeannemilliman8529]

Hi! I watched one of your videos about the glass plant watering devices for your moss pole and how expensive they are. I had a bunch of plastic closed end bulb water devices. They work really well, too. I use my hand pump sprayer to fill them. I can mix my fertilizer with my water and fill with my sprayer as I check my babies. I have smaller ones that I use on short moss poles. Love your videos!!! I have learned so much. Thank you!!!!

[@noelle7714]

Your Dubai looks stunning, I love it.

[@sherryporsch9349]

Love your little, Please don’t die sign 😄 Both plants look great! 💚

[@plantsbymelissa]

Haha thank you! I was worried there for a minute it was growing all white leaves 😅 I found those little signs at target last season!

[@sherryporsch9349]

@@plantsbymelissa There really cute. 💚

[@generationia]

I agree…

[@rowenalatorre4872]

haha me too!!! lol

[@mommayanna]

Plant globes stuck in the moss pole to water! How ingenius!

[@nikkicanavan7354]

Hi Melissa! I have been binge watching your videos and I am "Obsessed" 🤣🤣Thank you for all you do, you are now my favorite Plant KZbinr, your collection is absolutely beautiful.💚💚

[@StaceyHerewegrowagain]

I love the variegated monstera 😍

[@FaithRickett]

I have NEVER liked Dubia before…. I feel like it looks a ton better on that pole! Now I want one 😂

[@plantsbymelissa]

haha I still am mad I didn't get one sooner! Now you need one too lol

[@Septcrafter]

I just got my first Swiss Cheese plant. His name is Cheeseball. Lol. When I trim him I’ll take the trimmings and make a moss pole. Looks fun

[@sharniborella]

I absolutely love your set up and your plants 🥰 you inspire me so much to start doing moss poles and to create a better potting mix for my plants! I also love how you show everything so slowly so I can watch on how to do everything right 😊❤️

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thanks so much!!!

[@edithfuntanilla6053]

Your monstera is adorable. Thank you for sharing.

[@plantsbymelissa]

You are so welcome!

[@BPlantyPNW]

Agree about coco chunks. Prefer bark as well. In the pnw, i find my climate here isnt conducive to it

[@crystalcardwell4598]

I purchased the Dubai after seeing yours. Same Etsy shop.

[@plantsbymelissa]

aww yay! I hope you love yours! I'm so happy with it!!

[@yooomama4295]

I’ve been adding my leca to my soil mix. It was just setting there and I ran out of bark. It’s working well.

[@plantsbymelissa]

I actually love it in my mix now! I never used it before I tried sol soils. I don’t know why but it’s great!! ☺️

[@dizzyk54]

💓I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for sharing .

[@galaxp]

Hello Melissa. I loved your video. I am also looking at the best way to lengthen the wood on which my dubia rests. One question, where do you buy the tutor you used for the monstera adansoni? Thanks

[@JohnAdams-we9gs]

Great looking plants! 60 is awesome. I'm about two hours south of Chicago and it was 7 this morning. Burrrrrr! Oh, and be careful I think you have attack birds

[@Tammy-rq9mu]

Oh my…..the end of the video😂 so funny! Love your videos, much love from Nova Scotia💚

[@plantsbymelissa]

😂 Glad you enjoyed! Thank you!! 💗

[@karenamalfi8551]

I was so nervous watching you take the plant off of its plank. I am not that brave 😉

[@plantsbymelissa]

I sped it up for the video but I was gentle lol I didn't want to leave the plank.

[@lisaanglim9588]

That dubya is beautiful

[@ninasuculentasymas]

Hi Melissa from Puerto Rico!!! I just repotted my Dubia with a diy moss plank as an extension. In the process I half broke the plant. 😢 but I’m hoping for the best.

[@plantsbymelissa]

oh no I'm so sorry!!

[@maargill9404]

Waddup Melissa! Wanna start by saying LOVE LOVE your channel 😊 whts the name of them plastic moss poles & where can I find them? Keep doing ya thing. Mad love from Jersey 🫡

[@MrWolfheart111]

If I had a rock band I'd call it Monstera. :) That would be awesome.

[@mxj28]

Where can we purchase the moss pole supplies?! I’m currently using something similar to the plastic poles.

[@karenmyers9146]

Just ordered a Dubai and look forward to growing it up. How do you think it would work on a flattened moss pole.

[@plantsbymelissa]

I used a flattened pole for my hayi and it was plastic so I couldn’t extend it anymore and it was unsteady for me :( congrats on your dubia!!

[@y0nd3r]

Monsteras turn to face the sun and leave the back side of the moss pole empty. Can you put a low light plant on that side, like pothos and have them share a pole and pot?

[@treeg5963]

I tried it and my pothos looks amazing. It does seem like the pole is too heavy for the pot. What do you recommend?

[@TaraB657]

Hi. Using the clear ones can you add to them. If yes, how? Lol thank you

[@iddybiddyladybugleeza909]

I put in my first pole 🤞🏼 I would be a bit worried about a plank (for me) I usually enjoy hanging plants but I decided to change it up 😅

[@plantsbymelissa]

Aww yay!! Congrats on your first pole! Now you’ll be wanting more to climb haha 😁💗

[@wandakeeter7381]

I know this is an old video but im curious how you determine metal or plastic moss pole?

[@kelsey9384]

Those are cute butterfly clips, are they made for plants?

[@amberfrazier575]

Can you tell us why you took all of your deliciousas off of poles? How is the adansonii doing? It’s beat!

[@lisaanglim9588]

I’ve watched you fill the bottom of the pole with soil but I’ve never known why

[@hiro2557]

I only have one plant on a grow thiccly pole - my philo melanochrysum. So far so good. But I wanted to ask, is there a reason why you centre your poles in the pot? I put my GT pole more towards the back, thinking it would give the roots more space at the front of the pot. I’m wondering if I should consider a more centered position for the next time I repot it (or for future moss poles)?

[@dendee1148]

I was wondering the same thing...Loved the video...Learned a lot...Thanks

[@plantsbymelissa]

I've always centered my poles it seems more sturdy. I have a couple older plastic poles that weren't centered and they're very unsteady. All my current poles are doing great this way. I don't worry about the soil roots because they create a lot of new roots into the moss and the soil roots still grow and fill in the pot :)

[@hiro2557]

@@plantsbymelissa yes, I will admit, my GT pole doesn’t seem the sturdiest with my method. Your rationale makes a lot of sense! I will do this with my next pole and when I repot this one! Thanks Melissa! 🖤🪴

[@VickyHafler]

Can I ask the size sweater you bought at target? I want one but not at all sure what size. Your plants all look so healthy. 😊

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! I got a Large :)

[@1101naomi]

After watching this I will try a moss pole. Did you get the water globe from Amazon?

[@plantsbymelissa]

Yes, they're from amazon! I get them in a 2 pack but I rotate a few around that I have :) www.amazon.com/dp/B085VGXRK1?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B085VGXRK1&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.27D4Z5CKST4WL&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

[@PatriciaMartinez-fk6ej]

Can u share the link for the butterfly pins? 😊😊 pls

[@plantsbymelissa]

sure! Here you go :) www.amazon.com/shop/plantsbymelissa/list/1LJT2UQC0VHBZ?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d

[@ItsRensMC]

Every time I see your poles it makes me want to start a plant on one, but my laziness always beats me haha! How do you add the fertilizer afterwards? I find that mine usually just sits at the top, can't really get it close to the roots once the plant is already potted.

[@plantsbymelissa]

aww, it takes some motivation some days but one I get started it's fun to do! I'll mix it in the top layer with my fingers usually. It'll break apart in some time but I don't worry about getting it down far into the pot :)

[@ItsRensMC]

@@plantsbymelissa Ty! 🥰

[@MsAngieDawn9597]

I watched all your moss pole videos and made a few last weekend. One of my monsteras is now dying 😭😭😭 and I’m finding that the water leaks out of several of them when I water (using water globes). I want to cry.

[@monsteraetc]

It shouldn't be dying if the original rootball is still in the pot. Until the aerial roots migrate into the pole, the plant still gets all its nutrition/water through the root ball. If it's not too big, take it to the shower and drench the pole. Also, check to make sure the original root ball isn't rotted from the water going into the soil, instead of the pole. Misting the pole every few days will help keep it at least a little moist so the water will absorb instead of just run out, without keeping the soil in the pot too wet.

[@plantsbymelissa]

Which monstera? I'm sorry :( if it's an adansonii they can be very finicky. Some plants will stress with repotting I try to use superthrive in my water to help with any shock. For the water leaking out, try to adjust it to the center and make sure you have enough moss in the pole when you make them. I hope your plant does okay 🥹

[@MsAngieDawn9597]

@@plantsbymelissa it just says “mini monstera” lol. One single vine. It’s about 2-3’ tall now. Originally came on a wooden plank and lived there for about a year till last wknd. Now the bottom half of the plant is all yellow. 😭

[@melanieg.9092]

​@@MsAngieDawn9597 "Mini Monstera" is usually a rhaphidaphora tetrasperma. It is not a monstera and does not upsize as well in my experience. Mine took a long time to attach to a moss pole. If you see it draining through the pole then the moss is probably packed too loose. The pole doesn't need as much water if the plant is not yet attached to it so misting it may be a better solution for now. Maybe only water the pole if you were to water the pot anyway and give it time to dry. Yellowing leaves are probably from overwatering

[@gingercaudill4513]

What are your thoughts on feeding your variegated plants extra iron for the green in the plant?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I haven't looked into it :) My plants get a lot of nitrogen with the fertilizer and rainwater so it helps with the size and green color 💚

[@marvaingleton5742]

I love those 2 plants. Where can I get the plastic moss pole?

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! They're from amazon! They come in a 5 pack but it looks like they're maybe out of the ones I use. I only see the small and large available right now www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2JVYV1G?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B0B2JVYV1G&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.27D4Z5CKST4WL&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin

[@plantsbymelissa]

maybe they'll restock soon! 🥹

[@marvaingleton5742]

Ty

[@amyn.1811]

Honestly, the animal noises are pleasant lol

[@plantsbymelissa]

Some days they're really loud lol. Some of the Canadian geese are coming back and they have been hollering a lot 😆

[@countrygirl4422]

@@plantsbymelissa Move to the city lol.

[@tattedkc16]

Have u considered of transferring plants to leca?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I need to try pon and leca but I'm such a soil person! ☺️

[@MyLocsMyPlants]

💚

[@ms.botanica]

I recently got a dubia and burle marx fantasy that need some new poles. I’ve been watching all you pole videos and updates and taking lots of notes.

[@plantsbymelissa]

aw yay! I'm so glad I can help!

[@lisaanglim9588]

How come the pole isn’t pushed back further to the back of the pot. I would think it would give the roots more room to expand

[@plantsbymelissa]

The roots grow all around in the pot. The ones I use have a center hole in the pot so there's no way to push it back. I don't find them to be as sturdy if they're not centered :)

[@zeetrain9625]

I tried the plastic pole, damn it sucked...

[@KathyGallagher01]

Yayyy 16k 🎊 ❤️

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you!! 🥹🥹🙏

[@devyvperez8122]

This was an excellent video. I’m sure you must have been uncomfortable on the floor. Loved and learned so much. Thank You. 😊

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! I had a towel under me lol I thought about doing it inside but I knew I would make a big mess lol

[@plantingtwinmom]

😂😂😂 I love pole plants! Great job! They look so good! I swear birds/geese KNOW when you’re trying to do something. Reminds me of my wedding. We got married at a location that had a lake/pond. The ceremony took place right in front of it. And of course the geese didn’t start honking until the ceremony started. Jerks. 😂😂😂

[@plantsbymelissa]

oh nooo lol of course it had to happen right as it started! 😭 how dare they!! lol

[@countrygirl4422]

Unbelievable! 🙄

[@gardeningwithusha]

Your voice so sweet dear🥰🥰

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much 😊

[@suntoshineastrologyandtaro1144]

Nature is so annoying lol. Personally I loved the sounds of nature too cold here.

[@josephliu6071]

Do you have a link for the pre-made wire mesh moss pole you used? I didn't see it on your Amazon store. Thanks!

[@plantsbymelissa]

I get it from ace hardware! I can’t find this height off Amazon 🥲

[@countrygirl4422]

I pretty sure you can get them from Etsy.