Fed up with mosspoles or coco sticks? Try the multiple stick trick! 

hey, thanks for your comment and suggestions, i agree with you, and the stick method i show could be an cheap and quick alternative for both…but of course a true mosspole would be ideal 😁

​@@houseplantheavenorhell8438yes. I bought those coconut poles and they have been disappointing. The wood stake is not treated and rots. So now I just stick the coconut pole in the pot without the wood piece. I like that they are extendable, but I do not see the roots attaching. Maybe a pothos would. A cedar Wood thick stake or a pine wood plank may be better. Add some moss at the nodes and wrap it with plastic. I could try again with these coconut poles. Maybe soak them in water for a day and rinse, keep them moist. But a wood plank or even a yard stick seem ok. I will try a weather/water proof spray to treat the part of the wood I insert in the pot

@@stefpix indeed the roots rarely attach themselves to these coconut sticks, i sometimes just use them to attach the plant to myself😝

@@houseplantheavenorhell8438 the Canadian RU-vid channel “everything plants” did a comparison between planks and moss poles and other support. I have 2 Phiilodendron esmeraldense from ecuagenera. I put one on these coconut poles with some spaghnum at the nodes and another in those clear flexible plastic moss poles. They grew tall. But the one in the proper moss pole got huge leaves so quickly. I just chopped them to restart them with moss poles and hopefully get one with large leaves all the way. The coco fiber poles dry out so quickly. They would probably work in a greenhouse with good relative.

philodendron esmeraldense is a fast grower indeed, i just propagated mine too, also from Ecuagenera 😀

hi, thanks for commenting,, u are right, but in the end it would be the same thing….a healthy plant would also outgrow a mosspole just as it would outgrow a coco stick…but u are right😀

@@houseplantheavenorhell8438 the top part of a plant outgrowing a moss pole can be cut with the moss pole, and the cutting would have enough roots in the moss to be repotted right away (although I would cut the stem a day or 2 in advance to allow the cut to dry out to prevent rot and infection). Cutting the top of a plant on a coco pole or wood plank would mean having to put it in moss, perlite or water to grow some roots before repotting it. Both methods have pros and cons. Using a stake, a plank or coco pole is less demanding.

I completely agree, and propagating a plant can be so much fun☺️