My Syngonium Albo in leca is 7 foot tall and beautiful…all thanks to you. I did add a large zip tie to attach the pole to the inner pot which makes it easy to move. I had mold on one of my poles and I think it was from the organic nutrients I was using. Now only foliage focus and has not returned.
It's absolutely fantastick listening to your lessons, you speak so clear and understandable, I can understand everything (I am not english). Congratulations Nora, very very professional. I have a question: Should I wait that my moss poles get dry before water them or should I keep them constantly moist? Thanks if you can answer to this question. Diego.
Good morning from Kentucky!!! Love love the channel! Love the experiments. I also make my own moss poles. You talk about tree fiber. I use sphagnum moss but add chunky coco coir fiber. Is that the same?? Also I do have trouble watering with a hardwood floor in my plant room!😅 My husband suggested indoor container irrigation with the spike down the middle on a slow drip just to keep it getting hydrophobic. They sale several on Amazon I would love your thoughts! Also my poles are in coco coir mix. I do have alot in leca but not tge poles I can seem to be able to change out the water everywhere or so?? Thoughts?? You've inspired me to try. I LOVE LOVE THE POTHOS LARGE!!! THANKS AGAIN!! Betty from Kentucky!😂🪻🌿🪴
This was so useful! I have a very lanky monstera adasonii, which is very happy, and grows like crazy, but its arial roots (which there are loads of) will not take at all to the pole I currently have because its made of coconut fibre so it just doesn't hold the moisture. After watching this I've ordered a sphagnum moss one and hopefully it likes that!
22:10 for the _Dieffenbachia_ (dumbcane) question, about it needing support… there are stakes available that are thicker and heavier, in every size imaginable. From the thin bamboo sticks to actual giant bamboo, dried or fake, but as a 7-8’ tall pole! And 8” in diameter. If not more. Also wooden poles, like cedar, are only around $5 at most hardware stores. I’ve found them super valuable as an alternative to moss poles as well! For a dieffenbachia though, I would think the thin, tiny bamboo sticks wouldn’t work, with time. They grow to be trees. Same thing with _Aglaonema_ or _Dracaena marginata_ type species. One thing that works for sure, but maybe looks ugly, are tomato supports, or the cages. The metal ones may not be super aesthetically pleasing, so you can spray paint them black. I prefer the plastic-coated tomato supports, the shorter ones, and they come in various colors too. They’re also less likely to be sharp edged and cut you, when plastic coated… the tomato cages are great for many plants, as they go completely around the plant; to avoid the plant wobbling side to side, you may need to support it with a couple of bricks or rocks at the root level, like, underneath the soil. So when you repot it, you’d add the bricks when you put the plant in the pot, then cover with soil. If you do that, you may not even NEED a support. Rocks & bricks also anchor the pot, making it heavier, which is helpful for taller plants.
Sphagnum moss isn’t easy to find here in southern bc Canada, I have to order mine from Amazon. Wish I could afford tree fern fibre my moss poles dry out so quick, then end up overwatering my plants soil trying to keep the pole moist
Is there any cheap alternatives to buying plastic backing? I’d use sheet protectors but those don’t seem sturdy. I’m thinking old black flexy nursery pots or other old plastic containers that are flexible, but I’m not sure the most simple way to do it. I want to use plastic so my roll of hardware cloth lasts longer. I need to solve this soon since I need to extend my adansonii pole soon, plus I have other plants I need to get on one. But I’d love to use something I already keep around the house because it would just be easier
Do you have measurments of how much plastic you used and the wire? How long is the back support pole youre using? Watched a tutorial by sydney plant guy, but they didnt have the plastic backing 😅
Hello, I recommend watching this video as I have shown measurements in that one. All the best! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z3PRxIMthsA.htmlsi=FoXuD12EaqU4InWN
I love a Syngonium on a moss pole. Check out some videos about that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PHIcN2FOn40.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-YScxdhHJDeU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TVp_VNwVFyQ.html
Just make sure that the part of metal that goes into leca has some plastic isolation, because raw metal will react with water over time, and can cause harm to your plants.
Also along those lines, people talk about wooden planks rotting and stuff… I always wrap whatever stake or support I’m using in plastic bags, secured with rubber bands. And it remains more or less dry! I just try not to get the base of the pole too saturated, if it’s made of wood, even if I’ve wrapped it with plastic. This is all why I’ve decided PVC pipes are ideal 😃 the roots don’t care how smooth it is, as they’ll grow on a bedroom wall, and the aerial roots aren’t the primary feeding roots anyway. And PVC can be wet, it comes in every size imaginable, more pleasing colors, etc. it can also be modified and have moss or burlap attached to it further,
it's not just you, i had the same experience! the audio quality is good at least, probably just a matter of playing w some settings on the mic or audio. great video regardless!
