Why I will NEVER use a DIY round moss pole again 

See...this is why I love reading the comments and everyone sharing their experiences. There is so many different ways of growing plants. Thanks for sharing your method

@@EverythingPlants I like your response to this 😊

@@bobbiechinn9578 thanks, Bobbie. I was actually just having a conversation about this with a good friend of mine.... There are many different ways to grow house plants and there is no one perfect way. Conditions in people's home maybe a different from others so it's nice to learn and see how everyone grows their plants

@Everything Plants This is true. I have a friend who would buy a lot of plants and get frustrated when they die off. Then, he thinks it's a waste of money because they are difficult to please. To me, they are like pets living in my home. So I either train them to my living conditions (or try to figure out the solutions to bridge the gaps 🙃), or I move on. After all, it's your home, you'd get to decide what works best for you.

THANK YOU!!

I've had much better luck with those plastic D shaped ones. Have you tried those???

The philodendron has been on that plastic pole probably a few months longer than those DIY moss poles. So because of that you can't really compare the two but definitely the plastic outperformed the wire one

Nice! Which ones did you end up buying?

@@EverythingPlants Here for the answer Lol

See....I'm okay with abandoning something when I don't like it lol good on you for wanting to modify yours, but I've invested all the time I can with these ones hahaha

I repurposed some clear plastic folders. I made holes with a soldering iron and cable tie them together

Great idea!! 💚

@@worldgonemad1977 Another great idea! 💚

You can add a plastic insert around the back when you make it to keep it wet longer. I use the table cloth cover plastic or cutting mats from dollar tree

Thanks Trinity!

Anytime Judy! How do you like the moss pole so far?

@@EverythingPlants I do really like it! ❄️💚🙃

So do you have both types of moss poles then?

the link to buy this plastic pole please

@@patriciaboileau I bought this from North Shore tropicals in Vancouver. I have thiccly moss poles on my Amazon affiliate links in the description of this video!

Yay! Good luck Gloriana

Thanks ildiko! And I have my pencil lol

Hey Ashley. I agree with everything you said about it being easier in every way haha

Mess? I just pop a few holes in the top of a water bottle and invert it into the top of the moss poles. Water slowly drips out and into the moss pole. Come back in a few hours/ whenever it's. Empty and check moisture. Pop in another if need be. .

@@Epiphalactic a mess depending on how dry the moss can get, Bec if it’s completely dried out most times you have to pre dampen it with a sprayer of some sort. And dried moss crumbles off and falls all around. I don’t have any of those issues with the D Shaped plastic ones

They aren't cheap but definitely work. Here is the link to the THICCLY poles on my Amazon page. amzn.to/3I9VHOm I'm in Regina!

Sweet...thanks!

I find it works best! Thanks Sarah

That is actually very interesting about the wick idea.... Let me know if you do find a solution to the problem

What kind of plastic did you use?

I was just going to ask what type of plastic do you use for the back?

@@EverythingPlants I’ve seen some other videos where people used A4 Report Cover plastic, hole punch it and zip tie it to the metal wire.

Where did you get it from? And is it just a PVC pipe?

I've heard a few people doing this! Thanks for sharing

Nina....did you make your own?

@@EverythingPlants yes. Bought the plastic at Home Depot and getting some from Etsy/Amazon. I just cut some chicken wire for the front and used tie wraps. It gives it more support than the full plastic ones. Hope this helps.

Let me know how your alterations go!

@@EverythingPlants working well. Quickly completed three today. Several more to go. I recorded it and may post it. It’s worth the hack.

Yes, I've thought of those ideas but I'm worried about the way it would look. I know the plastic poles are expensive but in my opinion they look much better. And let's be honest nothing in the plant hobby is cheap lol

​@@EverythingPlants Can use zip ties to secure plastic sheet to the wire mesh or just use velcro straps at may be 6 inches intervals to keep it in place without compromising the aesthetic. Also the 6 cm diameter for the pole is a sweet spot making it saturate easily from centre to periphery thus keeping it moist for longer. When the diameter is big the peripheries won't get saturated easily with top trickle watering technique. Growth of algae too is a key factor for keeping the moisture locked in for long. I am in a hot arid climate (Middle East) and the Sydney plant guy style poles works fine for me.

Thanks Tubssam

Do you like the way it looks? Functionality is one thing....but it sounds like you are pretty much watering everyday anyways. Thanks for sharing your setup!

@@EverythingPlants can’t really see them apart from the tops for most of them…I used to remove the cups but that got old quick 😂 Ye when it gets hot ☀️ it’s a bit of a nightmare I have around 30 on poles plus 100+ other plants in various mediums ..

You can definitely extend the plastic poles. With the ones that I have, you connect them together by placing one slightly inside the other then it clips in. If you were to add another one then I would definitely place a support stake inside the pool at the back to add support. For plants like monstera, they don't necessarily need a moss pull to grow into they just need a support stake to grow upwards. They have large aerial roots that grow like crazy spaghetti so they don't need a moss pole. Hahaha

Nice!

Wow...that is genius!!!

@@EverythingPlants Thanks. Plus since the coir sheets are more solid I mixed the moss with about half of my potting mix which also helps hold in the moisture. It is kind of like having a really tall pot.

The link to my Amazon page, which has these specific ones, are in the description of this video

Ya....but I would have to invest more time and money into it and at this point I'm ready to just move on hahaha

especially if you use some pieces of repurposed existing plastic like a length of old gutter or recycled yogurt containters :)

You placed the plastic inside the round pole to cover up the back, right? I've never done that before. How's does it look?

@@EverythingPlants My moss poles dried up in 1-1.5 day completely and as you know it makes no sense to have moss poles which are more dry than wet. I was watering them frequently, plants shooted roots into it and when i was few days away all aerial roots dried up. I dont wanna be slave of my moss poles. Im experimenting also with different media (never seen someone using it, looks promising but i`ll will tell you later when its successful). Back to your question - yes. I made D-shape from chicken wire. Counted 14 holes, cut the strip, bent it right after 3rd hole , connected sides. Counted 11 holes * width of eye to cut the plastic sheet, inserted in. Moss holds up from 1-1.5 day to 1 week (depends on your humidity and light conditions) until its almost completely dry/crunchy so im basically watering moss poles when i water plants. Big advantage is that even if its a bit dry, moss is hydrophobic and im sure you know how hard is to water them when they dry up. Water everywhere. Now with plastic sheet water it stays inside instead of flowing out of every hole. Image : imgur.com/a/0hLhrLi EDIT : forgot to mention that i also made D-shaped cover from same plastic sheet to cover up top of the moss pole to minimize evaporation. Also , if you want to make additional pole on top of existing one, just grab the sheet, pull it out a stick another on top (plastic sheet is touching bottom of the pot so its on whole lenght of pole for this purpose so i can pull it up when i add extension).

I have a large splendid on a total of 4 poles. Hasn't collapsed yet!

Thanks for watching!

Nice! The plastic ones hold on the moisture so much better

I will be doing this exact thing when my pothos outgrow the planks!

Hey Patty, I completely understand what you mean. What do you use to water the moss? Do you have a misting spray bottle? That's all I would do is just lightly spray down the moss so that it doesn't drip into the soil

@@EverythingPlants I have little glass globes to put water in to water but I may have to go to a mister or a squirter bottle. I just want to also ensure that the moss is wet enough. I'm still sorting it out...but I guess that's part of the fun 💚🪴 I love your videos...thanks!

I use Thiccly poles and I have them on my Amazon links in the description of the video!

I hated any moss pole until I tried the plastic ones....good luck with yours when you get it

@@EverythingPlants thanks!

I've been using some of those plastic poles for a while now and really like them. I agree that the downfall of these is they are too short. I may try another DIY pole at some point but right now I don't have any motivation to do so lol. Thanks so much for watching my video!

Thanks Bobbie

I use THICCLY grow poles. There is an Amazon link in the description of this video....or just search online

thank you,i will look into it@@EverythingPlants

Yes, they are pricey for sure....

Great idea Heather,

@@marylalone7104 it works really well Mary 👍

Thanks for this idea. I was going to buy cups when I realized I could cut the tops off plastic water bottles and turn them into free “cups” instead of throwing them away. I can then fill them easily from the top with a watering can or the hose. I’m going to try “embedding” them down into the tops of my moss poles, with moss around them to disguise them a bit. It should work well if I can remember to refill them before the pole moss dries out fully. Great idea. 😀

@@marylalone7104 yes that’s a great idea Mary. My cups are buried down but I will have to pull the moss around them 👍 If I have forgotten I just give them a couple of refills & that sorts the moss out pretty quickly - so easy 😊

I think he talked about it in the beginning. The moss poles over better stability for the roots and they can get added nutrition if you water with any additives

Yup....like these comments stated!

Guess it depends on your locations humidity or if you can keep it moist.....🤷

Me too! It wasn't good haha

Depending on where you live I guess. I have a link in the video to my Amazon store with this specific grow pole, but they are expensive (mine were on sale lol at the time) Some plant shops sell them as well. I just searched out D shape plastic moss poles on Google

@@Inverts4Introverts ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-03yH0Eytbic.htmlsi=gwmN7G5LbbMDDiQe Check out one of my more recent videos which has four plastic poles. They connect together very easily..... The top one you squeeze slightly to fit into the bottom pole. Having a good sturdy pot also helps as well. I know of the channel but personally I don't watch it. But thanks so much for watching my video and commenting!

I'll definitely check that video out! Also, not that your plants don't look great, but if you wanted to master the moss poles, he has taught me so much. I'd highly suggest giving a few videos a watch.

@Inverts4Introverts I have watch some in the past....but thanks so much for the suggestion!

Assuming his humidity is much higher than mine in Canada....that's why it doesn't work for me

Thanks! Here are the US and Canada Amazon links amzn.to/3mXByni www.amazon.com/shop/everythingplants/list/1KFDGDTGISAV4?linkCode=spc&tag=jeffschulte0f-20&domainId=influencer&asc_contentid=amzn1.ideas.1KFDGDTGISAV4

@@EverythingPlants thanks so much!

Look up Thiccly. There are knock-off brands, but they are not as eco-friendly (recycled plastics).

@@EverythingPlants Did you actually pay $50 for these pieces of plastic?

They were on sale.....and like mentioned above there are many other alternatives. But unfortunately that is kind of the price for these things, at least in Canada....between 7-8 bucks per pole. And growing anything with moss is not cheap. That's why I also grow a lot of plants on wood planks haha

How fast do they dry out after watering?

@@EverythingPlants I’m horrible at watering & most my plants are in self watering pots. One stayed wet the other dry 🤷🏻‍♀️ I made both pots the same!

For a large one you could always add a support stake through the back (like inside the moss pole) for extra support

That is pretty cool!!!!

Yeah and did you see how many gaps there are in his pole? not nearly enough moss.

@@PurpleMonkeyWaffle Yeah that doesn't help either. When I first used moss in chicken wire and the moss would get like that specifically because it was so dry. No plants going to want that.

Hahaha....I do say it often I know 😂

But in all seriousness, love your videos and I’ve learned so much!

What type of pole do you use? I place mine all the way at the bottom of the pot and then fill in the soil

@@EverythingPlants Thank you for responding. I attempted to use a pvc pipe, wrapped with sphagnum moss and plastic mesh held closed with zip ties. It wouldn't stay upright at all. I ended up removing it. I'm thinking about trying the D shaped poles in your video. Those look like they may work well! Thanks again!

Look up Thiccly.

@@joankennes3230 These plastic poles r so expensive. no chance im gonna replace my over 15 mosspoles with this stuff.. i mean 5 of them cost 50€, they r 40cm high. i need to spend more than 350€ to replace them. ridiculously overpriced for some plastic tbh. wont gonna support that.

See...that's the good thing about choice. If you dont like something then you don't have to buy it. There are many different options out there with how to grow your plants. There are definitely methods that I do not like for reasons such as cost or even the way they look. Plant collecting is not cheap, but there are ways I'm sure we all try and save money. Everyone has their own reasons for why they purchase something, so I'm glad you are content with the DIY type poles

@Joan Kennes Thanks for reply:-)

Nice! Have you tried the plastic moss poles?

I agree.... Canadian temps are ideal for the round moss poles. So far I'm very happy with the plastic one. I will have to disagree with you about the weather....I love the heat and humidity haha

@@EverythingPlants in that case, next winter you should vacation in McKay Queensland! I am happy around 24 and sunny but I can't sleep when I'm warm. 37 would put me in the hospital, and that's not an exaggeration.

25 with higher humidity would be perfect

Queensland weather is very different to Sydney weather 👍

I get them from 2 places. Click the link in the description of this video for the Thiccly moss pole on my Amazon page. The other is from North Shore Tropicals in Vancouver Canada

Which one? Lol

Do you have a brand you buy?

@@EverythingPlants this is what i have been using: LIZHOUMIL 4pcs 24 Inch Plastic Moss Poles Set for Plants Monstera Plant Stakes Gardening Plant Support Sticks for Indoor Climbing Plants/from amazon/good pricing/ I am VERY new to LECA & moss poles & my plants have done very well on these!! Which means they must be good as I am no wizard. They are lightweight, just pay attention to instuctions when folding them

Because that's more money and time hahaha

Yes....these are expensive and in my opinion about double what they should actually be priced at. Unfortunately growing with moss, no matter which way, isn't cheap. The chicken wire DIY roll wasn't cheap as well, but I definitely could make more than what I was getting in the plastic moss pole pack. And honestly I HATE the look of the wire poles, so I'm okay with not having them. Haha

Once the wire ones are covered in leaves you can’t see the mesh 👍

Nice! Which brand?

The one u linked! I have to copy u! lol

@@tonyabrown39 nice! I actually really like this one. Let me know what you think of them when you get it

Thanks Carol!!!

Keep me posted with how it works for you. Thanks Marcia

Actually I just inserted plastic sheets I upcycled from documents pastes (that’s what I had lol) . I covered half of the pole while closing (“burrito way”) - keeping them on the back half, inside the pole. Almost can’t see them, kept the pole nice and clean. Looks good so far, definitely this one keeps the moisture more than the other

Thanks, Kendra

Don't tell anyone, but I still love my wood planks too

Thanks!

Hey Donna....that's the great thing about plants is there are many ways to grow them. I also like the look of drift wood and planks

Hey Austin....did you watch more then 5 seconds, because the reason I stated was because the DIY ones dry out way too fast in my conditions.....not "because I like these other ones better."

@@EverythingPlants first off, I did. Did you read my comment? I know the REASON you don't. And it all boils down to preference and environment. You prefer the other, because in your experience the common design of diy Moss pole dries out to quickly. The title of the video is dramatized for clicks. My only point is that you could've said. Something like "my new favorite moss pole" and I'd have clicked on it still. And I think most that enjoy their plants and care about their plants enough to build them a moss pole would agree. The emphasis on "never" comes off as "there is a flaw with this thing to the point I won't ever use it again" and will very easily cause some people to think " oh, I have a diy Moss poles what's wrong with those? " And click the video only to get an ad for a moss pole. Anyway. Js man.

Fair enough and thanks for clarifying your first comment. I try and establish titles that inspire interest and keep it related to the content. I get frustrated when these types of titles are used then it really has no relation to the video. Thanks for taking time to respond.