Does anyone have advice or experience chopping established moss pole plants? My PPP needs a pole extension but she’s already pretty unstable even with three garden stakes for support. The top half is pretty well rooted in the moss pole, so when I transfer it to a new pot what kind of soil should I use/does it really need much soil since the roots are in the pole? TIA friends
Wowwww that’s impressive!
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That’s gorgeous! I had one that was about a foot tall. A lot of leaves it was very lush. And I bought it that way. But when I brought it home and was really cautious, it started to go downhill. So I actually chopped it back and I put it in water for a couple of weeks Rerouted it and then put it in Moss. Hopefully it will grow and become lush again like when I originally bought it. And it’s actually got a ton of new growth. You can always go that way. And then you can give some nodes or props to other people. That’s just my suggestion. Or you can just get a whole new Moss that’s about 6 feet tall and go from there.
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I don’t water as much for about a month or two and then as usual (pic is three months post chop)
OMG GORGEOUS!!! I hope mine size up like that. I can’t help you on how to extend the moss pole however, I have watched people extend them on you tube. Certainly use a well draining soil. I would do a mix with the tropical soil, perlite, and part orchid bark.
1 likeThank you! She started doing really well once I put her on a moss pole. Orchid bark in the soil is a good idea thanks!
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Hi there, if you’re doing a top cutting and all the roots are in a moss pole already, I imagine you really only need a pot for catching the water spillage and giving the new pole a foundation. You could probably just make an aroid mix just in case any of your roots want to travel south and just have the sphagnum sitting above the level of the soil as per normal. That way you could stick an extension onto the original pole to keep it the same height it is now and you have lots of room to play with for the cut pole.
1 likeGreat advice, thanks!
0 likes No problem and best of luck!
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SydneyPlantGuy on YouTube did an experiment where he cut the plant from the pot and just had it hanging on a wall in the moss pole, it worked since the roots were in the pole, he just made sure to keep the pole moist. Pretty cool and don’t have to worry about it tipping over that way.
3 likesThat’s a creative idea!
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What fertilizer/ food do you use??? Omg amazing
0 likesThanks! I don’t really have a set schedule, but add one of the first three every other week depending on what I’m feeling or grab that day. Just add it to the bottle at the top of the moss pole and let it filter down. The last one I use once every six weeks or so for beneficial fungus and root health.
Thank you!!
0 likes Ooh interesting! I do the mycorrhizae with every watering :)
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