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title: "~6 months into my houseplant obsession (my life raft since a…"
description: "~6 months into my houseplant obsession (my life raft since a traumatic breakup in April) & I have made my first moss pole!!!! I got a good sized Burle Marx…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/6WjlL_2rTSS00GnYx8UA_g/f39wXqFqwDNtpjFABB5sIs"
community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Union Leo"
published: "2025-11-02T05:51:06.143455Z"
language: "en"
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# ~6 months into my houseplant obsession (my life raft since a…

_Posted by Union Leo on 2025-11-02_

~6 months into my houseplant obsession (my life raft since a traumatic breakup in April) \& I have made my first moss pole!!!! I got a good sized Burle Marx Philo for $14 on marketplace and boy, look at those roots reaching!! I have been worried about needing to train a plant, like a Pothos, to climb, but clearly this Burle is begging for it. I am so excited for this new step in my plant journey. It feels like a deeper commitment to the plant itself; I now have the means \& skill to encourage my other climbers. Neem oil smells funny but it also smells like no pests! Moss poles look ugly but also look like a trust fund. Thanks for being here.

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