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title: "Should I use a cedar plank to give her something to crawl? I’m so…"
description: "Should I use a cedar plank to give her something to crawl? I’m so frustrated with the moss poles and keeping them moist it’s just work work work I live in dry…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/8CAVsFPdcbDcHZkV1F6eww"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Botanical Noir"
published: "2026-07-24T00:11:04.655423Z"
language: "en"
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# Should I use a cedar plank to give her something to crawl? I’m so…

_Posted by Botanical Noir on 2026-07-24_

Should I use a cedar plank to give her something to crawl? I’m so frustrated with the moss poles and keeping them moist it’s just work work work I live in dry mountain area where it’s 100degrees and windy at times so that moss pole stays dry! But if u keep watering it you chance keeping the soil wet and their ugly! Let me know what you think…

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## 5 comments

### Appleby commented on 2026-07-24

Why are you putting a water bottle with water under the aerial root? You don’t need to do that. Or is there some special reason you’re doing that?

#### Botanical Noir replied on 2026-07-24

She looks like she does because of the Arial root in the water bottle and no there’s no fancy magic trick here but but dam don’t she look good! 👀😘

### Appleby commented on 2026-07-24

You don’t need anything more than a stable pole. I literally use a stake. Mine is huge and very stable.

### Purplethumbvita commented on 2026-07-24

A wooden stake will do.

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-07-24

I agree, a wooden stake would do perfectly, my plants love climbing wooden trellises as well!

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