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title: "For those that have a watermelon stilt, do you put something in the…"
description: "For those that have a watermelon stilt, do you put something in the pot to keep the stems up? Or is the plant supposed to hang over?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/648482b7b5465901476f321a"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Katlyn"
published: "2023-06-10T14:03:35.563Z"
language: "en"
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# For those that have a watermelon stilt, do you put something in the…

_Posted by Katlyn on 2023-06-10_

For those that have a watermelon stilt, do you put something in the pot to keep the stems up? Or is the plant supposed to hang over?

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## 4 comments

### Danika commented on 2023-06-10

I put a little sick for it to prop up onto since mine kept falling over to the point of de-rooting itself.

#### Katlyn replied on 2023-06-10

Yours must be really big! Thank you for the tip!

### laurie commented on 2026-06-15

i just let it do what it wants! usually it hangs over but now it’s sending super strong stems straight up, they are standing on their own…. Happy plant! I’ve had it about 2 years.

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#### laurie replied on 2026-06-15

how is yours doing, Kaylyn, by the way?

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