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title: "my devils ivy is climbing up a moss pole, in the store it had been…"
description: "my devils ivy is climbing up a moss pole, in the store it had been stapled onto the pole, do i take the staples out now? are they hurting the plant"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "plant addiction"
published: "2024-01-03T21:30:42.909Z"
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# my devils ivy is climbing up a moss pole, in the store it had been…

_Posted by plant addiction on 2024-01-03_

my devils ivy is climbing up a moss pole, in the store it had been stapled onto the pole, do i take the staples out now? are they hurting the plant

## 3 comments

### Lib728 commented on 2024-01-03

I personally would take them out. As the stem grows it could start cutting into the plant. I would just replace it with some loose tied twine. It does the same thing but is safer and won’t hurt the plant over time.

#### Tellie replied on 2024-01-04

Agreed

### Sunny commented on 2024-01-04

Photos?

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