I am still learning from the wood plank method and will provide some updates with the plant progression. I understand there are challenges with each method, but simply showcasing some possible alternatives to the moss pole if you are looking for options. Thanks for watching everyone!
Antique, vintage rug beaters make good trellis for plants. I bought one at a garage sale for $10.00. I saw this idea magazine and I'm going to try it. I've moved from Ohio to Michigan to live and care for my mom. She's 91 years old and I can see a decline in her health since last summer when I stayed with her.
Nice! I was so surprised at how well they do on the slats. Another channel that does alot of this is caityln life in the tropics. I hope it works well for you!
I have a wild cherry tree on a spit of land that's in my care behind my garden wall (strange boundary lines where I live) and I had to prune it the other day as it had low branches hanging over cars. I've peeled the bark off the straighter branches and will be using them like you're using these planks! I'm excited.
I use aluminum wire in copper color, for hoyas. Just make a u shape stick in pot. My plants are in 4 in pots. I really like how your plants attach to them. Great idea! Thank you for sharing this with us!
I have my Pothos collection growing up on baseboard trimming!!! They look great. I do encourage you to either buy or DIY moss pole. The Sydney plant guy has a great tutorial on making one. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Elmer. I will definitely try one of his style of moss poles. I like his method for extending the pole and watering technique. Again, the issue is cost for materials....but I think I can manage one lol
You are right about Sydney plant guy I just started watching his channel. He has a amazing collection also. I prefer the moss poles because I like to see the roots growing through them
Very handy info Jeff, I’m in the early stage of collecting house plants ( I have an extensive succulent collection ) , I have my Monstera backed on to a wire trellis brought from our big box store here .. Bunnings. Currently waiting for a new leaf to unfurl, very exciting. Cheers Jeff 🌳👍😀🐝🐝
@@EverythingPlants I’m a big fan of the Echeveria and Aeonium families Jeff, I’ve not long acquired an Echeveria Raindrop , a plant I’ve been looking for around 2 years. Very hard to find .
Cedar planks might be the best option when putting inside dirt, they are anti fungus and pest resistance from the allelochemicals in the tree wood. This is why it is most commonly used to mount stag horn ferns
That Hoya is gorgeous! I have a Monstera Deliciosa and an Adansonii on coco choir poles. I have a couple Hoyas on round wire wreath frames I got at the Dollar Store and I use the bamboo stakes to support a couple of plants that want to lean. Thanks for the video. Happy 4th Jeff. 💚🌿🌱🪴💚🧨
@@EverythingPlants not really. I am going to switch it to a real moss pole when I can. These poles are not good because you can’t moisten them. The water just rolls off.
I also have tried spitting up a large sheet of Luan, not sure how it's spelled, lol. My Hayi has been climbing up that for the past year. Used just to try as it was in our tool shed, figured why not try. It's doing great.
I made burlap poles and they did great. I didn't really attempt to keep it moist either, though I would mist it daily or every other day. The difference for me was I had sphagnum under the burlap. I hot-glued dry sphagnum to the pole first. Then I wrapped it in a single or double layer of burlap. My _Adansonii_ was in semi-hydro, and gripped on super well, until it was fucking stolen!! 😡😡😡 ... I agree on the planks serving plants well. Notice how the walls in the house and the plank seem to be the best? Because they're the nearest thing to hard tree bark! These vines don't grow through masses of wet moss on trees, I mean, sure there is moss in the jungle. Of course. But not to the point that it's every single surface. I don't find the vines attach to soft, mushy material as well as wood. It could be argued that, yes, there is a ton of organic matter in the jungle; moss, orchids, bromeliads, ferns, other plants, leaf litter, dead animals, even. Animal droppings too. Absolutely. But it's not covering the ENTIRE tree. Look at google pics. Most of the giant aroids in nature are the ONLY plant on a tree. They took over. And it's mostly wood and bark underneath. Most of these vines adhere best to hard surfaces, I.e., tree trunks/bark/wood/walls. And actually the ambient humidity in the house is more than enough for them. My pothos stuck itself about 15 feet around the kitchen ceiling! So I'm kind of on the fence...when ppl say you HAVE to keep moss poles moist. Actually, there's a dry season in the tropics too! Lol! My hederaceum (heartleaf) philodendron has not adhered at ALL to a store-bought moss pole, and I keep it moist as an experiment. It's been two years. It's only secured because of zip ties... But on planks, or a real tree, they go crazy. I put them on a Banyan fig in the front yard. They're even growing UP the ficus aerial roots lol, from the ground. Pothos, Syngonium and Phil's!
Yay. I have 6 6’ pine boards that I need to cut to narrow them and will do this instead of diy moss poles. I just don’t have room for more stuff to store
Would this work for monstera too ? I'm new to houseplants and have a immature monstera deliciosa. I found this channel through Ashley from Gardening in Canada and am enjoying your videos! Just bought some predatory mites ( Grub grenade) as a preventative. How did you like them?
Yes! Any sort of growing support, such as a plank, will be great for a monstera. If it's a small plant then give it time to grow and once the stem starts to get larger then give it a support stake to grow up and get those large mature leaves. It can take years, so just enjoy watching it grow
About how long did it take for those golden pathos aerial roots to attach to the plank? Did you say and I missed it? I just cedar-planked my favorite neon pothos today! Can’t wait to see progress.
I love the wood plank! How does it work if you need to take the plant off the plank, if you need to replace the plank, or take a cutting for example? Are those roots damaged when you pull them off the wood plank?
I think plants finding a surface to climb onto is called thigmotropism. I have a philodendron next to a window that always somehow finds the dry wall (and grows away from the window). The leaves face the window but the vines grow the other way. Nature is weird 😄
@@EverythingPlants yes! plants seem to just 'know'. Mine attaches to the dry wall and ceiling without help, but not plastic or metal or finished surfaces around. In fact, four vines have stretched past a plastic pipe right next to the pot and reached for the dry wall!
I have a scindapsus pictus that has decided to climb the wall too, with no encouragement whatsoever. Pretty cool. I'm just going to let it do its thing and see what happens.
i have a cebu blue, and a micans attached to my wall. Other plants I have tried to climb have not attached: tree branches, bamboo, different types of "moss" poles.
Very impressive results with the plants on planks. I still use moss poles. I've been wanting to switch to planks too mainly because of how easy they are. But thinking ahead I don't know what I'll do when the plant outgrows the plank. How do I extend it? BTW that hoya is looking great. I want one. 😍
My plan is to airlayer the top of the plant in soil once I can no longer extend the plank. I have a rhaphidophora decursiva currently being airlayered with tons of roots.....video to come out soon.
Hey. I haven't had a single issue with the planks yet, but I will be trialing a different method with the planks outside of the pot in the future. You could also use cedar which is a much better type of wood for this project.
Hi, love your videos🥰👍🫶, i was wondering, can you use a real tree branch as a pole?I have a few a can use from my trees in my backyard to prop my indoor plants🪴
Just buy larger saucers to accommodate both the plank and pot. If you plant is in a 6 inch pot then I'd buy an 8 inch plastic saucer. That's what I plan on doing anyways. 🤷
Do you think it needs to attach to get big leaves? Or can it weave through trellis and get big leaves without attaching? Would like to hear what you have found.
I'm not entirely sure but from the couple examples I have....the one that is attached is definitely getting larger leaves then the burlap one (no aerial roots grown into it)
What if you saw a 15 cm notch vertically at the top of the plank, and do the same to a second piece of plank and slot them together to extend it…would that work? That way you don’t need to necessarily air layer too soon when the plant outgrows the original piece of wood… I’m not all that familiar with woodworking so I don’t know if there’s a name for that particular kind of joint, can someone else chime in…?
#plantsonplanks definitely works. the hardest part is to get the first root to attach and then the plant will know what to do. I've added a double layer of waterproof coating for the bottom 6 inches of my planks. I think it's not true that these climbing plants use their adventitious roots to get moisture and nutrients (though they are capable of that) as they seem to latch on to the bark of the trees and walls and even rocks. I believe it's mostly just to get to a height to get better light and that's they the idea of plantsonplanks should work. Have to wait and see how it works out.
What are your thoughts on whether plants need to root onto what they are climbing or just traveling up will enlarge leaves? I have a pathos climbing a metal trellis, but I need to weave the stems through it. Hoping for large leaves. I haven’t heard people say if they need to root the pole for large leaves.
That's actually a really good question, which I don't have the answer to. I currently have a pothos on burlap which isn't rooted into it and one (in the video) that is on the plank....the one on the plank is definitely getting larger leaves compared to the other one.
I have my micans on a plank - but it hasn’t attached itself yet (only being held on by tape)… but the leaves are still sizing up. It seems like just “feeling secure” I. Being attached is enough to stimulate maturing.
I have a heart leaf philodendron that isn't attached naturally only tied to a plank and it's producing bigger leaves. I've only had this happen with this plant so far
Are you familiar with Caitlin Louise’s channel? She grows a lot on wood planks. She’s had impressive results. I’m still not sure what to do when it grows to the top of the plank. Any ideas on that? 💚
Yes! She is basically the inspiration for the planks.....after seeing her cebu blue. I plan on air layering once it reaches the top and then cutting off the top section and repotting it letting it grow again.
I am still learning from the wood plank method and will provide some updates with the plant progression. I understand there are challenges with each method, but simply showcasing some possible alternatives to the moss pole if you are looking for options. Thanks for watching everyone!
Antique, vintage rug beaters make good trellis for plants. I bought one at a garage sale for $10.00. I saw this idea magazine and I'm going to try it. I've moved from Ohio to Michigan to live and care for my mom. She's 91 years old and I can see a decline in her health since last summer when I stayed with her.
Thanks for sharing the rug beater method. I am going to have to look this up. I hope your mother is doing okay.
Heya Jeff! Thanks for the video... was fun to see my set-up on your channel! I'll have to send you some update pics!
Thanks Kris and good chatting today.
I LOVVVVE the look of that Burlap pole so much!!! Amazing work!
Thanks! I wish the roots attached more quickly
THANK YOU!! I have bed slats that I saved for a reason…..now I know why!!!
Nice! I was so surprised at how well they do on the slats. Another channel that does alot of this is caityln life in the tropics. I hope it works well for you!
I have a wild cherry tree on a spit of land that's in my care behind my garden wall (strange boundary lines where I live) and I had to prune it the other day as it had low branches hanging over cars. I've peeled the bark off the straighter branches and will be using them like you're using these planks! I'm excited.
I love hearing things like this...re-purposing items for plant care.
I use aluminum wire in copper color, for hoyas. Just make a u shape stick in pot. My plants are in 4 in pots. I really like how your plants attach to them. Great idea! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Ohhh...I like the copper wire idea. Thanks Shirley
I use bamboo. Three sticks make a nice tripod that can be bound together at the top. It gives the whole pot a nice tent like look.
Thanks for sharing King Kay....which plants do you have growing with this method?
I have a giant pampas grass? which have bamboo stalks - would this work for my Monstera?
@@EverythingPlants Pothos and Lipstick plants
I have my Pothos collection growing up on baseboard trimming!!! They look great. I do encourage you to either buy or DIY moss pole. The Sydney plant guy has a great tutorial on making one. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Elmer. I will definitely try one of his style of moss poles. I like his method for extending the pole and watering technique. Again, the issue is cost for materials....but I think I can manage one lol
Really enjoyed this video Jeff !! Wow yours are loving those planks but honestly your plants are so lovely even off the poles , happy planting :)
Thanks so much! I am so happy they have learned to climb up the plank...especially the one pothos.
I use both coco poles, trellis and wood planks 😎 great video!
Good stuff!
You are right about Sydney plant guy I just started watching his channel. He has a amazing collection also. I prefer the moss poles because I like to see the roots growing through them
Didn't you see the roots on the plank? 🤣
Very handy info Jeff, I’m in the early stage of collecting house plants ( I have an extensive succulent collection ) , I have my Monstera backed on to a wire trellis brought from our big box store here .. Bunnings. Currently waiting for a new leaf to unfurl, very exciting.
Cheers Jeff 🌳👍😀🐝🐝
Ohhh....what is your favorite succulent?
@@EverythingPlants I’m a big fan of the Echeveria and Aeonium families Jeff, I’ve not long acquired an Echeveria Raindrop , a plant I’ve been looking for around 2 years. Very hard to find .
Cedar planks might be the best option when putting inside dirt, they are anti fungus and pest resistance from the allelochemicals in the tree wood.
This is why it is most commonly used to mount stag horn ferns
Yes, I agree! I forgot to mention it in this video, but have in others. Thanks so much for reminding me of this.
Also, at least here in US, a 6ft untreated cedar fence picket is about $2.50, a cheaper alternative to pine.
@@EverythingPlants I’m about to mount my first Stag-horn fern to a plank of cedar 👍. My first time owning a Stag-horn
That Hoya is gorgeous! I have a Monstera Deliciosa and an Adansonii on coco choir poles. I have a couple Hoyas on round wire wreath frames I got at the Dollar Store and I use the bamboo stakes to support a couple of plants that want to lean. Thanks for the video. Happy 4th Jeff. 💚🌿🌱🪴💚🧨
How the roots grown into the coco coir for you?
@@EverythingPlants not really. I am going to switch it to a real moss pole when I can. These poles are not good because you can’t moisten them. The water just rolls off.
All your plans look so healthy and amazed thank you for sharing an amazing collection have a happy Fourth of July may God bless you
Thanks Jillian! I am Canadian, so I don't celebrate the 4th of July but I wish all my American viewers the same!
Would it work with treated wood? I'm excited to try the planks. Just a few to start. Great tip!
I also have tried spitting up a large sheet of Luan, not sure how it's spelled, lol. My Hayi has been climbing up that for the past year. Used just to try as it was in our tool shed, figured why not try. It's doing great.
Thanks for sharing this Susan!
I made burlap poles and they did great. I didn't really attempt to keep it moist either, though I would mist it daily or every other day. The difference for me was I had sphagnum under the burlap. I hot-glued dry sphagnum to the pole first. Then I wrapped it in a single or double layer of burlap. My _Adansonii_ was in semi-hydro, and gripped on super well, until it was fucking stolen!! 😡😡😡
... I agree on the planks serving plants well. Notice how the walls in the house and the plank seem to be the best? Because they're the nearest thing to hard tree bark! These vines don't grow through masses of wet moss on trees, I mean, sure there is moss in the jungle. Of course. But not to the point that it's every single surface. I don't find the vines attach to soft, mushy material as well as wood. It could be argued that, yes, there is a ton of organic matter in the jungle; moss, orchids, bromeliads, ferns, other plants, leaf litter, dead animals, even. Animal droppings too. Absolutely. But it's not covering the ENTIRE tree. Look at google pics. Most of the giant aroids in nature are the ONLY plant on a tree. They took over. And it's mostly wood and bark underneath. Most of these vines adhere best to hard surfaces, I.e., tree trunks/bark/wood/walls.
And actually the ambient humidity in the house is more than enough for them. My pothos stuck itself about 15 feet around the kitchen ceiling! So I'm kind of on the fence...when ppl say you HAVE to keep moss poles moist. Actually, there's a dry season in the tropics too! Lol! My hederaceum (heartleaf) philodendron has not adhered at ALL to a store-bought moss pole, and I keep it moist as an experiment. It's been two years. It's only secured because of zip ties... But on planks, or a real tree, they go crazy. I put them on a Banyan fig in the front yard. They're even growing UP the ficus aerial roots lol, from the ground. Pothos, Syngonium and Phil's!
Wow! Thanks so much for this long comment! And I 100% agree with the planks being the closest thing for aroids to grow up like their natural growth.
Yay. I have 6 6’ pine boards that I need to cut to narrow them and will do this instead of diy moss poles. I just don’t have room for more stuff to store
Would this work for monstera too ? I'm new to houseplants and have a immature monstera deliciosa. I found this channel through Ashley from Gardening in Canada and am enjoying your videos!
Just bought some predatory mites ( Grub grenade) as a preventative. How did you like them?
Yes! Any sort of growing support, such as a plank, will be great for a monstera. If it's a small plant then give it time to grow and once the stem starts to get larger then give it a support stake to grow up and get those large mature leaves. It can take years, so just enjoy watching it grow
About how long did it take for those golden pathos aerial roots to attach to the plank? Did you say and I missed it? I just cedar-planked my favorite neon pothos today! Can’t wait to see progress.
I can't remember exactly when I planted these (approx 5 months ago) so I would say a couple months before it started on its own.
I love the wood plank! How does it work if you need to take the plant off the plank, if you need to replace the plank, or take a cutting for example? Are those roots damaged when you pull them off the wood plank?
Plants on planks! Great and easy idea (plus fun to say) #plantsonplanks
I also love saying it hahaha 😆
I think plants finding a surface to climb onto is called thigmotropism. I have a philodendron next to a window that always somehow finds the dry wall (and grows away from the window). The leaves face the window but the vines grow the other way. Nature is weird 😄
Thanks so much for the terminology! Also that is really neat how the orientation of the vine grows to face the window. Plants are so cool. 😎
@@EverythingPlants yes! plants seem to just 'know'. Mine attaches to the dry wall and ceiling without help, but not plastic or metal or finished surfaces around. In fact, four vines have stretched past a plastic pipe right next to the pot and reached for the dry wall!
I have a scindapsus pictus that has decided to climb the wall too, with no encouragement whatsoever. Pretty cool. I'm just going to let it do its thing and see what happens.
Wow! That is pretty cool....now I want to try a climbing scindapsus 🤣
@@EverythingPlants like yours, it doesn't have much light, and honestly I don't pay much attention to it. Plants do what they do!!
i have a cebu blue, and a micans attached to my wall. Other plants I have tried to climb have not attached: tree branches, bamboo, different types of "moss" poles.
Is the cebu getting larger leaves now?
Very impressive results with the plants on planks. I still use moss poles. I've been wanting to switch to planks too mainly because of how easy they are. But thinking ahead I don't know what I'll do when the plant outgrows the plank. How do I extend it?
BTW that hoya is looking great. I want one. 😍
My plan is to airlayer the top of the plant in soil once I can no longer extend the plank. I have a rhaphidophora decursiva currently being airlayered with tons of roots.....video to come out soon.
@@EverythingPlants awseome. Can't wait to see it. Thanks, Jeff. 😊
Great video as usual Jeff! Do the wooden planks not grow mold/rot?
Hey. I haven't had a single issue with the planks yet, but I will be trialing a different method with the planks outside of the pot in the future. You could also use cedar which is a much better type of wood for this project.
Hi, love your videos🥰👍🫶, i was wondering, can you use a real tree branch as a pole?I have a few a can use from my trees in my backyard to prop my indoor plants🪴
Hey Silvana. I have never done this before, but I know people do you use tree branches.
When the boards aren't in the soil, how do you water them then? I'm looking forward to solutions in your upcoming video.
Just buy larger saucers to accommodate both the plank and pot. If you plant is in a 6 inch pot then I'd buy an 8 inch plastic saucer. That's what I plan on doing anyways. 🤷
Do you think it needs to attach to get big leaves? Or can it weave through trellis and get big leaves without attaching? Would like to hear what you have found.
I'm not entirely sure but from the couple examples I have....the one that is attached is definitely getting larger leaves then the burlap one (no aerial roots grown into it)
The moss pole is better but it is also difficult to make.i will try this wooden one .
The wood plank achieves the same thing, which is nice.
What if you saw a 15 cm notch vertically at the top of the plank, and do the same to a second piece of plank and slot them together to extend it…would that work? That way you don’t need to necessarily air layer too soon when the plant outgrows the original piece of wood… I’m not all that familiar with woodworking so I don’t know if there’s a name for that particular kind of joint, can someone else chime in…?
You could definitely try that....as long as the pot is heavy enough for that weight
#plantsonplanks definitely works. the hardest part is to get the first root to attach and then the plant will know what to do. I've added a double layer of waterproof coating for the bottom 6 inches of my planks. I think it's not true that these climbing plants use their adventitious roots to get moisture and nutrients (though they are capable of that) as they seem to latch on to the bark of the trees and walls and even rocks. I believe it's mostly just to get to a height to get better light and that's they the idea of plantsonplanks should work. Have to wait and see how it works out.
Time will tell if the planks work....so far so good!
I need to get a mid sized sprayer like you have to water my poles. I know the pothis will latch to your walls. I have the same marks on my walls.
Yes, those sprayers sure are handy!
@@EverythingPlants On my list for next trip to town. I have the smaller ones for spraying the neem. This size looks perfect.
I use tree branches, because they look the most natural, and come from my own garden.
Nice!!!
Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching Tammy!
Do you have any tips for a ficus burgundy tree are they easy plant?
Hello Linda. Here is a video which can be useful for the burgundy as well.
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@@EverythingPlants thank you
What are your thoughts on whether plants need to root onto what they are climbing or just traveling up will enlarge leaves? I have a pathos climbing a metal trellis, but I need to weave the stems through it. Hoping for large leaves. I haven’t heard people say if they need to root the pole for large leaves.
That's actually a really good question, which I don't have the answer to. I currently have a pothos on burlap which isn't rooted into it and one (in the video) that is on the plank....the one on the plank is definitely getting larger leaves compared to the other one.
I have my micans on a plank - but it hasn’t attached itself yet (only being held on by tape)… but the leaves are still sizing up. It seems like just “feeling secure” I. Being attached is enough to stimulate maturing.
I have a heart leaf philodendron that isn't attached naturally only tied to a plank and it's producing bigger leaves. I've only had this happen with this plant so far
I have been thinking of using cedar because it does not rot. Has anyone ever thought of or is using cedar?
Cedar....yes. I only used these planks because I had them on hand.
what type of wood are you using?
All my future planks are/will be cedar planks. A few of these in the video are pine...I believe
Are you familiar with Caitlin Louise’s channel? She grows a lot on wood planks. She’s had impressive results. I’m still not sure what to do when it grows to the top of the plank. Any ideas on that? 💚
Yes! She is basically the inspiration for the planks.....after seeing her cebu blue. I plan on air layering once it reaches the top and then cutting off the top section and repotting it letting it grow again.
@@EverythingPlants Brilliant! Hopefully you’ll have progress updates as you go. I’m going to start my wood boards tomorrow.
I don't like the new trendy type of moss pole, which is essentially a plastic cage stuffed with moss. So bad for the environment.
With the amount of plants that you have in clay pots don't you find that you are constantly watering plants?
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Sorry for the long comment! Haha
Love reading the comments
I use a cedar pole with nothing on it.
I decided to use pine only because I had it available. Any new planks will be cedar as well.
Do you have any other tips for people when using planks?
@@EverythingPlants I try to only use cedar planks (boards) because even though it takes several years, they will rot faster.
Moss pole is so messy too