About Moss Pole

Moss poles can be used to climb vining plants such as monstera, pothos, and philodendron, which have aerial roots growing from their nodes, and grow inside moss poles.

What is happening inside pots can happen inside poles: roots absorb water and nutrients. Poles are the extensions of the pots.

The media inside poles does not have to be sphagnum moss. You can use other substrate of your choice.

Moisten the pole thoroughly once it dries out.

The back of the leafy poles are not mesh, so it stays moist longer than the regular poles.

How to set up a moss pole

The moss pole will arrive in the form of a sheet.

The clear moss pole has protector films on both sides. Please peel it off before use.

Step 1

Fold it at the folding lines on both sides, all the way to the legs. It will look like a tray.

Step 2

Place it on a flat surface and fill it with pre-moist sphagnum moss.

Step 3

Close the sides to wrap around the sphagnum moss, and while holding it firmly in place, insert the tab into the notch of the desired thickness. We recommend inserting from the middle two tabs.

 

How to plant moss pole

Place the plant on the pole and secure with plant tie before planting.

Place the pole with the plant fixed straight into the pot. Place it on the bottom of the pot, making sure to fill the entire pot with substrate.

Water to the pot until water comes out from the drainage holes.

If the pole is sufficiently moistened, the pole will become heavy, so please be careful not to tip the pole over. We recommend using a heavy pot or pot cover to prevent it from tipping over.

Watering moss pole

The pole is an extension of the pot where the roots absorb water and nutrients.

Once the sphagnum moss or other substrate inside the pole has dried, water the entire pole. Sprays won't be enough to water the inside of the pole, so use a shower to dampen the whole pole, or use a watering can to water from the top of the pole thoroughly until the water comes out from the drainage holes.

Here we will introduce watering using a water bottle.

Make a few holes on the lid of a plastic bottle and fill with half the amount of fertiliser diluted water.

Sphagnum moss repels water when dry, so moisten the top first to help absorb water.

Insert it upside down from the top of the pole. If you give water until the water comes out of the drainage holes,  you won't need to water the pot itself.

Pole extension

Once the plant reaches the top of the pole, extend the pole so it can continue to grow. To extend, simply slide a new pole of the same size over the original pole. Overlapping by 7cm to 10cm will increase stability.