Plant Feature of the Month! 🪴 | New Series Featuring Monstera Adansonii | Episode 1
I wanted to bring a new video series to my channel this year and I'm calling it plant feature of the month right now. I want to showcase plants in my collection and talk more about their journey with me and how I got them to this point. Let me know if you have a better name for this series! This month is about Monstera Adansonii 🪴
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00:00 Intro
01:41 First got plant
02:18 Put on a Moss Pole for the first time
03:02 How went about extending
03:42 First Chop after Moving
04:23 Inspo
05:59 After First Chop
07:29 Second Chop
07:58 Third Chop
08:31 Closer look at Pole
09:26 The plant after the last chop
09:59 My experience with care
10:37 The plant now
13:09 Outro
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Possible series title: “Started from the bottom now we here!”
I read that as starting from the bottom and now we’re at the top 😂🫶🏻
😂 I really love this
This is SUCH a great series idea for your channel. The way you are able to get your plants to size up MASSIVELY and fast really needs more attention on KZhead! People should be learning from you!!
Thank you! 🥹🙏 I appreciate that! I feel KZhead is definitely in favor of shorts right now but I'm not someone who does a lot of those anymore so it can be hard to grow on videos alone unless you go more viral which doesn't necessarily mean long term viewers. I don't like to do catchy thumbnails a lot either lol. I'm very happy with the followers that continue to support and watch my videos it means so much! 🥹
Very well said 😊 I conquer, and I always refer to her as the moss pole queen 👑 when I suggest her channel on other planty KZhead videos that I watch📷🌼❤
@@plantsbymelissa the channels who are masters at shorts and the crazy thumbnails and titles just make me feel old 🫣 it’s great for them (and probably lucrative lol), but I love the more relaxing pace to your videos! I can sit and work on something myself while I listen and watch and I think that’s what so many of us who regularly watch you are looking for! ☺️
@@dora9368 so true! I’ve never seen the mature form of so many of the plants she sizes up on poles!
thats the spirit!@@plantsbymelissa
I love watching your channel grow as well as it does. You mentioned your focus is not the amount of subscribers you have, but the content you create is amazing!!! One of the many reasons I always watch your channel is because your so knowledgeable, kind, soft-spoken, your not afraid to experiment and try new things on your own, beautiful plants, great content, and of course...your lovely cats + more. ❤ Thank you Melissa for teaching us and sharing what you know about plants with us, Sharing Is Caring😉
Thank you Dora 😭 you’re going to make me tear up! I love being able to be here and you all mean so much to me for watching and commenting and supporting. I’m not sure how I got here honestly but I’m so thankful for such sweet viewers 🥹💕
Wow! A great video! You’ve inspired me to start my first pole with a monstera adonsonii. I loved hearing your ups and downs during your journey because now I know what to expect, good and sad. Thank you so much for sharing all that with us. I look forward to more videos just like this.
Thank you so much! Best of luck with your monstera adansonii! I hope you get some amazing growth ☺️ I love sharing what I have learned with my own plants and knowing it can help someone else means so much!
I think you should name this the “Impressive Plant flashback highlight!” series. Love this idea! It’s great!
This is me happen by your channel accidentally and discovered my plant can grow into a giant and what is a REAL moss pole about!! I am so going to try this!!
I started poles because of you. I fell in love with the Micans. I bought one and it is growing like crazy but I need help. I do not think I have it on the correct pole. This one I tried on a coco core pole that is dry. I just grows up it but not really attaching. It out grew it fast! Like 2 to 3 months.
Mican's climbs weird to me haha. It doesn't really attach in that well but it anchors on more I suppose. It does climb really fast. I am trailing the vines back up and down my pole now. The leaves increase in size but not as much as other climbing philos. I think it just outgrows it too quickly. Coir poles aren't meant for roots to attach into so it's mostly for support. It may do better with damp sphagnum moss :D
Omg it’s so beautiful 😍 you’re such a good plant momma!! 🤗
Thank you so much 🥹 she’s been so fun to grow! I hope I can keep her happy!
This series is such a great idea!!! Since I’ve been sick since the beginning of December my poor Adansonii did not do well with all of my neglect. Hopefully I can bring her back 💚💚💚
Thank you! Sorry you’ve been sick and that your adansonii isn’t doing well 🥺 I hope she can bounce back for you! 🤞🏼
I also love ghis series concept!! Cant wait to watch the ones about your hoyas!!
It’s good to see your journey with the adansonii; she’s gorgeous! Love the seres & you’re highlighting one specific plant’s journey so…plant spotlight is a good name.
Yes! Can’t wait for more from this series
What a gorgeous journey❤❤
Ooh I love this series! Your adansonii is beautiful!
Thank you! I'm excited to do these! I love being able to share the journey on some of these plants as well as share struggles I've had with them and everything else!
I’m so excited for this series, such a great idea!
I'm so glad!
I love this new series idea 😊 It's thanks to your videos i had the confidence to chop my first pole plant recently x
Aww yay!! That makes me so happy 🥹 I hope it went well for you!! Which plant was it?!
@plantsbymelissa It was my monstera albo she had grown to the ceiling nearly touching the light so it was time. I got a nice 2 leaf top cut and have that in water and 7 mid cuts that are in moss with some aerial roots and about 1/3 of the mother plant is remaining to regrow...I had to deconstruct the pole but I watched a video of you doing that which helped a lot, and it helped using a super sharp craft knife and 70% isopropyl alcohol for the cuts like you've advised...ty for your videos I would have messed it up without them 😅
Thank you so much for sharing! I’ve been procrastinating with extending my adansoniis’ moss poles! Now I’m thinking I may chop one and compare!l the growth!
This was super helpful and has me optimistic! I’ve unalived 3 or 4 in hanging baskets. I have a very small and slightly damaged (thrips) one on a moss pole this time around. I’m determined to keep this one alive! It’s been thrips free for a while now but the bottom leaves are very sad. However, I’ve recently added a grow light and it’s climbing fast, sizing up, and the leaves look healthy (and it’s winter!!!). I can’t wait to chop the crappy bottom off! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love the spotlight concept on individual plants. Your videos offer so many nuggets of wisdom.
Glad you like them! It makes me happy knowing I can share helpful information! 🫶🏻😁
Love this new series!! ❤ 🌱
Thank you 🙏🏼
ThankYou Melissa for sharing your videos. I only made 1 moss pole so far, so I’d love to get more experience with them. ❤
I love all the info you put in here. You are so very helpful & thank you so much for sharing this with us. ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you for being here 💕
It feels like forever since I caught one of your videos! Good to see you and Happy New Year!
Aw thanks for coming back to a video! Happy new year to you 💕
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Glad you enjoyed it!
"Then and WOW" series
Haha love that! 😁🫶🏻
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That’s so amazing! I just yesterday put a moss pole at my adansonii and will be sure to watch all your previous videos as well! Thank you!
That is awesome! I hope yours does well for you! It definitely takes practice and patience but if you’re determined it will work out 💚
Wow.plants loooks soooo nice and lush.sooooo healthy❤
Thank you! 🥰
Your adansonii is dreamy!! In terms of what to title the series.. maybe xx years/month progress moss pole journey?
Thank you! 🫶
Thank you! For the video and your honesty. I accidentally received 2 Adansonii in the mail and am really struggling with one of them. It helps to know thar in part it's transplant shock.
This was a great video! I really enjoyed it :)
Thank you!! :D
WOW!1!! Love!❤❤❤
Love this newest series you’ve started. Plant highlights with Melissa! ❤you are definitely the queen when it comes to moss poles. I can’t think of any other Planttuber that loves hers plants more than you. You definitely need to start a shop.
Thank you so much 🥹 they’re definitely more than just plants for me and they came to me at a time I really needed an outlet in life! I’m so thankful for them and it brings me so much joy being able to grow and care for them. I’m excited to sell some plants to others and do that on the side 🫶🏻💕
This was so cool and informative! I can't wait for other videos in this series 😊 It also makes me feel better you mentioned this as being a finicky plant, because I always hear how it's supposed to be easy, but I've restarted mine like 4 times 😅 worth it though lol
Thank you! aw it's definitely stress sensitive. Some plants show stress more than others so I think in a way it can be a good thing so you can pick up that something is wrong more quickly so you can correct it. Some plants show signs too late so you may not notice it right away until you have a real problem. Hopefully, this time will be the last and it will start growing well for you here! I think they're worth the hassle too 😁
You are so inspiring! Thank you for giving me hope for mine to get big leaves. I finally got thiccly poles because of you, thank you
Thank you 🥹 You got this! I love the thiccly ones too! The large is pretty big but it’s the most sturdy. You’ll be able to do about 3-4 medium stacked but anymore it will be a little unsteady 😊
I have a baby adansonaii that I have on a little moss/burlap pole! I really hope I can nourish her to grow as big as yours!
Just love this new series Melissa! The title you've chosen is perfect. You are an amazing plant parent Melissa....look at what you've achieved 👏🏼💪And not just with this plant but with many others. You are an inspiration and you make us feel like we can achieve these results too as you encourage us not to give up. I will be transferring my Adansonii to a pole soon cos I wanna give it a go and see if I can do the same with mine. Can't wait for the next Plant Feature of the month!!! Cebu Blue perhaps....🤔 Thanks always for your content and efforts 🥰
Thank you so much Connie! 🥹 I might switch up the poles so I'm not doing so many in a row haha but I'm excited to film these. I love looking back on the progress and share any struggles I have had with them!
Ahhhh. I’m relaxed now.
I love this series!!
Thank you!!
BTW your Adansonii is beautiful, wonderful work. Keep it up🌿
Thank you so much 🥰
You're welcome Melissa 😊
Your Adansonii transformation is crazy and such a beautiful plant!! It’s also such a great ides to make sure that the bottom of the plant is secured by the wire! Definitely going to be trying this! Also I love your moss pole wall!! I'm currently really new to content creating are there any tips that you would recommend for a new plant content creator?
Omg! I love this video.
Thank you so much! 🙏🏼
I think this is a great idea. The size of that plant is crazy and I enjoyed hearing the background story. I just finished reading the book The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle. Within the narrative were descriptions of giant plants. So, I’m more convinced than ever that you secretly traveled to the undiscovered plateau in the book. Either that or somehow you transport yourself to the jungles of Pandora to obtain specimens. LOL. Seriously, you are truly a Plantologist Extraordinaire and as a mere viewer I’m enjoying the ride. Thanks very much.
Haha I would love to transport there and look at some giant plants 😂 thank you so much! It’s such a joy to grow these plants ☺️
Very helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
You sell out extremely fast!! Great for you❤. I definitely want to purchase from you but every time I go on the site everything is gone😢. Hopefully soon I will get a chance to purchase something. Hoyas are my favorite!!! Awesome job on your new site!!!
I just typed a long comment and it disappeared OMG. I just wanted to tell you that you have made a huge difference in my journey as a plant enthusiast. I'm pretty new to houseplants and just bought a 3-4yo monstera (i think it's supposed to be deliciosa but I'm not so sure) and it never had any support, so it was veryyy leggy. I bought some coco coir poles before I found your channel, and attached her the best I could, I've been so worried if I did it right, and if I'd be able to switch her to something else. Your experience is comforting and it's so awesome to see your journey. Hopefully I will make fewer mistakes thanks to your insight. Just wanted to tell you that it's so inspirational to me and I'm so grateful to have found your channel. 💚💚
Great series!
Thank you! 😁💚
I was so happy to see this ❤️ I just got my Adansonii in November and I have already noticed she is finicky. I’m going to start her on a moss pole now. I repotted my root bound 4’ monstera deliciosa last night. I’m waiting to see how upset he is going to be with me😬
aw I'm sure your deliciosa will love the repot and extra room to grow 😁 I feel they handle repots well. Adansonii definitely tries your patience lol
I am amazed I did not even know that Adansonii could grow to that size. Watering is a huge challenge on an all wire pole. Have you considered to upgrade her to a gutter pipe with a leaf cover mesh? I've seen great results with poles that are half covered in plastic.
love this !! 🥰🥰
Thank you! 😁💚
Love your videos!! ❤ Id love to see your heart-shaped philodendron on the moss pole in a video!!! Even if it’s just a glance at it!!! 😊
Thank you! Which philodendron?! Do you know the name of it?
Heart shaped philodendron please! 😊
HOWWWWWWWWW ITS SO BIG!!!
Hi Melissa, We would LOVE LOVE to see you make more videos. I know it is a lot of wor but, you do not have to be perfect. We enjoy what you do just do not stress to much. It is ok. We love you.
Thank you! I spend a lot of time in editing and some videos are easier to edit than others. I'm doing what I can between this, insta content, messaging and trying to work on the shop not to mention alll the plant care I have and also trying to have a life outside of all of this 🫶🤗
Thank you Melissa. Hoping you'll do this type of highlight video on your beautiful verrucosum as well.
Thank you! Verrucosum has been through it! haha
I love this idea for a series. Kevin from Hakunalaplanta does something similar and when I think of youtubers that have success with growing plants massive it's definitely you two so I know myself and others will love seeing the process and hopefully get an idea or two as well. ❤
Thank you so much!! Kevin has some amazing plants! 🪴
@@plantsbymelissaThat he does but do do you! And I love that your interests are very different so it never gets repetitive. I definitely don’t follow another KZheadr who’s had so much amazing success with moss poles. You inspired me to try a few.
You did such a nice job with this plant. I have several vines on one pole and am really appreciative of the bushy look. Thinking about extending but still undecided if I want to a 6 foot pole and how hard it will be to keep it watered.
Thank you! aw definitely extend to try it out. You'll start getting more larger leaves which is so fun to see! I love the bushy look too! There's a little learning curve to watering them once they get taller so you don't over do it at the bottom and have the soil sit too wet but you'll start to learn how much water to put through there 🫶
Hi Mellisa, adonsonii can be a real pain sometimes, I agree! How about the name of the series is Life journey on a moss pole with???? Then the name of the plant. 🤷♀️ just a thought!
I like this name idea😊
I really like that but I won’t do just moss poles for each month 😁
@@plantsbymelissa that’s true, I don’t know why i assumed that 🤦♀️🙂
A look back, then and now!
I like this! 🫶🏻
Maybe you can call this series: 'Plant in the spotlight' ☺
my Baltic Blue is by far my most mature plant that isn't a monstera. I stuck it in a shady part of my patio for the summer and fall here in Arizona and that thing went crazy. It only grew a foot vertically, but the internodal spacing is crazy tight, so many leaves and such a dramatic size up from the $20 pot it came in.
That’s amazing!! I’m happy it grew so well for you! 🫶🏻
I also think this series could include soil, lighting, watering and fertilizing schedule.
Good idea! 🙏🏼😁
I love how she is a she ☺️ all my plants are boys and girls too lol! Anyways, she’s absolutely stunning!
Is there more info on the chop- how to do it exactly? Your plants are beautiful
It is because of you and all your content with moss poles I finally put my monstera on a plastic pole I sort of accidentally bought one with two plants. When they outgrew the stakes I had them attached to I knew it was time to put them on a pole. It’s a little leany to the side but they’ve both put out their first fenestrated leaf. Now one has two and the other one has only one. So there I am and I feel I’m gonna keep her for a while to see where it goes.
Aw I love that! I never knew how much I would LOVE moss poles. I think partly because you spend so much time caring for them and then they reward you with such beautiful big growth. They couldn’t get like that without your care so it feels so rewarding!!
Hey Melissa! I'm excited to see the new series! I feel like videos dedicated to specific plants should have a good effect on new viewers tuning in. I guess even without them... did you pick up 10k subscribers in the last 3 months? At that rate, you'll break 50k before spring hits. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you! 🙏 I'm honestly not sure when I hit 40K haha. I haven't been doing many shorts so I feel like my reach is less but I am truly grateful for anyone who watches and supports 🥺
I love the new series your starting; it's going to be great for us newbies. Also, for clarification, are you fertilizing the moss pole (and the pot via gravity) or just the pot?
Thank you! I water the moss pole from the top so with the fertilizer through it. The big poles I don't usually have to water the base because enough of it drips down there. Some smaller thiccly ones sometimes I will have to water the soil if it's completely dry so it varies but mostly just the pole I'm watering :D
@@plantsbymelissa Awesome! Thanks for clearing that up for me. Now I need to go water my moss poles...😁
Hi! I've started making moss poles from your videos. I'm just wondering what fertilizer is best to use? I saw your Amazon list but there are alot of different options. And do you have your soil mix posted somewhere? Thank you for your tips!
Do you see a need to provide light to the higher portions of your tall moss poles? I got one of those barrina lights on the tripod and love it but wish it was a little taller.
Your plants are beautiful. You’ve inspired me to recently try this plant on a pole. Only has 2 leaves right now 🤞🏼 Can I ask what the other pole looks like that you chopped in several places to activate more growth on the vine? Did it work? 🪴
Thank you! I actually ended up chopping it up haha. I didn't have room to keep it so I salvaged what I could. It started activating lots of growth but only a few started growing small leaves. It was the bottom old pole too so the moss was getting compacted making it harder to water. Good luck with your adansonii! 🤗
Perfect-o = showing dated clips to demonstrate one of your plant's history, explaining your thought process over the years, telling us your plans for the future, The only suggestion I have after watching this first one: list the substrate below the date. and mebbe pot size? So, about the series. Are you thinking you will feature *any* plant (not just those on poles)? How about My Journey: Adansonii. I also really like Show & Tell: My Adansonii. Thank you for your thoroughness, Melissa.
Thank you for the suggestions!! Someone else mentioned I should include substrate and light and more of that so I’ll have to do that for the next one. It won’t be just moss pole plants but just one that I feel like sharing for the month I guess!
What fertilizer you use? and how much fertilizer you use? how often? do you fertilize the moss pole and the pot ?
Oh wow......this is awesome. It would appear that you make your own moss poles. I am very lazy.....is there any store bought pole that mimics what you have here?
The wire poles are the most sturdy. My clear ones I use are @growthiccly poles. The large size is the most sturdy and it’s more of the convenience factor with those. Once you do poles for a while you’ll realize stability is the most important thing!
thank you for your quick response @@plantsbymelissa
Hi Melissa,that's a wonderful adansonii,I was wondering is it possible to grow them on a moss poll on a self watering pot with moss in the pole and pon in the pot.kind regards
Thank you! I have my philodendron melano set up this way but it's still newish so I'm not sure how it will go with pon as the base. I haven't grown adansonii in pon so not sure how it will like it but I think it would like the consistency of semi-hydro. You can always experiment! You never know what will work until you try it and see how it goes. That's the fun part! You can always take cuttings of one to experiment with too :D
incredible! I have a Cebu Blue that I need to chop and prop for the first time and also a Micans but I just keep putting it off… Just a question I think I know the answer but, what do you water the moss poles with are you using your same nutrient water that you use to water the plant?
I water with the same water for all my plants! Sometimes I don't add fertilizer to some of my pon reservoirs yet but now that I am using liquid it goes through the poles most definitely :D
This is such a wonderful video. I wanted to do the same. Do you think I could use the same approach but with a coco pole?
Coco coir poles unfortunately won’t get you the same results 🥲 there’s no way for extra roots to grow inside and the plant really needs all those roots to uptake nutrients and size up. It will need those roots to support being chopped as well and it’s the only way to get them to size up unless you have a reallyyy tall pole and high ceilings 😂🫶🏻
Put the nutrition in the water when you water the pole
I do 😊
So random but you resemble Lily Gladstone. Came here because I have a mini adansonii
She reminds me of Dakota Johnson. Especially in how she speaks and mannerisms
Hi, while chopping, did you cut off smaller leafes ?
I got mine yellowing recently. Thank you telling me the issue of fertilization. What fertilizer are you using ?
Yellowing can be a multitude of reasons not just under fertilization so definitely keep that in mind. If you're not fertilizing enough it can show signs of deficiency and the plant will start aborting lower leaves to save energy. I am actually switching fertilizers again here and I'm going to talk about that soon. I used osmocote slow release for a year and a half. I switched to a liquid for the past 3 months (GT foliage focus) but I am going to try foliage pro out next.
Hi what did you do with the bottom half after every chop?
Just wondering after you chop, what you do with the bottom half that was rooted in the pot? Does it continue on as a secondary pole?
Whatever you like :D I usually take it off the pole and propagate the cuttings or I add some back into the top portion.
I ALWAYS lose the bottom leaves when I chop and extend 😩😩 how do you avoid it?
Wow, I'm looking at my little Adansonii and have never made a moss pole it is on one of those hard pre-made ones from Amazon which is not doing anything for it.
Yeah those are mostly for support which leaves can still size up with that but nothing like these poles filled with sphagnum moss 😁
I’m starting my first ‘Melissa inspired” moss pole tomorrow with Monstera Adansonii, and my question is how many stems do I put in the pot to grow up the moss pole? I have 2 very well rooted stems in my grow pot among other younger ones.
aww congrats on starting your first moss pole! I usually only do 1-3 now since one vine tends to lead for the plant and grow ahead of the rest. The more you have it crowds the pole as it climbs bigger but it's always nice to have a couple extra in there in case something happens to one of the vines 😁
Do you put the fertilizer into the moss pole or the soil? I just transitioned alot of my plants to moss poles!
It definitely needs to go through the moss pole! It grows so many extra roots so the bigger the plant gets it needs more nutrients. Sometimes I have to water my soil but those are mostly the thiccly ones but these bigger poles enough water reaches the soil 😁
A plant's Journey maybe?
My Monstera Adansonii Biography........My Alocasia Cuprea Biography, etc.
New subscriber?? When doing this does it stay with water always. Ive had Adansonii going on a year to scared to do this change but i noticed the new leaves are tiny 😢
I water my moss poles twice a week! They usually end up going crunchy dry within a couple days but I try not to underwater them too often or they will get stressed :(
Would you say fertilizing poles is just an extra way to get the plant nutrients but not imperative? I mainly fertilize the soil/base root system. I figure in nature aerial roots of climbing plants don't get nutrients,right?
For my adansonii it started yellowing again so that tells me it was wanting MORE nutrients than I'm currently feeding it and I thought I was giving enough. For plants that climb on trees their aerial roots are all over - they grow up and all the down the tree into the ground so when it rains they are getting lots nutrients. Inside the home - they only get what we give it so if none of those extra roots are getting nutrients then it won't be fed enough so the plant will eventually start to show signs of deficiency so it's really important to feed all the way through. Each plant with vary and you'll start to pick up on little signs that one might be unhappy. For my Cebu blue it was so root bound that the leaves would drop after a couple days of getting water + fertilizer and I had tons of yellowing happening because the plant was having to get rid of so many extra leaves in order to not waste so much energy. So as the plants grow and get bigger they'll want more water and nutrients to support all the large growth!
@plantsbymelissa thank you for the explanation! I guess I didn't realize that rain water had much for nutrients. But then again, I'm sure leaves yellow and die in nature all the time and there isn't anyone there to worry about it 😜
I think the maximum size of the monstera adannsoni leaf is about 18 inches about the same as a monstera deliciosa but 18 inches of length thankfully not width
Oh really?! Mine is almost there then. I’m very curious how it will continue to grow 🫣
Is it true that watching the ads helps the channel? I never skip the ads, but if it doesn’t help the creator I will skip them. Thanks for the info.
Watching the video the entire way through does really help including the ads 🥹 We get paid through Adsense so even though we can't pick what ads get shown or how long they are - we can pick how many ads run during the video and the placement so I try not to overdo it. I'm not sure how much of the ad a viewer has to watch but I always thought the longer the better. The "watch time" is considered how long a viewer watches without clicking off the video so if a viewer is engaged and watches the entire thing then that really helps me out. Videos that people click off of quickly or they just speed through it doesn't help that watch time out much. The longer the viewers are engaged and the more interactions I get in the comment section tells the algorithm this video is doing well so hopefully it will get recommended to more people. Thank you for watching them and wanting to help out the channel 🥹🫶
Great I will continue to watch them! Love your content!
Growing plants on moss poles is a constant chop and extend for life ?
Well, you’ll eventually have to repot the base as it grows more roots and you’ll run out of space on the pole. Once the leaves lose support from the pole and are no longer attached as it grows off the new growth will size down again. So you can trail them down the pole but in some time I imagine it would become too rooted and the plant might suffer. I’m not sure how long that would take but if you kept up with watering and repotting it can be a full pole for a while.
Hi Melissa, i wanna ask u 2 things. First, can i grow Alocasia baby in Fluval stratum forever (without transferring into pons). Second, is it better to grow alocasia in pons or soil?
I wouldn't grow in stratum long term no, you can keep it in there for awhile but the stratum breaks down over time and gets compacted so it might start suffocating the roots :( I don't think there's a "better" but more of what works for you. I am really loving pon right now. You just have to experiment to see what you like and how your plants respond in your particular environment. Alocasias love semi-hydro but they can grow in a aroid mix. They love consistency with water!
@@plantsbymelissa noted that, thanks!
I need help with mine! Its growing up a window but I would love to transfer it to a pole. But it's so tall I don't even know where to begin
Take some cuttings and root them first then plant them on a moss pole. It's best to start them small so they can attach into the moss pole sooner which encourages them to climb and grow larger leaves. I have some tutorials on my channel under my moss pole playlist :D
@@plantsbymelissa thank you will do!
How wide are your poles? In diameter I mean. I think I made mine too skinny, it wobbles and dries out ina day 😮
The wire poles are 15 squares across and that seems to be a good size for them! 😁
Are they all just one vine?
I've killed 2 of them. Why? What am I doing wrong?
Y is the ends of my monstera edges are getting black
could be stress, environmental changes, root rot, pests, watering inconsistencies - so many reasons! It's hard to pinpoint the exact cause without knowing your care/environment :)
I dont like the adansonii because it looks so unkempt in its juvenile form. Yours, however, looks amazing!
Inspo? Lol😂