🌿 my moss pole journey 🌿 past mistakes, fave products, + care

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0:00 hi hello
1:00 what didn't work
3:10 sphagnum moss I recommend
5:35 start with small cuttings
8:30 poles I use now
11:00 benefits of moss poles
12:45 low maintenance climber options
16:10 my care routine

[julianablancomatamoros]

Say it once again for the people in the back: “There’s no rules, you can do whatever you want” ✨💚 this is what’s fun about hobbies, don’t take it away from us.

[vlong]

Love the disclaimer!
How much more peaceful would the Internet be if we actually adopted a "this is *descriptive* of my experience, not *prescriptive* for anyone else; take what's useful, leave the rest" approach..?
Thank you for sharing what you've learned 🙏🏽

[pattituringan]

Hi Fern, I don’t have any moss poles and probably won’t ever have any, but I’d never miss one of your videos. 🪴

[rebeccahenderson]

I love the look of your florida ghost hanging up high - it's a show stopper and deserves to be highlighted like that, just wow!

[bethadamik]

Fern My moss poles are like your wire ones but 5-6 feet tall and I take a 1/2” PVC pipe and drill 6-8 tiny holes in the pipe and then put my moss on the wire around the pole. Then I water down the pole. When we went on a cruise last summer I was gone 10 days with my poles out in the Texas summer heat and they did amazing. The pipes slowly release the water through the holes for about 10-12 days saving me having to water as much. I teach moss pole making with this technique. Best wishes. 💚💚💚

[courtdahl]

omg throwback to the iconic fern glitch video whilst making the first moss pole 😂 what a time 🌿

[megancanflyy]

i knit as well at taking care of plants, so whenever a wooden knitting needle breaks i use it as a stake for a small plant, sometimes i wrap moss around it with yarn and it’s a nice way of having very minimal space taken up but still give it some stability, my apartment is so small i cant do moss poles, but yours look so great i neeed to use some :)

[aQuayQuay]

Having your Florida ghost floating off your shelf in the background (which I never noticed until this video tbf) IS A WHOLE MOOD. What an awesome idea!!

[hazelhaver]

Always smile when you talk about how expensive spagnum moss is because I live in N Z and we can just drive a couple of miles out of town and pick our own. Wish I could send you some.

[laurenjohnson]

"There's no rules, you can do whatever you want." Yes!

[toadevergreen]

learning so much. I would describe the plank look as the farmhouse aesthetic. A pipe would be industrial. I think a literal branch would look cool which is more fairy core and foresty, which is my aesthetic

[Daisytheflower]

I put a bunch of begonia cuttings in a clear, glass teapot with perlite at the bottom. Such a low maintenance way to have a begonia and looks cute af

[OMM-klzu]

True, there are no rules to what kind of moss pole you use. I am currently using a long stick fallen from a tree to grow my Piper - Crocatum at the moment. I have attached it with plant clips. I also have a small Philodendron - Tortem. Thanks for the tip of growing it on a bamboo pole. Love the old moss pole video clip. Shows the evolution of moss poling and the Fern look!!! 🥰

[itscarolinemary]

aww shout out to past Fern! I like this video 💕 reflecting on mistakes is very helpful for us! Funny how I've been watching for so long, I didn't even realize what you used to do with moss poles! Wrapping the cuttings around 😅

[rickkillian]

That plant growing down your cabinet is soooo cool

[kizanko]

A fun project is to actually find a nice tree branch outside, around 60cm or higher, a bit sturdy and just take it home, bleach clean it and add wood varnish and then top it off with
high-gloss wood lacquer. And use that bad boy as a pole for your plants. The more wonky the more fun way for plants to grow!

[ashstafford]

I have a philodendron golden dragon that grows similar to your florida ghost and i love how crazy it is! its like a piece of art

[JacquelineJax]

This is so helpful. Omg you really told us so much value about these pole so we have a smooth road forward. I thank you so much. Wish we lived closer as I could give you some cutting to say thank you for your time. I’m in Ontario. Cheers!

[Mili.x]

I agree with you. It is so hard to say it’s a one size fits all thing!

[Mili.x]

I like that you mentioned growing up a stake. Ive been hemming and hawing about the same thing but your spectulation confirmed my suspicion