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MICANS POLE: Growing Tall.

At the end 2020, when Adelaide went into lockdown for Covid, I started a little project with the aim of growing big Philodendron Mican leaves. This requires height and I am providing this with a big Coir Pole that I can extend later on. Ideally, the velvety leaves will grow larger as the vines climb […]

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MONSTERA: General Care

There are around 50 species of Monstera known so far. They are a flowering species of the Araceae family. The word Monstera is latin for “Monstrous” due to its size and the fenestrations of older plants looking abnormal. Some common Monstera varieties are; Monstera Deliciosa: The most well known variety. Also known as the Fruit […]

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DIY: Coir Pole’s

Growing your vining Aroid up a totum is worth it for so many reasons. Most of all, it will free up space for more plants. Lol. It also allows your plant to do what it is designed to do. That is to climb. With practice and experimenting with methods, I have gotten pretty good at […]

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Moss Pole: One month on…

It’s been a whole month since I made a Moss Pole for my Green Syngonium to get rid of all the excess Sphagnum Moss that left over from buying plants from away. It’s amazing how much the plant has grown in such a short amount of time. The plant has almost doubled in size in […]

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COIR POLES: DIY and more bang for your buck!

This weekend has been all about making Coir Poles for my planties. Originally, I figured I only needed to make one or two and then keep the left over of what I bought, for later. Haha, nope! I always get carried away. I need more coir to finish a few off and then all my […]

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DIY Moss Pole

I had a go at making my first Moss Pole recently. I found a spare piece of 20mm PVC pipe that was about 70cm and I figured why not? I also figured why not share it with everyone. So here is how I made it. — I had off cuts of netting from making my […]

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Blushing Philo: Makin me blush!

I received this cutting in the mail a few weeks ago and have had it sitting in water growing extra roots and acclimatizing, ever since. I am just a tad bit in love with this one. I cant help it, its just so pretty. I have since seen a big one on a totum, growing […]

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D.I.Y.:Totem Pole for my Golden Pothos.

Hi everyone. This post is about my decision to add a totem for my Golden Pothos to climb. It was in need of a bigger pot and better support because of the sad excuse for training it had when I bought it at the start of the year. This was my first Pothos and had […]