Wrangling Lurch

[jpegghost]

I spent the day yesterday wrangling Lurch. Do long time readers remember Lurch? My most beloved monstera deliciosa? Here he is over a year ago, when I bought him (buckled up for safety!)



So he has gotten immensely bigger and has started growing sideways and out. For a while I tolerated it but then I decided to make my own moss pole so I'd stop smacking into his leaves when walking around. Online moss poles are expensive as fuck (especially since this one is about 4' tall), so I bought some plastic garden wire and some spaghnum moss and made my own.



Lush! Elegant! Mossy!

In theory he will grow into the moss pole and start growing upwards, and I will no longer have to zip tie him to it. In theory.

Comments

[amejisuto]

Wow. Lurch is right. That's one big plant. I hope he grows like you want him to.

[jpegghost]

Since monsteras grow upwards in nature (up trees), he should grow up that pole........... and then i have to extend that pole, ad nauseum. I'll do it for him

[amejisuto]

Aww, you're a good plant parent!