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Name: Cheryl Kingwood, Texas (Zone 9a)              ShadyGreenThumb Jul 13, 2014 2:43 PM CST |
| My Gordon's Gold philodendron has outgrown the home made spagnum moss stake I made for it last summer by a foot! I might make a new, taller stake but thinking about attaching an extension to this one, replacing the short PVC inside with a longer one. She probably needs a new pot to go with it as well. Thoughts, suggestions?? July 2013:  Today: Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile. |
Name: Julie Nova Scotia Canada (Zone 6a)      batflower Jul 17, 2014 5:47 AM CST |
I don't have a suggestion, but just wanted to say, really nice plant, and well grown.  |
Name: Elaine Sarasota, Fl The one constant in life is change           dyzzypyxxy Jul 17, 2014 9:17 AM CST |
| Sure is a lovely plant, Cheryl. I'd agree go for a big, new pot and a stake twice as tall as you think you need . . . it will go up as far as you give it room to. To make the stake last longer, try 'guiding' the plant to go round and round the stake instead of straight up one side. This also makes the leaves closer together so the plant looks bushier. Elaine "Success is stumbling from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm." –Winston Churchill |
Name: Lin Florida (Zone 9b)          plantladylin Jul 17, 2014 6:23 PM CST |
| Wow, great growing! That is a beauty and it sure has grown tall. I like Elaine's suggestion of guiding the plant around the stake as it grows taller. ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Gordon Brooklyn , New York      GordonHawk Jul 20, 2014 1:57 AM CST |
| You did realwell with it... it should grow stonger now... since it isa stronger plant that's doing it...something about it... makes me think I should be growing it ... |
Name: Cheryl Kingwood, Texas (Zone 9a) ShadyGreenThumb Jul 24, 2014 4:51 PM CST |
| Thank you for your comments. I think a new pot and new stake is in order. I like the idea of twisting it around. I have 2 more starts that are about 5" right now that I think I will incorporate in the new pot to make it fuller. Can I pull the roots off the stake while replanting?? Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile. |
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