You can make the diameter as big or small as you want, but it becomes harder to make really small diameter ones. Carefully bend the hardware mesh into a cylinder as shown in the photo below.The roll is 25 feet long so if you anticipate making a lot, you can get this one! I found one that is 1/2' x 4ft x 25 ft so this will give you 4 foot tall moss poles. If you find other sizes of hardware mesh, that's fine! Just make sure the wire mesh is coated with PVC so that it is more durable and wont rust.Since the roll is 5 feet long, it will give you enough to make 6 or 7 posts! I used a 1/2' x 2ft x 5ft 19 gauge PVC coated hardware mesh.STEP 2: BEND THE HARDWARE MESH INTO A CYLINDER You can also use a bucket or a sink to soak the moss. Swish the moss around to make sure that everything gets wet and set this aside while you work on the next steps. I just used a plastic tray and added warm water.If you run out of moistened moss as you're working, you can easily and quickly soak more.Obviously the amount of sphagnum moss that you need depends on how big your moss pole is, so go conservative so that you don't have a bunch of wet sphagnum moss left over! You only need to soak it for a minute or two, but you can leave it soaking until you are ready to use it.Instructions STEP 1: SOAK YOUR SPHAGNUM MOSS IN WATER Be sure to reference the materials list with links at the very end of this post for your convenience.įor a FREE printable version of the instructions below (free of ads), scroll to the bottom of this post and download your free printable so you can refer to it again and again!

I can’t believe I waited this long to make my own moss posts! Without further ado, here is how you can make your own moss totem.

Your plants will literally grow into the moss pole and help transform the juvenile leaves on your climbing houseplants into larger mature leaves.

You can easily extend the moss pole as your plant grows, so you can make a small moss pole or a large one and customize the size.

It is easy to make and it only requires 3 or 4 materials!.

It is higher quality and much more sturdy and durable than pre-made ones that you can purchase.

I highly recommend you follow Craig! Why would you want to make your own moss post?

The inspiration and process for how to make this moss pole was taken, with permission, from a fabulous account on Instagram is an amazing interior plant designer who has done incredible things with his plant collection.

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