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Would my Maranta leuconora benefit from a moss pole? If so, what alternatives are out there?
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My Maranta leuconora is shooting out air roots like crazy.
I already looked if others use moss poles for them, but I couldn't find anyone using moss poles for this plant.
My experience tells me, that it might benefit from one. Would you agree?
I haven't used a moss pole yet, do you have any tips?
I grow this plant in semi hydro (mineralic substrate/ LECA), and I don't want to have something organic, like wood or sphagnum moss, near it.
Do you have any alternatives, that fit the same use but don't utilise organic substrates?
I've got a few of these and never attempted a trellis or moss pole, just letting them trail seems fine. I think they are ground crawling plants rather than climbers. I'm sure you could use a pole, but a basic trellis with really large gaps would probably work better if you want height from the plant. That would probably give you more options for the material challenges you have mentioned too.