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[INDOOR-GARDENING:417] Re: Staking plants
>First, often, the pot is just not heavy enough to support this, and the
>dowel just seems to make the plant more likely to fall over, unless I
>lean it in a corner, and second, the dowel (what I've used) always
>seems to soften up and break off at the ground surface within a few
>months.
>Should I use something metal? Or is there just a better way?
If the stake is to be long-term (more than a few weeks), use something
metal or plastic (or a longer-lasting wood, like cedar or oak but not
common pine, birch or maple, which is what most dowels are).
If the staked plant is too heavy, put the pot into a larger (terracotta)
pot. Still too heavy? Use a real big pot, fill area around the inner pot
with stones.
If your plants are subjected to a good breeze, they tend to develop
stronger stems.
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