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[INDOOR-GARDENING:422] Re: Staking plants

Thanks to those who responded, I think Carl has gotten to the heart of
my problem!  I think a number of my plants tend to grow with "wimpy"
stems.  A lot of the time, this is accompanied by the pale foliage and
sparse growth that I know wave the red flag of "not enough light!!",
and that's something else I need to work on (living in an apartment
with 1 window (southward))  However, sometimes, plants that are growing
vigorously (a tall, skinny cactus,  schefflera, arrowroot, several
diffenbachias) just don't seem to take any cares with SUPPORTING their
own rapidly expanding selves!  Is taking them outside for a little
"breeze therapy" a good plan, or is there something fundamentally wrong
here?
JJ


--- Carl Gustafson <carl.gustafson@cbis.ece.drexel.edu> wrote:
> 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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