Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Stupid Question!!!, 1 by dmichael619

dmichael619 wrote:
Doug,
This is H.motoskei growing on one of my copper spirals. It is the only one that shows more of the frame as the other plants have their supports covered.

Sorry I dont currently have any that dont have plants on them to take pics of.

The copper comes in 20ft coils and is not overly expensive.
Just remove the plastic and start with the inside end of the tubing and pull upwards til it reaches about 3ft or whatever height you wish your support to be then cut that piece from the roll.

I then measure from end to end to see what length of PVC I will need,bend about an inch and a half of the cut ends of copper to be nserted into the PVC. I then choose a pot and fill it about a third the way full of soil and place the entire setup into the pot.

As my hoya grows I continue to wrap it around the spiral and clip it into place with butterfly clips. Once it has taken hold on its own I remove the clips to use on another plant.