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How to Stake Indoor Plants for Support

Lowe's Editorial Team

By Lowe's Editorial Team
Published November 14, 2024

Indoor plants require support to grow, along with sunlight and water. Staking helps them grow upright and provides support. Staking a plant at the right time is very important. Explore the types of stakes and how to stake plants in pots with these simple steps.

Tools and Materials

Tools

Materials

When to Stake Your Plants

It is important to take care of your indoor plants by providing proper support for their growth. This support should be provided by staking at the right time. You should stake your plant while it is actively growing, and you want to guide the plant with the help of a few stakes.

Tip

If you plan to stake a mature plant, you might damage its roots, which might affect its growth.

How to Stake a Plants

Before you start the process of staking your plant, make sure you are aware of different types of stakes and how to use them. Learn more about simple stakes, moss poles and plant cages, which are popular and easy to use even for staking a plant indoors.

How to Stake a Plant Using Simple Stakes

To stake a plant using simple stakes is an easy way to support your plant's stem. Simple stakes are easy to handle and make sure you follow the steps below to plant them properly.

How to Stake a Plant using Plant Cages

Plant Cages are mostly preferred for heavy plants, those with big leaves, like indoor hydrangeas and elephant ears. Follow the steps below to learn more about how to use a plant cage.

How to Stake a Plant Using Moss Poles

Plants like butterfly peas and tendrils have a natural ability to cling to the moss pole and plants like golden pothos need to be toed to the moss pole so they get support to grow upright.

Good to Know

Moss poles need to be maintained moist all the time.

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