DIY trellis for potted plants is a project you want to execute if you’re looking to make custom and beautiful homes for your greens. Not only can trellises beautify your plant’s home and yours as well, but they also act as support for clingy and climbing plants.
There is a wide range of DIY garden trellis ideas you can choose from. In this post, we’ll provide you with step-by-step instructions on creating some of our favorite trellises for potted plants.
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How Do You Make a Trellis for Your Potted Plant?
To make a trellis for your potted plant is to first figure out the material and design you would like to use. Then you decide on the ideal spot for the trellis and how to attach your climbing plants to it.
– Bamboo Stakes
Bamboo is one of the best supplies you can use to make a garden trellis for your indoor plant. Not only is this material sturdy and strong, but it’ll also act as an excellent support for your greens. You’ll need to get a small hand saw, bamboo stakes, zip ties, safety glasses, and wire-cutting pliers.
Once you have gathered all of the right materials and tools ready and available, make your bamboo stick trellis for your vining plants by using the small hand saw to cut the bamboo stakes into smaller chunks. Depending on how tall your plant has grown, you’ll need to determine the ideal height you want to cut the bamboo into.
Note that most bamboo garden stakes are limited to four feet max, so you may want to leave the vertical bamboo at that height or shorten the length, depending on your plant’s height, so you should know this matter as you work through it. Then, cut the horizontal pieces to match the spacing and design you plan to utilize, and once you’re done cutting the horizontal pieces, use the zip ties that you will use to attach them to the vertical pieces.
Now, you can use two or three sets of diagonal zip ties to ensure the joints are well-secured and stable; on the contrary, if you cannot get zip ties, you can use jute twines or strings instead. Cut the excesses of the zip ties to make the trellis look more natural.
Once you’re done building your trellis, install the trellis in the pot and stabilize it with the soil, and in case, your indoor plants are the clingy type, redirect their stems towards the garden trellis or place them on it if their vines are long enough.
– Use Some Chopsticks
If your plant is one that requires excellent support when in its infancy, then using something as thick as bamboo won’t cut it. You can use any chopsticks to build a plant trellis instead of the top-heavy options, so start collecting the chopsticks, and stick them into the soil of your potted plant.
You can install them behind the plant’s main stem to provide exceptional support. In doing so, you must be careful when sticking the chopsticks in the soil, because you must not damage the roots of the plant. Now, use a florist wire, piece of twine, or twist tie to attach the drooping plant to the chopsticks, so it can lean on it and get the support it needs. You can use two or even more of these sticks while the stem is in between them for better stability.
– Teepee Structure
Another simple design you can do by yourself is the teepee vine trellis. Begin by cutting your bamboo into two smaller chunks but make sure they’re at least twice the height of the pot your plants are in.
While you can decide to use bigger chunks of bamboo, note that they may become top-heavy and fall over instead, especially if you intend to add more customizations. This is why, except your pot is heavy, you must consider that your bamboo should be at most twice the height of your pot. Once you’ve figured out your bamboo, fill the pot with soil, water it properly, and press it down.
After the matter is complete and figured out, now you can put the bamboo chunks at either end of the pot in such a way that the top part of the bamboo hovers over the center. Use a string so that you tie both ends of the bamboo stakes together and give attention to the security of the stakes by wrapping the string multiple times.
Plant your greens in the pot, and just as the vines start showing up, you can nudge them toward the trellis by tying them loosely to the stakes. You can add this trellis to a potted plant that’s already growing; however, be careful when installing the bamboo stakes, so you don’t damage the plant’s roots. Lastly, you can also use sticks and tree branches to build this trellis.
– Reshaping Metal Wire Hangers
Metal wire hangers are excellent tools you can use to set up a DIY tomato trellis, DIY pothos trellis, DIY hoya trellis, and other garden ideas for different plants. While they do require some work, you can get beautiful designs out of them, such as hearts, circles, hexagons, and many other complex geometric designs that make for beautiful DIY flower trellises.
You’ll need to utilize tools like needle-nose pliers and wire clippers to cut the wires into the right pieces and get better control when reshaping them. When making simple garden trellises out of metal wire hangers, you must select a design you’d like to emulate. Use your needle pliers to twist the hanger until you achieve your design.
Make sure the edges aren’t sharp to avoid hurting yourself or damaging your plant when fixing the trellis, but you can avoid sharp edges by making the end of the hanger into a tiny loop. If you’re looking to make huge trellises or very complex designs from wire hangers, you may need to combine more than one hanger to have the picture straight in your mind.
However, note that the taller these trellises are, the more unstable they become. You can also combine metal wire hangers with other materials, such as bamboo and chopsticks, to create more intricate and outstanding designs, including wall trellises. This would add more of an eccentric look to your garden.
– Moss Pole Garden Trellis
Moss poles are often covered in moss, and they’re used to encourage plants to develop mature and bigger leaves. To create this DIY plant trellis, you’ll need to utilize a bamboo stick or PVC pipe, sphagnum moss, a planting mat or tarp, wire mesh, and zip ties. Once you have the required materials, place your planting mat or tarp so your garden or work area can be smooth since moss tends to shed off everywhere.
Dip the moss in water and leave it to soak and just as it becomes fully soaked and saturated, bring it out and squeeze out the water. Cut your wire mesh and make sure it’s one or two feet taller than the plant; for this, the wire mesh should also be as wide as your pot, so you may need to measure your pot’s width to figure that out.
So now, place down the wire mesh on the tarp or planting mat and spread the moss all over it, ensuring that the whole mesh is covered, and lay your bamboo or PVC pipe in the middle of the mesh to act as the support structure. If you’re making larger moss poles, you must make sure you use a strong and sturdy PVC pipe or bamboo stick for support.
This is when you should overlap both ends of the wire mesh and use zip ties to secure them to close them up. Use your wire cutters or scissors to cut off any parts of the zip ties sticking out;
However, you can also trim down any moss sticking out of the trellis if you see them giving a messy structure. Install the moss pole in your pot and attach your plant to it and now the moss plant will start helping your plant grow the right way and also help them produce mature and bigger leaves.
– Coco Coir Trellis Pole
If you’re looking to create a DIY monstera trellis, then the coco coir wooden trellis is one option you want to work with. To create a coco coir trellis by yourself, you’ll need to get a coco coir line, bamboo or PVC pipe, and twine or fishing line.
This is very simple, and knowing this begin to wrap the coco liner around your PVC or bamboo pipe. Then, you must attach it securely with the twine and install the coco coir into your pot. Lastly, for endurance you must wrap your plant around the trellis.
Conclusion
Below is a quick summary to keep in mind when making your trellis:
- Bamboo, sticks, tree branches, and chopsticks are excellent trellis supports.
- You can use wire hangers to make trellises with more complex designs for your flower pots.
- If you’re trying to install a trellis on a plant that’s already growing, make sure to be careful, so you don’t damage the roots of your plants.
- Moss pole trellis is going to help your plants develop healthier leaves while ensuring that they grow up straight.
- It’s recommended that you install your trellis before planting your seeds.
With the DIY potted plant trellis ideas above, you must now be able to create a mini trellis for potted plants, a DIY bamboo trellis for potted plants, tomato cages, and other indoor pot trellis ideas for your potted plants and vegetable garden.
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