Gardening with Bobby Pins? Did you know that bobby pins aren’t just for styling your hair? Find out how Bobby pins can revolutionize the way you garden your plants!
Bobby Pins – you know them. Who doesn’t? They are those little stick-lookin’ things that you probably find all over the floor in your bathroom…
Hallway…
Maybe laying in the bottom of your purse? Pockets?
Wait a second … 😳🥺😱🫣😐 …. I just might be talking about my house.
My pockets. And my purse. (Telling on myself, here!)
I have three girls, and I have had my fair share of bobby pins – not only are they amazingly useful to help me keep my hair in place, they are even better used in the garden.
But… they are not just limited to your hair! Did you know that there’s another use for the endless supply of bobby pins you may have laying around your house?
It’s true! You can use them for your vining plants!
What Makes Vining Plants so Special?
Vining plants can be beautiful – they can transform your home (both inside and out!) I love using them to frame arched doorways, but others may love using them on shelves, mantels, mirrors, wrapped around pillars, or most notably, trained to vine up a trellis in my backyard.
I have the most beautiful grapes growing in my front yard that look beautiful growing up a trellis. There are endless ideas for vining plants – not just within the confines of your home but used in the backyard garden, too.
Bobby Pins for Vining Plants
Bobby pins are an important part of a successful, vining plan – whether indoors or outdoors. Not only can it help aid them in looking healthier and more full, it’ll help them in the area of self-propagation.
Vining plants can include:
- string of pearls
- climbing hydrangeas
- pothos
- philodendrons
- hops
By using bobby pins, you can pin your plants, and subsequently train them to grow thick and healthy to gowhereever you like.
Rooting the vining plant back into the pot is part of the pruning process. By doing this, you help create a healthier looking plant that looks more full. When using bobby pins, take the pin and open it up – then pin it at the base into the soil.
This is the point where new roots take hold. By doing this, you’ll make the plant stronger, and subsequently lead to beautiful plants with long, long trailing vines.
Over the course of a few weeks (2+), you’ll see the roots take hold – this is a sign that you are moving in a successful direction. By taking a vine and pinning it down into the soil at one of the nodes, you are leading that vine to put down new roots there, while at the same time filling up bare spots in the soil with new plant growth.
After several months have passed, and the plant has taken root, you can remove the bobby pin(s) and use them elsewhere.
Tips for Using Bobby Pins for your Vining Plants
Some of the best vines to use indoors or in pots are:
- philodendron micans
- several varieties of philodendron
- string of pearls
- pothos
- heartless philodendron
- string of dolphins
If you are growing climbing vines and want to maximize their use around your home, you’ll want to place the trellis you want to use in the container or on the structure the first time you plant the vine.
The trellis essentially need to be established at the time of the vine planting. This makes it easier for the vine to grow as healthy and full as possible.
Some of the most well-known materials to use as a trellis are wood and bamboo. I love using bamboo due to its affordability – it’s easy to find at your local hardware store, too.
Make your own trellis to use in your pot or garden – or DIY your own trellis out of special wire (look for wire that won’t rust). Simply shape the wire to maximize your space. Then incorporate bobby pins as the vine starts to take hold and grow in your garden space.
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