Do you stake your neps?

[adrian]

Just wondering if people generally stake their neps to keep them from flopping over. I know it can encourage basal growth to let them hang over, but a few of mine look like they might break if I let them go. Just wondering what others do.

 

[Taliesin-DS]

My taller ones hold on to the growrack with their tendrils.

 

[Chris_Himself]

Just plant them in bigger pots and let them do their thing. I don't really have room for them to go upright anyways, I'd have to back the lights off if I staked them

 

[carnivoure12]

Bah! I don't believe in taming nature, I might help them by giving them a bit of support, but there's no use trying to keep them straight, they are vines that can grow metres long, and unless you have a 100 foot tree in your grow area, I'd suggest letting it do it's thing, but giving them support so they don't collapse on their own weight.

 

[Taargus]

They definitely wont break, they will just creep outwards and take up a lot of ground space. I have a Judith Finn I didn't stake and it is growing a basal, but I regret not staking because it takes up too much space that way.

Side note: I was going to add a picture of it so you can see what happens, but does this forum only take web hosted images? None of mine are online yet

 

[dashman]

Generally it is a good idea to give the vine something to hold onto. It will also promote pitcher production along the vine. Some will refuse to pitcher for you unless they have a solid foothold to support the extra weight.

 

[justjack]

Steak will kill your neps.

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

I've used turned up side down tomato cages in the past / For my Ventrata
Will post some pics if I can find them / It was a few years ago

 

[Zero]

I stake some, most just grab the grow rack. You can kinda point them in the right direction.
peace,
Zero