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I’ve been seeing this trend all over TikTok and I just had to jump onto it for myself. These cool looking guys are plants without a pot, originating from Japan. Just hanging out in some moss, who could ask for a better life?
I’ll walk you through how I made mine, and maybe inspire you to make one (or more) for yourself!
Let’s go!
First off,
I decided on a plant. This philodendron birkin has been needing a repot, as you can see it’s trying to climb out the top!
Next, I got started on making a ball
I’m not sure if traditional kokedama’s are normally made with different soil or not, but I just made mine with regular potting soil with some perlite added. I then added water so I could mold it into a ball to get the plants new home started.
It turned out to be easier to take half the ball and place the plant in the middle and build up the soil around it.
Then we add moss!
I found it easiest to start a little pile of moss, I’m using orchid moss, and then placing my plant ball on top of it and start building and packing on the moss to the sides. I didn’t get a good picture of how I got it on the sides, but you can also watch my TikTok demonstration if you wanted to see more.
And begin to wrap!
The whole process would have been easier if I had 3 or 4 hands instead of 2, but this part was particularly difficult.
While hanging on to the moss and the soil, wrap your creation in twine, I’ve also seen others use jute but I’m sure most types of thinner cord would work.
Try to leave yourself a tail to later tie the twine with itself after you are done wrapping. I just spun it around as tightly as I could and enough it was sturdy and didn’t have any dirt showing. Just moss and twine. I did end up layering some moss on top in some areas just to make sure the soil wouldn’t spill out.
And there you have it! If you plan ahead you can make the cord long enough to hang it, or just add more cord to do the same thing. Even set it amongst your other plants in your house.
If you give this a try, tag me in your picture on Instagram! I’d love to see how you end up styling it and how it turns out for you!
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