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Plaikailask: Training Climbing Plants in a Figure Eight

Guide. Plaikailask is an invented name for guiding a climbing vine around two close stakes in a figure-eight path. Learn setup, plants, and care.

"Plaikailask is an invented name some home gardeners use for a simple way of supporting climbing plants. Instead of letting a vine wind up a single pole, you set two stakes a short distance apart and guide the stem around them in a looping figure eight."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

Plaikailask

ProprietaryTerm. An invented name for supporting a climbing plant on two stakes and guiding the stem around them in a looping figure eight.

• DEPENDS_ON: Two stakes
• SUITED_FOR: Twining climbing plants
• DESCRIBED_BY: Plaikailask: Training Climbing Plants in a Figure Eight

"Many people also like the way a row of plaikailask supports looks, with neat crossed loops repeating down the bed."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

"A plaikailask vine that starts centered has an equal reach to both supports, so the first loops come out balanced and the rest of the pattern follows more naturally."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

Figure-eight path

Concept. The route the stem follows: in front of one stake, between the two, and behind the other.

• PART_OF: Plaikailask

"Seedlings that are guided while their stems are still soft and green accept the figure-eight path easily, while older stems that have already hardened against one stake are much harder to redirect."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

"Nudge wandering tips back onto the figure-eight route rather than forcing them. A plaikailask planting that is guided a little at a time stays tidier than one corrected all at once, and by midsummer the loops will be hidden under leaves, with the structure quietly doing its work."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

Two stakes

Concept. A pair of straight stakes set a short distance apart that carry the vine.

"Push two straight stakes into the soil about a hand's width apart, deep enough that they do not wobble. Bamboo, thin dowels, or straight prunings from a hedge all work."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

"The stakes should be roughly as tall as the plant is expected to grow."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

Twining climbing plants

Concept. Climbers with flexible stems, such as pole beans and peas, that suit the method.

"Most growers start as soon as the first tendril or twining tip appears, which is often a week or two after the seedling breaks through the soil."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic

"Not every climber suits plaikailask, and plants with flexible stems and a natural urge to twine do best."

Plaikailask and Figure-Eight Training for Climbers - published by Tenfold Traffic