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Talkback: Plant support
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If you wrap some plastic around the end of the birch sticks before pushing them into the soil it will prevent them from rotting.
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For my mind, why not just let them flop? I appreciate that rules out those with unnaturally large flowers and brittle stems, but if you're growing something like that, hiding staking doesn't help as it will look unnatural anyway.