How to Decorate a Porch Post With Floral Vines

Sprouting Moonflowers

1). Fill the peat pots with potting soil six weeks before the average last frost date in your area. Find your average frost dates by checking with your local extension service or Farmers' Almanac.
2). Plant two moonflower seeds in each peat pot. Saturate the soil with water completely and place the pots in a warm place.
3). Place the peat pots in a sunny windowsill after the seeds have sprouted. Keep the soil moist at all times.
4). Clip off the shorter of the two plants in each pot when the taller plant has two sets of true leaves. This will allow the stronger plant of each pair to receive all the nutrients in the planting soil.

1). Loosen the soil around each porch post after all chance of frost has passed. Hammer one stick into the ground 6 inches in front of each post and one stick on either side of each post, 6 inches away. Leave 2 inches of the stick visible above ground.
2). Tie a string to one stick in front of a pole. Wind the string three times around the porch post up toward the porch ceiling. Keep the string against the post without letting it droop down toward the ground. Tack the end of the string at the top of the post if the post is wooden. For a metal post, tack the string to the ceiling or tie the string at the top of the post and secure it with duct tape.
3). Tie strings to all the other sticks in the ground. Wind each string around the porch post, then secure it to the top of the post.

1). Soak the morning glory seeds in warm water overnight. Morning glory seeds have a tough outer coating that need a little help in sprouting, to ensure the greatest yield.
2). Plant one moonflower seedling at the base of each stick, 3 inches away from the stick. Plant two morning glory seeds around each stick, 3 inches away from each other.
3). Water the seeds and seedlings thoroughly. Keep the soil moist throughout the growing season.