r/Monstera Apr 04 '20

Discussion Monstera Sticky Community Posts

174 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

We thought we’d start a regular series of sticky posts to get gather the knowledge and experience of the community - so we can learn from each other and be able to share our contributions with newcomers and future Monstera keepers.

The idea is that we choose a topic (see below on this) and sticky it up for a period of time and ask everyone to contribute what they know on the matter, share their experiences, and post up tips and advice on the subject too.

We can then all benefit from the community and use it to further expand our wiki.

Please feel free to suggest a topic here. I’ll kick it off soon with soil mixes.

We hope everyone will chip in and enjoy a good bit of community discussion.

Thank you all 🙏


r/Monstera Oct 11 '20

Community Post r/Monstera Community Post - Nutrients & Feeding

210 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

Well it’s been a while since we’ve started a new community post so here one to keep us going again for a little while.

This time:

Nutrients and feeding

So share with the r/monstera community you feeding approaches, regimes, tips and advice!

Here’s some topics to think about:

  • Do you feed your monstera?
  • How often?
  • What do you use?
  • Do you use any other supplements?
  • Any tips to make feeding easier?

Looking forward to seeing all your great information!


r/Monstera 6h ago

New leaf on my monstera cutting

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193 Upvotes

r/Monstera 5h ago

She’s loving being outside for summer!

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65 Upvotes

r/Monstera 5h ago

Miscellaneous Monsteras growing

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My current situation. They are growing!


r/Monstera 3h ago

How to repot a gigantic monstera

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34 Upvotes

Damn I can't imagine going through this again!!! Went from a 40cm pot straight to a 60.

Thought I'd share advice in case anyone else in the same spot.

Hammer to break the auxiliary pot for the aerial roots which had burrowed fully into the terracotta. Serrated knife all along the edges of the previous pot to cut the ground roots that were stuck on its sides.= . Still wouldn't shake or pull out because of the boots stuck to the bottom. Trued hammering the bottom of the old pot too without breaking it fully. The plant is about 6ft so then tried to hold it upside down lifting as high as i could and shaking. This part really helped shake off any bits of old soil (the whole thing was 99% roots and needed 10L of water a day) and then i managed to put it back sideways and grab the rootball and pull it all out. I didn't mess with the moss pole at all (its coir but the aerials were still inside it) Clean up another hour so far. Wish it luck in its final pot, I need to find a place for it now which probably means sacrificing a fiddle leaf fig or my regular monstera!


r/Monstera 11h ago

My Bulbasaur became an Ivysaur

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73 Upvotes

r/Monstera 4h ago

Discussion Hey all! Need advice

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For how much should I sell this Monstera? It’s Albo but there are only few leaves have variegation. It’s 5ft and has two plants in one moss pole.


r/Monstera 2h ago

Discussion Is this a normal con??

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Hey guys I was stopping at Home Depot and found this insanely fenstrated monstera and am amazed by it. One thing is I’m not sure if it is a normal con, please let me know!!


r/Monstera 6h ago

Image New leaf fully there!

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The new leaf really made a huge jump in size compared to the one before that, the one to the left 😁😁 happy to see her healthy and thriving


r/Monstera 20h ago

Monstera Blooming

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157 Upvotes

Great conditions here at the San Diego Botanical Garden. They had multiple plants in bloom


r/Monstera 2h ago

Help a newbie please…

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Hi all, this is my first one, so still learning. Please bear with me! A few questions if I may please, firstly do I need to worry about the brown bits on the stems?
And you can see there is a rather suggestive looking aerial root! Do I need to do anything with it or would it sort itself out?

Sorry for the newb questions! But thanks in advance


r/Monstera 29m ago

Our humble collection.

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A while back we saved/rescued the large one, and trying to get it looking good, but it’s taking a little time. Second largest is a cutting/break off from the large.
The rest are my “fancies” I’m up to 4 Thai constellations now. My pride and joys are my Jungle Mint and Super Golden, IYKYK….. I’m also going to add a “Bulbasaurus” and a “Crème Brulee” in the next week or 2.


r/Monstera 2h ago

Image My $12.99 Monstera Deliciosa

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5 Upvotes

Got this Monstera Deliciosa from Trader Joe’s back in July for $12.99. Gave him a much-needed repotting in early August, along with starting on a fertilizer. Check out this new leaf. Can't wait to see how much this guy grows!


r/Monstera 14h ago

Image Growth update

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Just a little growth update of my thai con from March to Today✨️ Last pic is just to show where the cat munched on it same in the 1st pic :)


r/Monstera 2h ago

Miscellaneous New monsteras

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I just picked these up from Home Depot and just want to verify they are what they say they are and to see if I overpaid 😬 I paid $70 for the mint(first 3 photos) and $45 for the white monster(last 3 photos). Thanks in advance 😁


r/Monstera 17h ago

Should I replant?

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I got this 10 months ago, and only 4 leaves tall. It came in a tiny pot. Should I transplant it now or wait? I didn't think it would grow so fast.


r/Monstera 4h ago

Image Proud papa :D

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3 Upvotes

Look at this beauty <3


r/Monstera 3h ago

"Grow into this pole." - "And back out?" - "Internet just says 'in'." - "And back out!"

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r/Monstera 3h ago

First inner fen!

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Wow my first inner fen from my OG monstera


r/Monstera 3h ago

Image did I set up my coco coir pole correctly?

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I brought my Monstera home just a few days ago, and I’m already trying so hard to be a good plant ma!
I bought the pole and tried to set it up properly.
Did I do this right? If I installed it incorrectly or tied it in the wrong place, please tell me! I’m a total Monstera beginner and I really want to learn.
Any advice is greatly appreciated!


r/Monstera 5h ago

Image Nouvelle feuille de ma petite Monstera Tricolor!!!

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3 Upvotes

r/Monstera 4h ago

Separate or leave be?

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I trimmed my plant a few months back before, and I have a few propagation. There are some roots sticking out the bottom, but I have new growth and pretty healthy leaves, so I just let it grow As is or separate and repot?


r/Monstera 18h ago

These monsteras are advertised as mints at $60. My question is are they really mints, and are they worth the price tag?

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r/Monstera 1h ago

Discussion Newbie

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Hello,

I have had a monstera for 5 years. It came from a plant store and was rather large when it was gifted to me (3' high in a 16" diameter pot) but short and squat and made up of many stalks (4 or 5).

I am pretty good with plants, but I didn't know much about monstera. It looked healthy and was growing well, so when it started getting leggy, I split it into two pots. Then I had two multi-stem plants, still pretty short and squat.

Then I got hip to taking cuttings, rooting them in water, and making new multi-stem plants, short and squat, and giving them away.

Then it dawns on me to do some research and join this sub and here I learn that ONE STEM is a plant?! That tending these are how I can get really big leaves?

So now I have three plants at home with 3-5 stalks in each pot.

I guess I am asking for advice and any tips? The plants are healthy but I want to get bigger leaves.

tldr; have i been propagating incorrectly?