You can if you want, but They don’t need a moss pole to guide growth and support the plant unlike other monsteras. Just keep it facing the light and it’ll do the rest.
My local nursery’s Thai con for a great example, this beast is HEAVY and still supporting its self great. Stem so thick I couldn’t wrap my fingers around it all the way.
by StressedTurnip
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So all you need is a greenhouse and permanent light from above. oh, that’s so much easier. 🙃
Did you grab a clipping!?
thai cons being called crawlers – crawl until they find a tree and then climb. All those aerial roots going back into the soil are still acting as support as it’s contributing to the root ball
But what do botanists say about this? They disagree.
it looks like someone’s chopped the bottom leaves, any info on why?
Maybe mine bc it doesnt have any aerial roots yet, but mature ones do. I have 3 young ones that aren’t terribly tall and have no nodes
We’re gonna pretend like the 100 aerial roots holding that plant up aren’t “support”? 😅
Even if they are slow climbing, supports just help keep everything tidy
Wow
I give mine support everyday then 😂 “you can do it buddy!” I am the embodiment of a moss pole!!
In the wild, Monsteras only crawl when they’re seeking a structure to climb. They demonstrate negative phototropism (growing towards shade/darkness, also known as skototropism) in hopes of finding the trunk of a tree. Once they attach, they demonstrate positive phototropism (growing towards light/sun) and begin to climb!
https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/factsheets/monstera-deliciosa/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1975Sci…190..804S/abstract#:~:text=S.%2C%20Jr.-,Abstract,horizon%20relative%20to%20the%20vine.