I’m a newbie to indoor plants and gardening.
I live in Brisbane Australia (weather is similar to Florida I think).
I was lucky enough to acquire this monstrous beauty at a garage sale. It’s my first monstera! 😱
I’m thinking to cut (?) it out of the current pot, and repot and stake it at 90degrees so the stem/trunk is vertical.
Is that what I should do?
Any tricks for getting it out of the pot?
Any other tips for new players?
Thanks for your help!
by Potential_Squirrels
2 Comments
Idk I’d rather sacrifice some roots than a pot of that size. It usually doesn’t harm the plant too much, some people even cut back roots in general when repotting.
Lifting the stem up by 90° and just adding a stake is not an option I guess?
When repotting, lead those long aerial roots into the soil for added suplly and support.
You can also keep the plant as it is and give those aerial roots a second pot (including that semi-long third one just below the lowest leaf I’d suggest). They’ll transform into “usual” roots. Once they’ve established, you can cut the stem and repot the upper part, also staking it up. This way you have a kinda 100% success chance for the upper part to root and get rid of the lower, leafless part. Just takes a while of course.
Personally, I would cut it instead of just repotting it since it’s soo sideways and a lot of bare stem. I would cut at the red, let it callous, then pot it up in a second pot with that aerial root in the soil. This way you can pot it upright with a pole or stake in the back and it’ll look nice and full instead of just hanging to the side.
For what’s left, I would trim those roots growing from the bottom of the pot and leave the rest as is and let it reshoot. You already have another plant in there or side stem (can’t really tell from pic). Let that grow out in the current pot (assuming you have space or the want to keep that as well as your new top cut you’ll plant).
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