I have gotten this one I call my queen in February as a young fellow, now she's started to push out bigger leafs and is starting to lean over. I think it is time to add support, but I am just so confused where the back of this little one is. Back when I got her I just put her leafs pointing to the window, but I think the leafs are pointing towards the back of the plant? I'm just not sure and I do not want to start disturbing her more than I have to when she's in grow mode. How do I tell with this plant specifically where I need to put the support? I have some smaller trellis but also a huge one ready for her.
I do have some info about what I have been doing so far, honestly this is my first time with a big plant like this. My doubt in how I take care of her is huge, if there are things I am not doing right or could do better, please feel free to correct me!:
– I water the Monstera roughly every 2 – 3 weeks, I basically just wait until the soil is dry (I check by putting a stick in the soil). I water her by filling a bucket with lukewarm water, add fertilizer and set her in the bucket for ~30 minutes.
– She is around half a meter / one meter away from a big window facing north-east.
– I got a stupidly big plant in a stupidly small room & space. I don't assume I will be living in this room for longer than one year, until then it's a fight against space. I do have a bigger place I could set her, which doesn't change the distance between my Monstera and the window. It's just less ideal for me. Outside that I have been working on emptying the plant shelf, so she will have that whole part for herself.
– I have a plant light above the plant. I still need to replace this one as it's a pink light and the Monstera pretty much seems to ignore it. I had recently gotten a white/yellow light with UV, however the light only lived for 30 minutes so I'm back to searching for a proper light.
– I have a trellis (shown in pictures) ready. I do not have the time, experience, space and money for a moss pole. I could get a plank if this is a better option. The trellis is currently less than an inch too big for the pot.
– My Monstera has some roots slightly peeking through from the bottom, so I am guessing she will have to be repot somewhere this summer.
– I have prepared a soil mix for her containing soil, perlite, bark and coco beans for repotting in the future.
This is pretty much it and honestly also just what I'm currently struggling with, this Monstera is so beautiful and seems to be happy, so I want her to stay happy. I am just so badly in doubt when it comes to where the back of this plant is and where to exactly put the support. The screwdriver in picture 4 is what I thought was the back, but I don't think that is actually the back anymore :')
Anyway, thanks in advance at least!
by Sivikk
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