What should I do about my monstera’s long roots? She spent the last few months outside and grew many of these. They were probably a foot or two shorter beginning of May. I’ve read you can redirect them into the soil, but I don’t want them snapping off.
by GrabEnvironmental490
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A lot of people do different things, some cut them, some let them go wild, and some redirect them back into the pot.
I personally do the latter, redirecting them into the pot gives it better stability I think, as they harden a bit once they set up in a certain position and kind of act like a pole to help it grow higher
I’d shake hands with them every day, wish them good morning and so.. hope she is not leaving you when learn to walk, be kind and sweet
circle them back into the pot. the aerial roots are actually a lot more durable than people think. the brown is actually a skin covering the green aerial root underneath. you can gently crack the brown skin and the root will be malleable.
Braid them
I try to reroute as many as I can back into the pot. The rest I let do what they want. To me, the wild root formations always felt like plant performance art lol
I redirect them into the pot as they’re growing. I let a few go in the past and when they’ve connected with a wall they really stick. Only one left a little damage so far.
I’d trim them just slightly enough that they don’t touch floor … I think the dangling roots look great and add a ton of character
At this point, just trim them, but generally speaking give it a moss pole to climb.
wildcard suggestion, put another small pot next to it, and let them roots find some dirt
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Since you have the same table… This was almost a year ago so the “wreathe” as I call it, is much bigger now, but this is what I do. It’s due for a repot soon though so it will be cut off when that happens.