I just found your channel recently and you have great content. It's amazing how long Monstera Deliciosa can live just in water - I forgot to pot up some cutting and they are still alive after a whole year. This is one hardy plant.
My plant collection has slowly grown, but the first one I bought a couple of years ago was my Monstera. He has grown so big! I'm so happy to have found your channel, I've learned so much about how to keep all my green babies happy.
I've found that the fastest way to get a lot of leaf fenestrations in my monsteras is to give them plenty of light, and to _consistently prune old leaves._ I have two in my office that each have two stems. I keep a maximum of two leaves per stem, pruning the least fenestrated leaf off every time a new one is pushed out. Using this method, my plants have gone from juvenile looking leaves to fully fenestrated leaves in just a few months.
@@SheffieldMadePlants Yes, the stems are bare with no young growth at the bottoms. All I get are new larger leaves pushing out from the most recent leaf node.
I love monsteras and I love your channel. Very informative, direct and to the point!!!!! Now I know why my baby hasn’t been getting taller. I subscribed . Thanks!!!!
I am a British expat working in Riyadh, I have to admit I spritz my plants often (perhaps the arid air makes less susceptible to the risks you mentioned). I will however, share with you my observation & experience with spritzing pothos, immediately produced more leaves and a luscious bushy appearance. Neighbour’s have left their pothos with me while on vacation and they even remarked how beautiful their pothos looked (simply from spritzing their leaves with water). P.S. Recently discovered your videos and love all your well presented information!
@@SheffieldMadePlants I stopped spritzing my plants at your recommendation. However, I also live in an arid climate, in Arizona. Do you think it would be beneficial for my pothos here also?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks! That was a hard habit to break. I always felt like I was being such a good plant mommy when I misted them. But I do keep a humidifier running in my apartment. And I dust them well, semi-regularly. I'll have to work on that. Arizona's quite dusty.
Thank you so much for your videos! Your channel showed up on my TH-cam at the perfect time! I just bought a moss pole for my monstera as I saw it was leaning over too much! You’ve answered my questions on this plant as I’m a newbie on this plant! I’m a subscriber now to your channel! You have allot of great tips on house plants now that I need to refocus on them over the winter here in NE Ohio! 👍🏻🪴
I have my 3 Monstera Deliciosa outside in Jamaica (in the shade of the mago tree and the cherry tree). They're in the rain from Tropical Storm Ian right now :) Oh! I also have other Monstera, one is in my fish pond on my veranda:)
Great Info. I am in the PA area with very cold weather right now however I have a grow light that I use 4/5 hrs a day and I am seeing new growth finally❤
I am loving this channel! You are very knowledgeable and I like that you actually know what you’re talking about unlike allot of these websites out there. Awesome 😎
I didn’t water my plants for about four months or so last winter. My monster was completely drooping and looked very dead💀😞. When spring came I felt sad 😞, so I watered it , just in case there was a chance🙏. It came right back 😮😮😃…it had storm and snail damage from when I had it outside so I chopped those stems and now is growing pretty fast with really nice leaves. I’m so happy☺️😄😄😄
This is a job for me at the weekend, putting in a moss pole for my monstera, he is finally big enough and ready to go! Gotta do my albo soon too me thinks!
Ok, but I have a ?...what dobyou recommend for the climbing shooters? not leafy stems, but the smooth rootlike shoots the plant puts out horizontally for new climbing support. They are a bit rigid so I've been tucking them back down into pot or tieing back to vertical poles supporting rest of plant.
I'm a new plant parent and I added a monstera Deliciosa to my budding plant collection about 5 months ago (I have 11 plants so far and the one I've had the longest is a little over a year old.) I'm not sure how old it is, but it was it was about 2 feet tall, had 3 medium to large leaves/stems and for little ones near the base. One of the bigger leaves had full separation and the other bigger one had only one line of separation. During the third month I noticed a new (bigger) leaf/stem was growing so of course I was super excited to see that it was showing signs of happiness since this is my first Monstera. Once the leaf started unraveling I could see that it had FULL separation on both sides. Is it often that new leaves can bloom with full separation, or is it like a rare occurrence? Great vids by the way :)
Hey there. As this plant matures and you treat it right with good light etc the leaves will get more and more fenestrations and then perforations so you’re doing a good job 👍
It might be worth noting that the aerial roots will try to attach themselves to any surface where they can get a hold. I had one that attached itself to a limestone wall and mortar joints, damaging the weak surfaces. They'll even attach to a painted surface given free reign.
My monstera looks to be 4 plants, I bought it at Costco. It is huge and has gotten out of control, I give it a gallon of water every week, it looks like there can't be much dirt, it's so crowded. The stems are very thick. However, I was gone 10 days and it looks perfect. I'm going to find some bamboo poles to make it go up, it's taking up so much room now. Thanks for your channel.
4:07 i noticed one of mine crying after watering once my older one seemed to love getting water more than once a month, but they seem to do pretty well with infrequent watering especially compared to my other non-succulent flowers. think sister kept some of our dads monsteras in a rather poor condition before giving some of them to me, they were pretty much alive though.
Interestingly enough, although it contradicts your video, I pruned my monstera a couple months back and from that pruned section a double fenestrated leaf came from that cut section! I thought it was rather exciting!
Hi! Amazing video and so helpful. My monstera is a bit too happy and growing too tall for my small room. Do you have any pruning advice to make it grow fuller rather than taller?
Not to burst everyone’s bubble,but there are some of us,albeit the minority who does not want our monstera deliciosa leaves to grow monstrous. I prefer mine to grow smaller leaves but still have fenestration and I am achieving that since it is in my lanai and doing very well.
hi! great video! i have a question about new cuttings. when you put them in water are you supposed to change the water from time to time or leave it as it is?
My Monstera nodes at 3-4 inches and seems to be doing well about 3 feet away from a large West-facing window in Sheffield. However, the room isn't the brightest at the best of times. The fenestration is ok but not many central holes. I keep cutting it back to prevent growth, they need a lot of elbow room, but sometimes I'll propagate them and pass them on as gifts.
Can you pinch out the growing tip to restrict the height? I have a monstera plant on a window sill in my bathroom, and it is doing well. However it is about to reach the top of the window frame. What should I do?
The easiest way I found to propagating is use the ariel roots them selves. I put a jar with water with the root in it. This makes changes it from an air root to a normal root which will allow the plant to sustain itself. Once I feel that the root has di eloped well enough then I cut it from the leaf and root from the node just below and there you have it, ready to pot. I find this method to be very successful and the leaves are similar in size as the one I propagate from.
For a climbing apparatus that the roots can grow into, would it prefer a moss poll or would a homemade pipe with burlap or jute string be okay? Also, I got a MASSIVE Monstera, it's my first and it's looking similar to the one you mentioned in your bedroom, I'd like to try and "tuck" it's shape, but I the stems don't exactly tilt back up without breaking. So, to fix this, would I need to place the pole and use taut string to slowly direct the stems upwards? Or is too late now that they're all outwards? Love your channel btw, I'm learning so much. So many things I've been doing wrong for so long and didn't realize!
I think either will work. They can be very tricky to get to work with. Try and place the pole near the back and tie the stems to it. Over time it should conform. Thanks for watching
Thanks so much for the wealth of information. I love my Monstys but, being in southern Australia, this can mean a juggle to find a balance of good light without burning the poor things. This is my second plant, the first being a gift that I had no success with. The new leaves would be brown and curled as soon as they unfurled and the poor thing ended up passing on (no doubt an over-parenting error!). My second plant is fairly young but appears happy, although I've noticed a couple of the latest leaves are also brown and curled on one side as they unfurled. The plant doesn't have any direct light due to the strength of the summer sunshine but has a fair amount of indirect light. What causes this browning, and am I safe to remove it? How far down the stem should I cut when removing damage? Any help will be welcome!!!
Great videos! I am a big fan of monsteras, and have a quite monstrous one in my tiny apartment. I was away from my monstera for a few weeks and forgot to keep the curtains open. While it does stand next to the window, it only got light through a relatively thick white curtain for the last 3-4 weeks. The older leaves still look perfectly fine, but all the newer leaves look quite damaged (edges are brown, and leaves have become flimsy, wavy, and yellow-ish). Should I cut these damaged leaves? Doesn't a new leaf grow always from the "most recent" leave on a stem? So if I cut that "most recent" leaf, will I not inhibit new leaf growth? Thanks!
It should grow a new stem at the next leaf node down. That stem will revert back to juvenile state for first couple of leaves. All in all though it's probably worth cutting out the damaged leaves.
Hey there! Great video and information too - as always. A question please. Is it worth the extra effort making a moss pole with sphagnum moss inside, with the plastic backing, to feed the aerial roots AND provide support to climb? Or just a stake is enough? Just curious. Thanks in advance
I have a gigantic Monstera, but it only has 1 stem. Each new leaf is huge with tons of fenestrations, but it looks sparse since leaves only grow off the 1 stem. Is there any way to make it split and grow more leaves/stems?
If your pot size can accommodate it without overcrowding, you could get another smaller plant to climb the stems of your monstera; mini monstera (raphidophora tetrasperma) is particularly suited, as it doesn't usually have a huge root system compared to it's size, and the leaves match that of the monstera really well without being too big themselves.
I just picked one of these up from the nursery yesterday, and it is so wet, with water standing in the outer pot, the leaves are even sweating. I dumped the water, but wanted to give it a few days to get used to my house before repotting, but would it be best to go ahead and do it?
About Monsteras growing in the wild, Do they kill the trees that they climb upon? I've got a Monstera growing but it needs more space. So I'm thinking of planting it near a tree where it gets direct sun and more space too. But I'm worried, if it kills the tree, it'll hurt itself by losing vertical balance... I just need to know, because I've seen other vines that kill the host tree that they climb upon!
I didn't know about staking the plant when I bought it. Now it's huge with 65-70 cm long leaves and growing sideways. It has a mass of aerial roots(some more than 1 m long) marching across the floor. I'd love to know how to rescue it and get it growing up a pole. (I wish I could add a photo). Can I cut off those aerial root without harming the plant? Should I toss it out and start again with a new plant?
Yes you can cut the aerial roots off no problem. Sounds like a nice big plant but just out of control so I wouldn't get rid! Just try and stick something into the soil and tie the stems to it if you can. Will be tricky but should be doable.
I’ve tried monstera so many time but I have issues with root rot or most of the time thrips. I just gave up. I think I’m more educated now and understand a chunky mix is needed to be successful.
Hello, about the monstera in your bedroom. I am a new plant parent so I am a bit confused now. They all say, that the monsteras should be separated, after you bought them in a store. One stem/plant for a pot, but the one in your bedroom looks like she has 3 main stams or like 3 plants in one pot. Can I plese ask on your opinion about this? Thank you and I love your videos.
My monstera only have 1 leaf node. and its growing very slowly, re recieved it as a cutting 18 months ago, and in that time it has got from 2 leaves to 5 (then back to 4) the leaves are huge well fenestrated. is there anything I can do to encourage more new leaves/ how do i encourage a 2nd leave node?
a little doubt: from time to time during the video have you shown a philodendrum instead of a monstera? or are there some monsteras that looks like just the same and then how to spot the difference? I have a philodendrum (for sure) apparently identical to the one in your video 😊
I bought a home that had a humongous monstera. It is under a canopy and attached to the brick wall. It has a lot of arial roots that I wondered if I should be cutting so thank you for explaining. It’s leaves are almost 2ft in diameter and I wonder if I should be changing its soil. We’ve lived here 2 years and I doubt it has been done in a while. I would love to hear your feedback…. From anyone….
Hi can I grow my plant on my balcony as my house is dark and he light areas are too small and I would like it to have a permanent space instead of moving it around.
I always thought monstera deliciosas preferred shade since they were jungle plants. I was surprised to learn that they like plenty of light (which, in hindsight, is 1) obvious for most plants and 2) makes sense for something that climbs trees). Now, I'll plan to move my monstera somewhere else it can get more light, and hopefully it will become more lush with time. It's currently growing rather slowly and maybe the increase in light will help with that - being more energy and all.
Hi, Plenty of light inside a house in the Northern countries is less light than the light a plant is receiving in his natural tropical habitat. Inside bright light not burning summer sun ... it is a question of practicing.
@@CharmEng89 most of the indications on YT Channels are made for temperate or cold countries owners. I've been living a long time in the French West Indies, a tropical place where conditions are optimal like in your place. You just have to protect from direct sun otherwise it will be much more easier than here in Paris, or England or USA ! you are a happy plant owner ....
I just rescued my first monster from some ones garage.. it's in a 5 gallon bucket and there are tons of roots above the soil line.. wish me luck.. the poor thing has all its branches and leaves on the ground
My mum bought me a huge Monstera from B&Q. It's quite unruly & bushy.. It has a moss pole in the middle, but some of the stems are growing out rather than up! I want to prune a few of them to tidy it up a little, should I wait until early Spring? Also, should I add a couple of bamboo canes in for some support and can I tie some stems in with garden twine? Thanks :)
I'm still contemplating to buy Monstera deliciousa for my room. I saw mature Monstera sold at an expo in my small town last January but I didn't buy them due to some reasons. Is Monstera can handle normal room humidity? I bought some philodendron last year for my room and they were growing well but after 2-3 months, their new leaves started to unfurled and it hurt the leaves. I found out that it was because of low humidity. I was using humidifier that time but the leaves still like that so I moved all those philodendrons that have that problems outdoors under net shade. They're philodendron royal queen, philodendron mayoi, philodendron pedatum, philodendron silver sword and philodendron mamei. They're thriving very well and have bigger leaves now. I'm still considering to buy Monstera, maybe just a small one for now. I have to make space for rare aglaonema in my wish list too hehe.
Monsteras are much less fussy than Philos. I recommend them they are lovely and easy to look after. Humidity isn’t really an issue for them in my experience
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you for the reply! I'm more confident to buy one now and probably other monstera too. At first, I have easy philo such as heartleaf philodendron and philodendron micans. They're thriving so I wanted to try other philodendrons. When I saw my new philodendrons are thriving, I bought more of them. Good thing I stopped when I experienced the unfurled leaves. If not, I may add more of my heartbreak. Lately, the price of philodendron gloriosum at nurseries in my country dropped to a really affordable price so I contemplating to buy either that or monstera deliciosa. Both are around same price now but I think I will only choose one because of limited space. I have Monstera Peru in my room that I bought mid last year. They're growing well but the leaves getting smaller. I think it also flowering some time ago ( small cluster of flowers) . Only recently that the new leaves are back to the original size. I don't even use moss pole or anything. I guess it finally acclimate to my room for real this time.
some bigger monstera's in my country seem to cost a fortune. smaller or medium ones can be pretty cheap and fairly common and you might even get multiple stems.
@@SheffieldMadePlants I did take the plant out and check and checked the moisture and the soil, I did put the roots more in the soil, and put canes in to help it. It is cold over here.
I have a Monstera Albo Variegata which is healthy and full of roots, but some how some of the lower leaves were rotten and I have to cut it. After that no new leaves were grown. I have tried several ways, but nothing works.
@@SheffieldMadePlants I checked tho moisture with my meter and it says wet so I’m going to cut back from watering Al least a few weeks the leaves are slightly yellowing
Hi from India ! Just bought a new monstera and it has 4 leaves with great fenestrations. A quick question: It's winter here, the sun's not too bright, can I keep it out in the sun ( the before 12 pm one as it is even less harsh ) ?
Hey, nice and insightful video as always....one quick question...the leaves of my monsteras are curled for a long time and they seem to be so whatever I do...they are under grow lights , I water them after probing them with a moisture meter when the soil near the roots is dry which is about once a week or 10 days.....a humidifier is there around it, the humidity is quite high at my area as it's monsoon here...but they are always curled...is it coz the grow lights are too close to the leaves and the heat is dehydrating them? What else could be the reason....ur reply would be a big help...thanks...and keep up the good work...
Okay, thanks for the reply...but umm what should I be looking for...like ..root rot? I sure don't overwater them to cause any rot...so what to expect here and what to do about it...thanks.
@@petraschneider3086 any spots on the leaves that might suggest a bug? If not then maybe a fungus. You might need to treat it with a fungicide and cut away the affected leaves.
Thanks for the video, I was afraid leaving my M under direct sunlight for a few hours would damage the leaves so I would move it. However, I've had my plant for 14 months and still no fenestration. It otherwise looks happy. Is that normal? It looks healthy (with new stems regularly) but doesn't seem to grow fast.
@@SheffieldMadePlants How many hours of sunlight would be ideal max for a monstera and a ficus elastica? That's another plant I moved away from my sunny patio door (facing south-west).
Hey I have one it's growing ok but the last leaf came out but it's not developing right it's almost fully developed but not really, I moved it closer to the window n still nothing n it's it is staked up what is wrong with that one leaf help thanks
Does anyone know why my Monstera got grayish...silverish colored leaves on the ends around the tip a bit? The size of these colorations are about an inch on one big leaf, and a smaller section on the other? The color did not go to the underside of the leaf. I wiped it with plain water, then a few days wiped all the leaves and stems with insecticide. I did cut off two stems that had the coloration thinking it might keep spreading to all the leaves. I did not put the new cuttings in water to propagated because who wants to grow sick leaves? If they are sick. Now I wait and watch. See if it happens again.
Hey there, so my monstera has had curly leaves and hasn't produced new ones since i bought it this summer. Its leaves also don't have the shine of healthy ones. It looks pretty dry. Yet i repotted it in peat moss as i read that's what it prefers. I thought i'd put it right below the window after watching your video, although i have a very bright living room, living on the 6th floot. Anyway i thought i'd check for root rot before doing that and i realise i had left it in its original clay-like soil when i repotted it. The roots did make their way out into the new soil but not that much. So i removed the clay with a thick stick. I was a bit agressive with it tbh and some roots were inevitably lost. But i hope it does better now that it really is in peat moss. Thanks for the watering tip, I used to water just a little bit every day because i thought it's a tropical plant and again, it looks so dry. Anyway thanks again.
You keep showimg philodendron selloum in this video which might confuse people. its not a monstera. Pruning can help dependimg whether its a large form or not.
My monstera is on a west facing window and gets a lot of afternoon light and grows HUGE leaves over 24in long, but the stems keep growing super long so I am not sure if my plant just wants to be big or what...
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I just found your channel recently and you have great content. It's amazing how long Monstera Deliciosa can live just in water - I forgot to pot up some cutting and they are still alive after a whole year. This is one hardy plant.
Thanks! Cool, have they grown new leaves?
I have one that's been in water for over 4 years😂 it's happy and grows faster than the ones I have in soil.
@@SickBoiRENegade same here - I prefer growing plants in water for many obvious reasons lol
My plant collection has slowly grown, but the first one I bought a couple of years ago was my Monstera. He has grown so big! I'm so happy to have found your channel, I've learned so much about how to keep all my green babies happy.
Great! Thanks 😊
I've found that the fastest way to get a lot of leaf fenestrations in my monsteras is to give them plenty of light, and to _consistently prune old leaves._ I have two in my office that each have two stems. I keep a maximum of two leaves per stem, pruning the least fenestrated leaf off every time a new one is pushed out. Using this method, my plants have gone from juvenile looking leaves to fully fenestrated leaves in just a few months.
Thanks. Do you have bare stems though?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Yes, the stems are bare with no young growth at the bottoms. All I get are new larger leaves pushing out from the most recent leaf node.
@@YouCallThataKnife253 well I've not seen it done that way before. Sounds interesting
I did that and Im getting bigger and bigger leaves with increasing fenestration, indeed this works.
@@YouCallThataKnife253 when young leaves pushed out, it takes a while to see fenestration, how do you tell if any of them are stronger than the rest?
I have always had problems with this "easy" plant - maybe I should try it again - thanks for the tips!
My pleasure!
I've got 2 cuttings currently in water. Fingers crossed they do well! I absolutely love these plants! Thanks for the tips!
I have mine in a slotted black pvc pot, gives them a lot of air around the roots, it’s really happy with extra air, and better drainage
Wonderful video! I learned so much that I'm going to use to shape up my monstera now. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I love monsteras and I love your channel. Very informative, direct and to the point!!!!! Now I know why my baby hasn’t been getting taller. I subscribed . Thanks!!!!
Fantastic, thanks Nancy. Much appreciated.
I am a British expat working in Riyadh, I have to admit I spritz my plants often (perhaps the arid air makes less susceptible to the risks you mentioned). I will however, share with you my observation & experience with spritzing pothos, immediately produced more leaves and a luscious bushy appearance. Neighbour’s have left their pothos with me while on vacation and they even remarked how beautiful their pothos looked (simply from spritzing their leaves with water).
P.S. Recently discovered your videos and love all your well presented information!
Thank you very much. I can see them liking a spritz in that climate
@@SheffieldMadePlants I stopped spritzing my plants at your recommendation. However, I also live in an arid climate, in Arizona. Do you think it would be beneficial for my pothos here also?
@@violetqueen450 I’m not a fan of it. It doesn’t really do much in my experience
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks! That was a hard habit to break. I always felt like I was being such a good plant mommy when I misted them. But I do keep a humidifier running in my apartment. And I dust them well, semi-regularly. I'll have to work on that. Arizona's quite dusty.
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Thank you so much for your videos! Your channel showed up on my TH-cam at the perfect time! I just bought a moss pole for my monstera as I saw it was leaning over too much! You’ve answered my questions on this plant as I’m a newbie on this plant! I’m a subscriber now to your channel! You have allot of great tips on house plants now that I need to refocus on them over the winter here in NE Ohio! 👍🏻🪴
Thank you very much. Glad you found it useful 😁
I have my 3 Monstera Deliciosa outside in Jamaica (in the shade of the mago tree and the cherry tree). They're in the rain from Tropical Storm Ian right now :)
Oh! I also have other Monstera, one is in my fish pond on my veranda:)
I’m sure they’re loving life 😁
Great Info. I am in the PA area with very cold weather right now however I have a grow light that I use 4/5 hrs a day and I am seeing new growth finally❤
That's great. Thanks for watching
I am loving this channel! You are very knowledgeable and I like that you actually know what you’re talking about unlike allot of these websites out there. Awesome 😎
Thank you very much Jude. Glad you're enjoying the videos!
I didn’t water my plants for about four months or so last winter. My monster was completely drooping and looked very dead💀😞. When spring came I felt sad 😞, so I watered it , just in case there was a chance🙏. It came right back 😮😮😃…it had storm and snail damage from when I had it outside so I chopped those stems and now is growing pretty fast with really nice leaves. I’m so happy☺️😄😄😄
Love it! It shows you should never give up on a plant 😁
This is a job for me at the weekend, putting in a moss pole for my monstera, he is finally big enough and ready to go! Gotta do my albo soon too me thinks!
Nice you’ve got an albo 👌
Your pro tips are super helpful. Happily I was doing mostly the right stuff. Mahalo nui loa (Thanks so much)!
Ok, but I have a ?...what dobyou recommend for the climbing shooters? not leafy stems, but the smooth rootlike shoots the plant puts out horizontally for new climbing support.
They are a bit rigid so I've been tucking them back down into pot or tieing back to vertical poles supporting rest of plant.
Perfect! Thanks for watching 😁
The aerial roots? I direct them into the pot
Learned a new word today: fenestration. Seems a logical word as fenetre is window in French if I remember correctly.
Love it. Makes sense, fenestrations are like little windows!
And there's actually an English word that echoes this-defenestration. To throw someone out a window!
Wow great easy to understand how to care for monstera plants thank you for this info 🙌🏾👍🏾
Glad it was helpful!
I'm a new plant parent and I added a monstera Deliciosa to my budding plant collection about 5 months ago (I have 11 plants so far and the one I've had the longest is a little over a year old.) I'm not sure how old it is, but it was it was about 2 feet tall, had 3 medium to large leaves/stems and for little ones near the base. One of the bigger leaves had full separation and the other bigger one had only one line of separation.
During the third month I noticed a new (bigger) leaf/stem was growing so of course I was super excited to see that it was showing signs of happiness since this is my first Monstera. Once the leaf started unraveling I could see that it had FULL separation on both sides. Is it often that new leaves can bloom with full separation, or is it like a rare occurrence? Great vids by the way :)
Hey there. As this plant matures and you treat it right with good light etc the leaves will get more and more fenestrations and then perforations so you’re doing a good job 👍
It might be worth noting that the aerial roots will try to attach themselves to any surface where they can get a hold. I had one that attached itself to a limestone wall and mortar joints, damaging the weak surfaces. They'll even attach to a painted surface given free reign.
My monstera looks to be 4 plants, I bought it at Costco. It is huge and has gotten out of control, I give it a gallon of water every week, it looks like there can't be much dirt, it's so crowded. The stems are very thick. However, I was gone 10 days and it looks perfect. I'm going to find some bamboo poles to make it go up, it's taking up so much room now. Thanks for your channel.
That’s a lot of plant in one pot!
4:07 i noticed one of mine crying after watering once
my older one seemed to love getting water more than once a month, but they seem to do pretty well with infrequent watering especially compared to my other non-succulent flowers.
think sister kept some of our dads monsteras in a rather poor condition before giving some of them to me, they were pretty much alive though.
Guttation is pretty normal
So much information! I'm looking to get into the plant hobby
It’s great fun 👍
Just what I needed. Thank you.
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Interestingly enough, although it contradicts your video, I pruned my monstera a couple months back and from that pruned section a double fenestrated leaf came from that cut section! I thought it was rather exciting!
That's unusual! Was this on the cutting or the original plant?
Hi! Amazing video and so helpful. My monstera is a bit too happy and growing too tall for my small room. Do you have any pruning advice to make it grow fuller rather than taller?
A monstera won’t branch out so the only way to make it fuller is add plants together
Thank you for the interesting video. Very helpful. :)
Glad you liked it Elizabeth!
Not to burst everyone’s bubble,but there are some of us,albeit the minority who does not want our monstera deliciosa leaves to grow monstrous. I prefer mine to grow smaller leaves but still have fenestration and I am achieving that since it is in my lanai and doing very well.
Scandalous! All Monsteras must be massive 😁 I’ve got a little Monstera with fenestration that I’m perfectly happy with too.
Wait, how? You need bright light for the fenestrations, and having high light makes their leaves bigger?
@@sandy_carpetsthesecond5013 age and light make for bigger leaves. You can have a young monstera with leaves that are not big and with fenestration.
hi! great video! i have a question about new cuttings. when you put them in water are you supposed to change the water from time to time or leave it as it is?
You don’t have to. I change when algae gets out of control
My Monstera nodes at 3-4 inches and seems to be doing well about 3 feet away from a large West-facing window in Sheffield. However, the room isn't the brightest at the best of times. The fenestration is ok but not many central holes. I keep cutting it back to prevent growth, they need a lot of elbow room, but sometimes I'll propagate them and pass them on as gifts.
Hello fellow Sheffielder! Nice gifts to give! West facing should be a decent spot for it
Can you pinch out the growing tip to restrict the height? I have a monstera plant on a window sill in my bathroom, and it is doing well. However it is about to reach the top of the window frame. What should I do?
You can cut it back sure. A new stem will grow though
I grow my monsteras in pure filtered water and they are just gorgeous
Excellent 👌
More greatness thanks so much
You’re a ⭐️
I have a baby monstera hanging vine, and trying to figure out how to start it growing up instead of hanging
The easiest way I found to propagating is use the ariel roots them selves. I put a jar with water with the root in it. This makes changes it from an air root to a normal root which will allow the plant to sustain itself. Once I feel that the root has di eloped well enough then I cut it from the leaf and root from the node just below and there you have it, ready to pot. I find this method to be very successful and the leaves are similar in size as the one I propagate from.
Nice tip thanks george
At strating the clip called monstra climing tree is actually not a monstra delisiousa but philidendron xandu
Just purchased a 8 inch monster it's beautiful an healthy2 can u tell me what kind of fertilizer 2 purchase please thank u
Any for houseplants will do the job. I use houseplant focus
For a climbing apparatus that the roots can grow into, would it prefer a moss poll or would a homemade pipe with burlap or jute string be okay?
Also, I got a MASSIVE Monstera, it's my first and it's looking similar to the one you mentioned in your bedroom, I'd like to try and "tuck" it's shape, but I the stems don't exactly tilt back up without breaking. So, to fix this, would I need to place the pole and use taut string to slowly direct the stems upwards? Or is too late now that they're all outwards?
Love your channel btw, I'm learning so much. So many things I've been doing wrong for so long and didn't realize!
I think either will work. They can be very tricky to get to work with. Try and place the pole near the back and tie the stems to it. Over time it should conform. Thanks for watching
Thanks so much for the wealth of information. I love my Monstys but, being in southern Australia, this can mean a juggle to find a balance of good light without burning the poor things. This is my second plant, the first being a gift that I had no success with. The new leaves would be brown and curled as soon as they unfurled and the poor thing ended up passing on (no doubt an over-parenting error!).
My second plant is fairly young but appears happy, although I've noticed a couple of the latest leaves are also brown and curled on one side as they unfurled. The plant doesn't have any direct light due to the strength of the summer sunshine but has a fair amount of indirect light. What causes this browning, and am I safe to remove it? How far down the stem should I cut when removing damage? Any help will be welcome!!!
Thanks. This might help
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Thanks so much, and happy New Year to everyone 🙏🎊
My guess is either over watering or improper drainage. Mine is really finicky about drainage
Great videos! I am a big fan of monsteras, and have a quite monstrous one in my tiny apartment.
I was away from my monstera for a few weeks and forgot to keep the curtains open. While it does stand next to the window, it only got light through a relatively thick white curtain for the last 3-4 weeks. The older leaves still look perfectly fine, but all the newer leaves look quite damaged (edges are brown, and leaves have become flimsy, wavy, and yellow-ish).
Should I cut these damaged leaves? Doesn't a new leaf grow always from the "most recent" leave on a stem? So if I cut that "most recent" leaf, will I not inhibit new leaf growth? Thanks!
It should grow a new stem at the next leaf node down. That stem will revert back to juvenile state for first couple of leaves. All in all though it's probably worth cutting out the damaged leaves.
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you so much! Then I will go ahead and cut. Have a great week!
Do you need to wait for the cut to be callous first before putting it in the water or soil for rooting?
I dont bother to be honest
Hey annd Hello , What for a fertilizer do you have?
I use Miracle Grow most of the time but i've heard good things about Focus
Hey there! Great video and information too - as always. A question please. Is it worth the extra effort making a moss pole with sphagnum moss inside, with the plastic backing, to feed the aerial roots AND provide support to climb? Or just a stake is enough? Just curious. Thanks in advance
The live moss pole is better if you can get it to make a stronger plant 👍
@@SheffieldMadePlants will do, thank you 😊
I have a gigantic Monstera, but it only has 1 stem. Each new leaf is huge with tons of fenestrations, but it looks sparse since leaves only grow off the 1 stem. Is there any way to make it split and grow more leaves/stems?
A monstera will only have one dominant stem per plant. You’d need multiple plants
If your pot size can accommodate it without overcrowding, you could get another smaller plant to climb the stems of your monstera; mini monstera (raphidophora tetrasperma) is particularly suited, as it doesn't usually have a huge root system compared to it's size, and the leaves match that of the monstera really well without being too big themselves.
I just picked one of these up from the nursery yesterday, and it is so wet, with water standing in the outer pot, the leaves are even sweating. I dumped the water, but wanted to give it a few days to get used to my house before repotting, but would it be best to go ahead and do it?
Maybe check to see if there are any black roots but I’d not I’d probably leave it to dry out. Put it somewhere bright and it should be ok.
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you so much!! :)
HI! How can I find out if the one I have its a borsigiana or a deliciosa? they are very similar at younger age, mine I think its like 2 years
The shape of the leaves. Deliciosa is more oval
About Monsteras growing in the wild, Do they kill the trees that they climb upon? I've got a Monstera growing but it needs more space. So I'm thinking of planting it near a tree where it gets direct sun and more space too. But I'm worried, if it kills the tree, it'll hurt itself by losing vertical balance... I just need to know, because I've seen other vines that kill the host tree that they climb upon!
No I don’t think they do. They just use it as anchor points.
@@SheffieldMadePlants Great!...Thank you🙏
I didn't know about staking the plant when I bought it. Now it's huge with 65-70 cm long leaves and growing sideways. It has a mass of aerial roots(some more than 1 m long) marching across the floor. I'd love to know how to rescue it and get it growing up a pole. (I wish I could add a photo). Can I cut off those aerial root without harming the plant? Should I toss it out and start again with a new plant?
Yes you can cut the aerial roots off no problem. Sounds like a nice big plant but just out of control so I wouldn't get rid! Just try and stick something into the soil and tie the stems to it if you can. Will be tricky but should be doable.
So for a monstera that is solely reliant on growth light, how does that affect the plant? Should the rule of indirect sunlight still apply?
It won’t be used to sunlight so keep it away. It will be fine under a grow light
@@SheffieldMadePlants Great, Thanks for the reply!
Then I'll safely place it under one :)
What is that white stuff you put on top of your soil in your pots ?
Perlite
I’ve tried monstera so many time but I have issues with root rot or most of the time thrips. I just gave up. I think I’m more educated now and understand a chunky mix is needed to be successful.
Ah I’ve not been lucky enough to experience thrips.
fenestrations are the slits and the holes are called perforations
Got ya 👍
Hello, about the monstera in your bedroom. I am a new plant parent so I am a bit confused now. They all say, that the monsteras should be separated, after you bought them in a store. One stem/plant for a pot, but the one in your bedroom looks like she has 3 main stams or like 3 plants in one pot. Can I plese ask on your opinion about this? Thank you and I love your videos.
It’s up to you. It can look great with one plant climbing up something but if you want a bushier look then 2 or 3 can work
@@SheffieldMadePlants super, thanks a lot ❤!!
My monstera only have 1 leaf node. and its growing very slowly, re recieved it as a cutting 18 months ago, and in that time it has got from 2 leaves to 5 (then back to 4) the leaves are huge well fenestrated. is there anything I can do to encourage more new leaves/ how do i encourage a 2nd leave node?
It’s a fairly slow grower. The only thing to make it quicker is more light
a little doubt: from time to time during the video have you shown a philodendrum instead of a monstera? or are there some monsteras that looks like just the same and then how to spot the difference? I have a philodendrum (for sure) apparently identical to the one in your video 😊
Hmm do you know where in the video?
@@SheffieldMadePlants at 6:03 😊
@@elenafedeli looks like a Monstera to me
Yes, I thought that also...a split leaf philodendron.
2:48 maybe it climb on one of those cat trees
I bought a home that had a humongous monstera. It is under a canopy and attached to the brick wall. It has a lot of arial roots that I wondered if I should be cutting so thank you for explaining. It’s leaves are almost 2ft in diameter and I wonder if I should be changing its soil. We’ve lived here 2 years and I doubt it has been done in a while. I would love to hear your feedback…. From anyone….
Sounds nice. Only change the pot if it’s pot bound or the pot is obviously too small
Hi can I grow my plant on my balcony as my house is dark and he light areas are too small and I would like it to have a permanent space instead of moving it around.
What's your climate?
@@SheffieldMadePlants Johannesburg South Africa,summer rainfall and cold snow free winters .
@@tanyabooysen3958 to keep this plant outdoors the min temps need to be above 15c. I’m not sure your climate is suitable
👍👍👍👍 would this be a good beginner plant? I looked at your best beginner plant video,but that was not so recent. What's your thoughts
I think they are good beginner plants a monstera was the first plant I ever got and it's still alive 2 years later I had no idea what I was doing
Yep same here. Was one of my first plants.
My youngest monstera is avjng yellowing issue.j checked root i dkd up one
size pot , but it keep getting yellow edge. I trimed but happened again
Do they need special fertilizer?
I use an all purpose one. They're not fussy plants
Aerial roots of my monstera are very long so I put them in pot.
Hi im a new sub 🙂 My plant has 3 stems/leaves and 1 has turned brown. Do you think i should cut it off our just leave it alone?
Hi, thanks for subbing! I'd cut it off. It's not doing anything and taking resources from the other leaves.
I always thought monstera deliciosas preferred shade since they were jungle plants. I was surprised to learn that they like plenty of light (which, in hindsight, is 1) obvious for most plants and 2) makes sense for something that climbs trees). Now, I'll plan to move my monstera somewhere else it can get more light, and hopefully it will become more lush with time. It's currently growing rather slowly and maybe the increase in light will help with that - being more energy and all.
I think you’ll see some good results
Thanks for the info 🤩
Hi, Plenty of light inside a house in the Northern countries is less light than the light a plant is receiving in his natural tropical habitat. Inside bright light not burning summer sun ... it is a question of practicing.
@@tarantellalarouge7632 that's a really good point. Where I am, near the equator, the sun can be very harsh...!
@@CharmEng89 most of the indications on YT Channels are made for temperate or cold countries owners. I've been living a long time in the French West Indies, a tropical place where conditions are optimal like in your place. You just have to protect from direct sun otherwise it will be much more easier than here in Paris, or England or USA ! you are a happy plant owner ....
People say to mist your monstera and I have for a while, never had any problems. Why do you recommend not misting?
Mostly because it does nothing
I just rescued my first monster from some ones garage.. it's in a 5 gallon bucket and there are tons of roots above the soil line.. wish me luck.. the poor thing has all its branches and leaves on the ground
My mum bought me a huge Monstera from B&Q. It's quite unruly & bushy.. It has a moss pole in the middle, but some of the stems are growing out rather than up! I want to prune a few of them to tidy it up a little, should I wait until early Spring? Also, should I add a couple of bamboo canes in for some support and can I tie some stems in with garden twine? Thanks :)
You can prune any time. No harm will come to the plant. Monsteras are tricky to get to climb up. I've used bamboo and garden twine to problem
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you! I will give it a go!
I'm still contemplating to buy Monstera deliciousa for my room. I saw mature Monstera sold at an expo in my small town last January but I didn't buy them due to some reasons.
Is Monstera can handle normal room humidity?
I bought some philodendron last year for my room and they were growing well but after 2-3 months, their new leaves started to unfurled and it hurt the leaves. I found out that it was because of low humidity. I was using humidifier that time but the leaves still like that so I moved all those philodendrons that have that problems outdoors under net shade. They're philodendron royal queen, philodendron mayoi, philodendron pedatum, philodendron silver sword and philodendron mamei. They're thriving very well and have bigger leaves now.
I'm still considering to buy Monstera, maybe just a small one for now. I have to make space for rare aglaonema in my wish list too hehe.
Monsteras are much less fussy than Philos. I recommend them they are lovely and easy to look after. Humidity isn’t really an issue for them in my experience
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you for the reply! I'm more confident to buy one now and probably other monstera too.
At first, I have easy philo such as heartleaf philodendron and philodendron micans. They're thriving so I wanted to try other philodendrons. When I saw my new philodendrons are thriving, I bought more of them. Good thing I stopped when I experienced the unfurled leaves. If not, I may add more of my heartbreak.
Lately, the price of philodendron gloriosum at nurseries in my country dropped to a really affordable price so I contemplating to buy either that or monstera deliciosa. Both are around same price now but I think I will only choose one because of limited space.
I have Monstera Peru in my room that I bought mid last year. They're growing well but the leaves getting smaller. I think it also flowering some time ago ( small cluster of flowers) . Only recently that the new leaves are back to the original size. I don't even use moss pole or anything. I guess it finally acclimate to my room for real this time.
some bigger monstera's in my country seem to cost a fortune.
smaller or medium ones can be pretty cheap and fairly common and you might even get multiple stems.
Hi I have started watching your videos , this may be a rookie mistake but I have 3 new leafs growing but they are going yellow? What should I do?
Hmm I'd look at the roots. Sounds like a nutrient deficiency from maybe being root bound
@@SheffieldMadePlants I did take the plant out and check and checked the moisture and the soil, I did put the roots more in the soil, and put canes in to help it. It is cold over here.
@@sophie46011 see what happens in spring
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you for your help 😊
I have a Monstera Albo Variegata which is healthy and full of roots, but some how some of the lower leaves were rotten and I have to cut it. After that no new leaves were grown. I have tried several ways, but nothing works.
How long as it been? Where do you live?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I think it has been a year since I bought it. I live in Thailand.
@@panathipsudsaneha3169 not sure what it could be. Might be the white part dying off from the lack of chlorphyll
What do you have on your soil; around the plant? Cinnamon?
Yes to keep fungus gnats at bay
I have a recently planted seedling. Would the cinnamon also help with growth? The leaves are flimsy and drooping. I bought it online.
Okay it wasn’t a seedling it’s a rooted cutting
@@1957Bevy no not at all. It helps keep fungus as bay which is what gnats feed on
Hi I want to make my monstera bushier as it’s growing as a single stem
You’re (Probably) Killing Your Monstera
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What do I do about new leaves turning out dark brown 😢
Sounds like a soil moisture problem. Either too wet (most likely) or too dry
@@SheffieldMadePlants I checked tho moisture with my meter and it says wet so I’m going to cut back from watering Al least a few weeks the leaves are slightly yellowing
I have my plants including 2 monsteras outside for the summer the climate is changing and I have to bring them back inside any advice on how to do so?
Pests is the only real concern I think. Give it a thorough check over and consider changing the soil.
Hi from India ! Just bought a new monstera and it has 4 leaves with great fenestrations. A quick question: It's winter here, the sun's not too bright, can I keep it out in the sun ( the before 12 pm one as it is even less harsh ) ?
Isn't the sun strong even in winter? I've not experience with that so I'm not sure I'd risk it.
@@SheffieldMadePlants I think I'll keep it in indirect sunlight only then. Thankss love your contenttt
Hey, nice and insightful video as always....one quick question...the leaves of my monsteras are curled for a long time and they seem to be so whatever I do...they are under grow lights , I water them after probing them with a moisture meter when the soil near the roots is dry which is about once a week or 10 days.....a humidifier is there around it, the humidity is quite high at my area as it's monsoon here...but they are always curled...is it coz the grow lights are too close to the leaves and the heat is dehydrating them? What else could be the reason....ur reply would be a big help...thanks...and keep up the good work...
Hmm not sure to be honest. I’d normally say dry soil but sounds like you’ve got it spot on. Have a look at the roots
Okay, thanks for the reply...but umm what should I be looking for...like ..root rot? I sure don't overwater them to cause any rot...so what to expect here and what to do about it...thanks.
@@mshiladitya86 might be root bound. Might be some historic root damage. I'm a bit stumped for you
The leaves of my monstera are turning black. What does this mean and what should I do? Thank you!
Could be root rot, disease or pests. How wet is the soil?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I only water about every 3 weeks or so. I have fertilized with one watering. It seems to be expanding to more leaves.
@@petraschneider3086 any spots on the leaves that might suggest a bug? If not then maybe a fungus. You might need to treat it with a fungicide and cut away the affected leaves.
@@petraschneider3086 I water mine much less. You may be overwatering it, do you let it dry out between waterings?
@@listay1 thank you. I have started to let it dry out even more. It seems to be doing a little better.
Thanks for the video, I was afraid leaving my M under direct sunlight for a few hours would damage the leaves so I would move it. However, I've had my plant for 14 months and still no fenestration. It otherwise looks happy. Is that normal? It looks healthy (with new stems regularly) but doesn't seem to grow fast.
Sounds like it needs more light. Morning sun will be good
@@SheffieldMadePlants How many hours of sunlight would be ideal max for a monstera and a ficus elastica? That's another plant I moved away from my sunny patio door (facing south-west).
@@Maliilse75 depends on where you live to be honest. I’d start with about 3-4 hours of early morning sun and see how it gets on.
Does it need to be outdoor
I guess all plants should be outdoors but in my cold climate here in Sheffield this plant needs to be inside! Where do you live?
Lately my 2 monsteras have had leaves that produce water. Like it's weeping. I've not seen anyone address this. Can you shed some light on this?
I get this with some plants and it’s nothing to worry about. They sometime excrete water from the leaves when they’ve had a good watering
Thank you for the quick reply! Thank goodness! 💚
This is normal! It's shedding extra water that it can't take in.
Hey I have one it's growing ok but the last leaf came out but it's not developing right it's almost fully developed but not really, I moved it closer to the window n still nothing n it's it is staked up what is wrong with that one leaf help thanks
What does the leaf look like? Is it unfurled?
@@SheffieldMadePlants hey it unfurled but it’s not fully Mature yet I don’t know what’s wrong still looks weak
@@devanste50 see what it's like when its hardened off
I put mine in the garden it keeps getting brown edges on the leaves its just not thriving
😬 is it in the sun?
@@SheffieldMadePlants under other trees not direct sun light
@@wefsux it’s hard to say without seeing it. Normally it’s either the sun or the roots
Does anyone know why my Monstera got grayish...silverish colored leaves on the ends around the tip a bit? The size of these colorations are about an inch on one big leaf, and a smaller section on the other? The color did not go to the underside of the leaf. I wiped it with plain water, then a few days wiped all the leaves and stems with insecticide. I did cut off two stems that had the coloration thinking it might keep spreading to all the leaves. I did not put the new cuttings in water to propagated because who wants to grow sick leaves? If they are sick.
Now I wait and watch. See if it happens again.
Not sure what that is. If it’s a disease you did the right thing in cutting it out
feel like i've heard silver like color on leaves when reading about thrips
Only water once every 2-3 weeks? Mine has grown nearly 3 feet in one summer and we water ours once a week 3.5 litres.
Must be in a warmer environment than mine. They don't like wet soil generally.
@@SheffieldMadePlants we noticed rain water was better than tap water and repotting made it grow so much, at least 13 leaves in 4 months.
@@Daniel-on7hg wow that's great growth
@@SheffieldMadePlants only thing I would say is there are only about half the leaves with the traditional holes.
Once a week? Wow. I water mine every 3 weeks. If I watered mine every week it would die for sure
Should I moisten the moss pole my Monstera is climbing up?
Is it a burlap one or a live moss pole?
@@SheffieldMadePlants it's one I bought from Amazon but it does look very much more like burlap than live moss 😏
@@williambelford9661 I wouldn’t worry about moistening it then
Hey there, so my monstera has had curly leaves and hasn't produced new ones since i bought it this summer. Its leaves also don't have the shine of healthy ones. It looks pretty dry. Yet i repotted it in peat moss as i read that's what it prefers. I thought i'd put it right below the window after watching your video, although i have a very bright living room, living on the 6th floot. Anyway i thought i'd check for root rot before doing that and i realise i had left it in its original clay-like soil when i repotted it. The roots did make their way out into the new soil but not that much. So i removed the clay with a thick stick. I was a bit agressive with it tbh and some roots were inevitably lost. But i hope it does better now that it really is in peat moss. Thanks for the watering tip, I used to water just a little bit every day because i thought it's a tropical plant and again, it looks so dry. Anyway thanks again.
Don’t worry too much about damaging the roots. Plants are pretty robust. Monsteras like it on the drier side and lots of light. Good luck 🤞
I recently purchased my Monstera and already getting brown leaves. I have it in in direct light.
Pull it back
I find success with just planting Monstera cuttings into dirt (soil lol) rather than water first.
I’ve done that too. The thing is you can’t check progress which is helpful for someone impatient like me
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Soo how come I never see fruit on the youtube videos
You keep showimg philodendron selloum in this video which might confuse people. its not a monstera. Pruning can help dependimg whether its a large form or not.
My baby came and opened with slits it’s beautiful
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Oops, clicked the down thumb by mistake…clicked the up thumb after to, hopefully, correct
You're forgiven 😁
The plant featured at 1:26 is NOT a Monstera delisiosa!!!
My monstera is on a west facing window and gets a lot of afternoon light and grows HUGE leaves over 24in long, but the stems keep growing super long so I am not sure if my plant just wants to be big or what...
Sounds like a lovely plant
@@SheffieldMadePlants I'm running out of space lol
@@GamerFollower same here 😬
Two of your plant footages were of Philodendron, not Monstera.
Ok
Some of those shots aren’t the same species
Lol u sound like male siri