You’re (Probably) Killing Your Monstera
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2023
- You're probably killing your Monstera if you make this common mistake.
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How to trim a peace lily?
@@Ddal0ceano I shut mine in the door but I don’t recommend it
so more plants need to be added? Will i be able to make it grow tall too?
I have another growth inside pot with it but its not growing.
Soil seems to be an issue so if i repot can i shake off all the soil from the roots n grow in new soil?
I repotted one with piece of bed plank and gave it to my oldest human seedling. It gives me a good excuse to visit her once a week. I bring 4 liters of rainwater for her fussy plants each time. It's beginning to look good in her little home. She told me that she spends more time there, now that it feels like her hyggelige childhood home. Plants can do amazing things to ones wellbeing
I'm a grandplantrent...
Completely agree 👍
Hygge is very important. ❤
👏👏👏😆🤣'human seedling'. fantastic. :)
That mold is actually a type of beneficial fungus and a very good sign if you have this in your pots. It's called mykorrhiza and has lots of good effects on your plant.
Thanks for confirming 👍👍
My monsteras had thrips and I had to throw away all of them except two leafs to propagate. They have roots now and no thrips. I’m so happy it survived.
Good job 👍
Thanks! Your tips have helped a lot! @@SheffieldMadePlants
I noticed that the new leaves were babies. Fortunately, I don't hack the mama up too much, so it's okay. I had a monstera in a pot outside that had a giant aerial root (maybe 4 ft), and I cut that section to propagate. I've just planted the mama under a tree, and I'm excited to have it climb up like the pothos and syngonium do around here. I popped the cutting in a giant vase, and that giant root didn't fit lol. I also have some cuttings that I've left perpetually in water, and it's cool to see the roots and new leaves through the vase. There's a reason Monsteras are so popular 💚
A nice collection you've got there. Plants in vases are cool
I've had the green/yellow mold in my lipstick plant. I was ready to give up on it, until I found an old book called: my plant is sick. It told me to put some rusty nails in the soil. It actually worked. It's still not that bushy as yours, but it's doing much better!
Thanks for the tip
I absolutely ❤ U mentioning Lee @KillThisPlant!! U two are my favorite & are my go to's for ALL of the Monstera advice & troubleshooting. Ive had my Monstera for a little over 2 yrs now.(2yrs & 3 months to be exact) I got it on my bday, it was a gift from My fella. But Lee is awesome & So are U Mr. Sheffield! Thank U for the videos.
He sure is!
Your videos are always informative and your humour is brilliant, so enjoyable to watch. The only plant channel that is educational and makes me LOL at the same time. 😂
Wow, thank you!
If you can't provide drainage, airate with a pencil so the roots are still getting oxygen! Second, if your pot is otherwise ok for the plant, you can take a drill and drill a hole without removing the plant, the counter pressure of the plant pressing on the pot should prevent the pot from breaking. Similarly some ppl will submerge an empty plot and drill it when it's full of water for the same counter pressure. If you're going to do that though, make sure you've got a suitable backup pot just in case!
I've 3 in my pot and i know i should separate them but then i see the largest of them and think I'll need to get s second home for them if i do.
Thanks for the tip
A monstera was given to me and the rest is history. That’s why my first plant, my monstera is my favorite. Love the video!
Great stuff 👍
The image of you hugging the Monstera was hilarious. That's how I felt when I started buying them. My monstera in lechuza pon, I damaged part of the stem by accident so I am glad that it is growing and thriving.
I love my monsteras 😂
"Leave it!" 😂
😁
Great video! I have some type of philodendron of a similar size as your Monstera but I don't have the space to *only* show its 'pretty side'. I'm glad you addressed the drainage holes situation - 9:32 - as I didn't see a drip tray for your plant. Kudos on your 10-year plant dad journey. I'm currently at 12 years with my plant parenting!
Congrats and thanks for watching!
I have a tomato cage around mine. Hope to repot it soon & use a wood plank
Does the cage mess with the leaves?
@@SheffieldMadePlants not really, the leaves are higher than the cage.
Lesson learned. I did this and my Monstera is putting out unfenestrated leaves. However, I don't even mind, it's still quite beautiful. But, I will not be doing THAT again. 💚💚💚
Thanks for sharing!
I started using branches I pruned off my date palm to help with climbing, it's working great so far.
Sounds great!
My grandparents had a gorgeous monstera growing up the trunk of a coconut palm in their Miami, Florida USA backyard. It definitely grows as a vine when it can, and your video gives ample proof of that, It also gets nice and bushy if it has proper light. (Yous is beautiful.)
Sounds great!
Good advice as usual. Love your humour. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Love watching you and helps me so much with my plants keep doing it please ❤❤
Thank you! Will do!
Love your videos keep them coming ! Super helpful for me right now
Thanks! Will do!
Lots of good information and advice. The monstera is one of my favorite plants and I’m not sure what to do with it because it was getting so big. I hate to cut it but I think I must.
Thanks! You're not the only one 😁
Another issue with having multiple plants in one pot and not managing them properly is that one or two will grow really well, and end up overshadowing the rest. I repotted a very cramped monstera a few years, and even tho all the stems reacted very well to it, some of them ended up beneath the biggest leaves and not growing as well. They pretty much end up competing for light and nutrients as they are not really sharing like one single plant would. So I think 2-3 plants at max and making sure they all get proper positioning and light is key to get good looking and happy plants
Good point!
LOVE your funny, yet brilliant videos!
Thanks!
I just love to watch your videos! Helpful and fun :)
Glad you like them!
Informative, well edited, and your sense of humour makes the video all the more enjoyable - the psychologist session with the Monstera was 'deliciosa' ;)
Thanks. I like what you did there 😉
now I can't let that title sit on me I'll have to watch that video now to figure out what's wrong with my monstera
Got ya 😂
I'm thinking you bought a really expensive rubbish bin so now it has to make an appearance each week so it can deduct itself on taxes🧐
😅
🤣😂
It was emotionally soooo hard task to do, but I had to get rid of the two top leaves of my Monstera. :( They started yellowing, since it took me too long to give it a bigger pot. The roots literally started to escape the pot. Reason: warm autumn temperatures here in Finland and my summer flowers just bloomed and bloomed and the pot they were in, was ment to go to my monstera after removing summer flowers. Well, it is still interesting to find out how the Monstera will start to grow. It wont reach the roof too soon, I quess. Eventually I need to cut it again. Will be too expensive to move to a location with higher rooms. :D
Oh no! It’ll grow back I guess
About your beautiful big Monstera in the orange plastic pot - you could possibly just drill the holes without moving the plant and find a big saucer/plate/tray to put underneath. I'd think the damage to the roots would be minimal, but totally worth it.
That’s a good shout
I got my first Monstera a couple of months ago, with your previous tips of not doing much with it, keeping clean and the right position it pushed out a new leaf from its largest growth.
The leaf was huge and holey. I'm really happy with it.
Great stuff 👍
Can we all just take a second to appreciate Mr.Sheffields jokes please😂😂😂😂My favourite was" Nubes, not Boobs"has to be my favourite coz he's not a millennial😂😂
Haha Thanks!
Maybe you can bring in a tarp to repot that big Monstera in situ? Good luck 😁
That's a good idea!
Hi there! I'm an old plant lover, but had to limit my plant life desperatly for much of my adult life for various ressons. I've recently become a plant parent again & FINALLY got my own Monstera. I've wanted one since childhood!! Supposed to be deliciosa, but idk. The pot had 5 juvenile plantlets, so I believe they were mere seedlings. Anyway, she's been w/ me for just over a year & she's done well considering our lighting isn't great.(IDKY, but I've had little luck w/ plants in this house since I moved in!) Seems remember you saying yours is 6 ft from a window, something else a few feet out, etc. I had her about 3 ft from a south facing window, on top of a stack of stereo speakers. Recently, i got cheap lights from Temu. Don't know if they work yet. Then a couple of weeks ago I had to move her for a minute & dropped her! 😱 One broke & much of the soil at the top poured out. What should I have done right then? What I DID do was to put the broken one in water & had two 1 inch roots within a week! I replaced the soil the best I could & tied her to a small moss pole. A few days ago, one of the smaller plants which didn't get re-covered deeply enough to stand solid, broke just a hair below the soil, so she's in water, too. The main plant(s) seems to be "OK" but nothing like she was. A couple of leaves were damaged & I believe will die, but otherwise she's just weak & wobbly. Do you have any advice for me? How long must I wait from seedling to fenestrations? I'm impatient b/c I'd like to see some before I die! Same thing for my epiphyllums blooming! I'm 67 & in poor health, sooo.... Plants & books are "my thing"! OBTW, IDK whether you have experience w/ cactus, I don't recall seeing any, but I'd appreciate tips if you have any! I ordered large, thorn free prickly pear pads this Spring, for outside. They've been laying on top of dry potting soil but haven't put out roots. Do you have any idea what I might be doing wrong? This seems to be a problem for me w/ most succulents. I do as I read, but most cuttings shrivel up & die before roots show up! Am I just too good at ignoring them??😁
Thanks for your time & for putting out your videos free for folks like me! I love to watch them! Lee's as well! I sure appreciate you!
It can take a few months to start seeing fenestrations. Depends if it’s got enough light which sounds like it does. If the original plant is in a bad shape it’s probably best to focus on the cuttings you’ve made
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you! She's not TOO bad. If I knew how, I'd send pic.
That was so entertaining and informative, thank you! My monstera has a lot of super duper long aerial roots. I don't currently have it staked (but I will do that today!) so do I just try to wrap those roots back up the new stake? Thank you! :)
Glad it was helpful! No need to do anything special with the aerial roots. Leave them to do their thing.
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you 😊
Just preparing Monty for fall, he’s been very happy, but become a bit overwhelming. I almost cut him back like I do my others when moving them inside. It didn’t feel right so now he’s being restrained with numerous bamboo stakes. Will work for now. Perhaps when I become bored during our upcoming long Chicago winter I may indeed divide him …we’ll see.
Monty sounds like a beast!
@@SheffieldMadePlants monty likes bondage
@@painetdldy we’ll see I obviously develop a personal relationship with my plants, tho few in number , compared to your lovely indoor brood…they will always be my children, and that is how I care for them. I also have my outside children which I must needs care for later today as cold weather is coming and I need to protect them for the months ahead so they will wake up properly when spring comes.
Thanks for the great info
You bet!
Great video, thanks!
Thanks for watching 😁
One thing I found out is that monstera borsigiana does get perforations in its leaves, just not as much.
Yep true 👍
I remember our monstera before we moved. It was nearly 2qm in the old place. It had the PERFECT spot.
We had to move house and the plant got cold and we couldn't find the right place and in the end it started dying. I cut it down and gave it to a doctor at the clinic I work. It has a nice corner in a bright büro and seems to recover after two years now.
At least it survived 👍
Wow…great info about getting large fenestrated leaves!!
Glad it was helpful!
Super helpful!
Be in the middle and plants 2 monstera in a middle size pots make sure both plants look same way(leaf front and air root in the back), plant ur spag pole btw those two(behind air root), each new grow at one point need to be anchor on the pole, guide ur plants thats will help alots. Take care of ur plants ❤
Monsteras refuse to die. I have one that has been through two divorces, been overwatered and not watered for months, had all its leaves burnt by full sun exposure, fertilized every week and not fertilized for years, pot bound and repotted, the list goes on.
Now that is robust!
Mine just died because I overwatered😭
Great video Sheff!
2 monstera questions;
now I know you use the self watering stakes now, but when you were watering, did you let the monstera dry all the way out or keep it moist? I've heard conflicting info regarding this.
Also, whats your hot take on monsteras liking to be root bound? Do you keep yours tight or let it groove?
I recently had repotted my lil albo into a pot 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball...and in 5 weeks that sucker was so rootbound in its new pot i had to upsize already!
Seems repotting that much would be detrimental?
Thanks again for all the info mate, your wisdom and humor have made me a better plant parent.💕
Thanks! I let the soil dry out. Monsteras don’t much like wet feet. I don’t rush to repot. They don’t seem to mind too much
This video is very informative and very funny!!! Thank you for sharing!
Question: Does your cinnamon tea recipe work on the fungus gnats as well?
Which method is more effective and do you prefer~ the worms or cinnamon?
Thanks! Worms will be the best
You're lucky at least you still have yours😢. I brought one home years ago it had one tiny leaf, it grew very quickly and touched the ceiling. 😮
I had to give him away to a place that had two story high for the ceiling.🥹 I still miss him but where I am now my ceillings are even lower.☹️
Sounds wild. Did it have lots of leaves?
@@SheffieldMadePlants He was full and bushy and I don't remember how many leaves, but his new leaves 😔 were bending along the ceiling, short of opening the window and letting him continue outside the building, what could I do?
I'm in Quebec so that wouldn't have worked for the winter ❄️
One little leaf, I told myself how big can he get? When he was a baby he sat on the coffee table 😂😭
Hilarious and informative. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing video - as always!
Have you got any on your melanochrysum? Would love to know your care tips!
Thanks! Not specifically no
I saw a giant variegated monstera in our local garden centre yesterday, £799 😱 I’ll count the leaves again in a couple of weeks time 😂
Blimey how much!
Small form Monstera deliciosa need to climb, but large form actually like to crawl and activelly try to avoid height.
Fair shout 👍
Mosquito dunks are amazing for fungus gnats!!
Omg the stories I have with my monstera as well 😅…i stunted its growth so bad causing it to develop a mini mature leaf. Then it reverted to juvenile. Probably the worst thing I did was put it in a super sized pot bc it looked nice and filling it with 100% garden soil! 😂 ultra root rot and fungus gnats. To finish it off, I put it in a dark corner with a tiny ring light 😂. Today it looks amazing now with huge leaves.
Oh well sounds like he’s forgiven you 😅
9:28 Yep that is definetely mold lol
Some interesting comments about that 👇
@@SheffieldMadePlants Ooh yeah i see it
I have a monstera that I purchased a few months back. It came with 3 full leaves, but one of them was split on one side, and the spine snapped in the middle, a second was deformed and produced another deformed leaf. The plant is green and healthy, with no signs of dying. My question is, do I cut the broken and deformed leaves off (if yes, where) or leave them?
If they’re making the plant look ugly then I’d cut them off
@@SheffieldMadePlants it's a bit ugly. Where do I make the cut at the base of the stem?
@@larrywilkins6727 I’d cut to the nearest decent leaf
Newbie: someone who is new and learning. Noob: someone who has been around, but still doesn't know shit.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
When I cut my Monstera Albo the next leaf turned out to be a lot bigger than the previous leaves. I think that If you give your plant a lot of light it will usually size up.
Same. After i cut my montera, the fenestrsted leaves continued nice and big
Your humor! 💀💀 I'm so glad I found your page today! Haha
Yay! Thank you!
I just had to cut down my too tall monstera albo. Not only is the mother plant making 2 (!) new shoots, all 3 cuttings from the top part have nice roots and new growth. Feeling lucky 😊
Sounds great!
Seriously though I needed this vid! Ive kept my monstera alive for almost a year. Thats good for me😊
That's great!
Great video, and funny to Bro. Much respect😆😆😆😆
Thanks!
I’m looking, specifically, for those terracotta self-watering tubes! I can’t seem to find them in the description!
They're in my amazon store linked in the description
@@SheffieldMadePlants thank you!
Why do the leaves on my monstera cry? 😔
Guttation. Getting rid of excess water and nothing to be concerned about
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks, wasn’t sure if she needed a trip to the doctors 😂
Your poor abused monstera needs more than counseling, we are talking deep in patient treatment with a psychiatrist🤷🏼♀️
I think you’re right 😂
Noobiest of noobs 😂 NOT BOOBS! Great video as always! 🪴
Thank you 😊
Thanks 🙏
You bet!
The white fuzzy stuff could just be harmless houseplant fungi (I forget the name) it does appear when soil stays overtly moist 😅
Yeah sounds like that’s what it is
I recently bought a young monstera and I see that the pot has enough plants. If I understood correctly in the video it says that it is better for each pot to contain a plant in it for better growth? Thank you very much!
It's a good idea to not have too many plants in the same pot. Gets pretty crowded
Mr Sheffield you crack me up 😅😂👌👍👍
Cheers!
You advertise those poles from treleaf, do you have any idea what material they use on the bottom of the wooden poles you stick into the soil?
It’s some kind of plastic coating to stop the moisture getting to the wood
How do I get the leaves to grow larger? Or is that a different species?
Lots of light will make any plant bigger
Can you tell me what monstera that is to the right of the big momma lol at 4:26 I think I have her and everyone keeps saying it's an andessoni which I already have, but they look completely different.
It’s an adansonii 😁
😂😂😂 you cracked me up ❤
Thanks!
My monstera keeps growing new leaves but then they turn yellow and die. Also the tips get crinkly and gray. I really want to help it but don't know what to do. Not all leaves are affected so I've been just cutting the leaves that are (hopefully this is not a bad thing to do) and hoping for the best
Have you had a look at the roots for rot? Are there any pests?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I suspect there could be thrips? And the roots are getting really long so I need to get a bigger pot
Oh man, my monstreas big leaves turned crispy/yellow so i had to cut it. By doing so i must have turned it back to a youngling state. :( cause now it's not getting any big leaves ... well good to know i guess 🤷
Takes time to it back as before
Do you know what caused that? Having a similar problem but with new leaves
I made the same mistake with my Monstera, not giving it something to climb up to. Now I need to prune the biggest, longest stem with beautiful leaves. Not looking forward to it but it has to be done I guess. Gonna put it on water and hope for the best. I just want my Monstera to be much more vertical instead of the mess it is I made of it now.
Should grow roots no problem
🤦🏾♀️ my monstera is outta control..
Thanks for the video & tips.
At 3:31 there is something visible in the pot; is that a clay vessel? I would live to pot mine up with an olla like that, if it works well.
Yes a little terra cotta stake for gradual watering. It’s good
@3:25 probably as big as mine is!
I think some of its leaved reached at good 50cm and it is not even that old either!
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the things i do for some hella thick roots
I really enjoy your videos. I have learned alot. I dont have the BIG Monstera, but I do have the LITTLE one. Can you make a video on these guys ???? ✌🏻♥️
Hmm, I'm guessing you mean the deliciosa and adansonii. These are probably the most common Monsteras that you can pick up in big box stores. He's already got a few videos.
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Do you mean adansonii?
@@SheffieldMadePlants NO there is a plant that is actually called a baby Monstera
@@diannenaworensky6698 hmm not sure what it is. Sounds like just a young monstera in which case these tips will apply
@@SheffieldMadePlants ✔️✔️✌🏻♥️
I’m still confused on what I’m supposed to do. If I’m not to prune it like that-are you just saying to leave it?
Yes, avoid pruning unless you want to reset the plant
Hi 👋 where did you buy the clay water feeder in your monestera? Great vlog, thanks. Peace 🧚
Amazon. I think I’ve got in my Amazon store linked in the description
@@SheffieldMadePlants ahhhhh thanks 4 reply, that’s great 😃
Hope you're feeling better than when you recorded! 🍲🍵🫖🍯
Took forever!
There's something about the sound quality that reminds me of pre-2000..
Don’t understand
I was really surprised when after not watering my indoor monstera for a few weeks, it put out a giant leaf with tons of fenestrations. It goes to show that they really don't need too much fussing over. Granted, I live in the tropics so it has plenty of warm, humid air to thrive on, so results may vary. The only thing I regret is buying one that already had a sideways growth on one of the main stems, so I have been trying to deal with that as it is trying to grow on the corner of the room walls 😂 Said beautiful new leaf is on the sideways stem.
Ah yes that can be tricky. Is it climbing up something?
Can I cut the long roots growing off the potted plant or just let them be? I just added bamboo stakes since I watched this but I have really long shoots coming off of it and I’m just not sure what to do with them. Thanks in advance!
You can them off. No harm to the plant
what about getting rid of dry/brown/yellow leaves? Where exactly should they be cut? Could you please do a video on that? @SheffieldMadePlants
Cut the petiole where it meets the stem. As long as the stem is not cut you're fine
Have you ever tried removing leaves?
Not dead ones.
Don't cut it. Hurt the plant by ripping the leave out from the stem. This damage encourages the plant to produce side baby offsprings.
I dont have space. So i cut it back to keep it at a manageable size
I use a towel and news paper where repotting
Who uses what for watering? I'm new to monsters. Does anyone use banana water? I've heard it's good
I disagree! I just propagated my monstera, it did take awhile for it to produce a new leaf but it produced another big leaf.
So it’s grown multiple stems where you cut it?
Hi
I have the monstera( swiss cheese ) plant growing in a pot inside and growing up a support screen in my entrance lobby. Problem is it has become tall but sparse leaves on it.
I want it to be tall but how do i get the stem to grow enough leaves with shoots spreading everywhere?
I want a monstera cover.
I get light from my double ceiling windows some 20 ft away
A Monstera won’t branch out. You’d need more plants in the pot. Plus lots of light to get short internodal spaces
How are you so informative and funny at the same time 😂😂?
Glad you think so 😁
My monstera is 3 years old, hopefully it makes ten
You’ve got this ✊
Got any Deliciosa or just Borinsagna... or however you spell it lol I have 8 "small form" or borinsagna monstera before I got a real deliciosa. The ones you buy at the garden center are small form borinsagna.
Yea hard to get hold of Deliciosa
WRONG! Poles are not for holding the plant it is to get the aerial roots on it for an easier humid access into the plant through the roots.
Sitting here watching this video while staring at my monstera cutting that I had to chop completely off again because of yellowing leaves- but it's sprouting 4 new stems?! Do I have some plant magic going on I didn't know about??
Are they small? Normally one dominates and takes centre stage
Newbie here. This might be a silly question but can you repot the props back into the mother plant pot? I do not have space for any more and my fingers are not currently green enough to share the props!
You can do yes
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks so much - just hope my props blossom like yours!
Your voice sounds deeper here are you well?
All good points here per usual.
But the part that demands the most world-wide attention is, why can't somebody make inner pots with drainage holes, that fit perfectly inside outer decorative pots with no holes, that you want solid, where you don't have to drill holes and deal with unsightly shallow watering trays underneath?
Yeah i had a stupid cold that went on for 2 weeks. Maybe you could start that business...
Totally agree with your pot idea! I find it so frustrating, trying to match inner pots with outer decorative pots. They never completely match/fit.
Hi! Your videos are very cool and useful. Thanks! However, I have not found an answer to my question about my monster growing as an epipremnum. It just keeps going up, and I'm not sure what to do about it. Could you please help me?
Sorry not sure what you mean
@@SheffieldMadePlants I'm sorry that I can't explain my situation clearly. My Monstera plant grows only upwards, and its leaves are quite small. It already reaches one meter in height and is only about 30 centimeters wide. I would like the leaves to become wider, like your monstera, which grows against the wall. How can I achieve this goal? Maybe I have another kind of monstera that grows like a vine?
I could attach a link to the photo to show what it looks like.
@@toorutakayama7686 yes send me a photo to my email. It’s in my bio