I have watched a lot of your videos. Most of them a few times. I still feel dismayed. I was gifted a monstera. I gave it the correct soil. I cut leaves. I think I accidentally sunburned her. I also don't know if I should cut off the ones that partial leaves .When I received her, she was laying flat, and a lot of her leafs were brown spots and chunks out of them. I always wanted a monstera and I love her.
Oh, oh, I should have asked you first. I was tying the leaves up. Fortunately, you saved the day, I untied them and let them fall where they will. I transplanted it to a smaller pot after removing 4 other little plants. I've been watching a new leaf trying to grow, it's been several months and now seems to be growing a little bit. I have the plant in a south face window, almost into the glass so it's getting lots of light. Winter had sun on it. With your auntie's plant it seems that she should have done something earlier on her own. It would have been a lot easier back them. I'm 71 and I figured it out.
I've just ordered a moss pole and looking at my cheese plant it looks like it might be a bit awkward to train but I'll take my time and hope for the best thanks for your information, I've saved it on WhatsApp so I can refer back. 🌺🍀🐞.
Question! How heinous was it that I (temporarily) tied the newest leaf (like mid petiole) to the pole so it could harden off without the shape being warped from contact with the other leaves? We had just switched the plant to a different window that didn't quite have enough room for the petioles to all move around at once but the window has better sun
Thank you soooo much because that’s exactly what I was doing!! I hurried up and fixed that! Thank you! So u have any variegated peace lilies u can do a video on? I purchased a mint Sensation and there’s not enough said about them! Thanks Lee❤
I got a question. You've probably already answered this million times, but when repotting and rinsing your roots to remove all your old soil, do you water your plant immediately after when you put it into its new soil and pot? Or do you wait a couple days?
Can you stake a fully mature large monstera? My husband loved plants and I'm really trying my best to take care of his many plants since his sudden passing. The monstera is very wide now & i have a feeling I should have staked it. He used to take it outside in the Summer and had just brought it back in when he passed October 2022. I've been bad and not fed it, only watered...I swear he had a chemistry set or something always testing, mixing, etc. I've never had a green thumb bit I'm trying. It's just overwhelming at times. Any advice on ability to "train" this monstera a little more upward and how and what to feed it would be so great.
I have a few videos on fertilizer, the most simple would be using slow release. I would have to see the plant, but you do have to be careful about snapping the stem on older or larger plants.
I’ve been very good about only tying the stem to the pole but I am noticing how small the pot is for such a large plant. I think I transplanted mine into a pot that’s waaaay too big. Maybe I should downsize 😬
my monstera is very bare at the bottom, it has no growth other than one straight vine climbing up a moss pole. i’ve had the plant for 5 years, and it’s my baby, i just don’t know what to do because i dread the thought if i should chop and prop, do a full soil change, start fertilizing more often, those kinds of things. any help is appreciated 😔
I think a round pole is making it harder too. Once the plant starts to grow a bit sideways it will slip off the pole. If you have a flat plank of wood, it wont be as easy for the plant to sneak around the pole.
If you look closes that's actually a split leaf philodendron which is actually different than a monstera delicioca sooo buddy if you post videos about plants maybe use the correct plant , very similar plants but different
This is a very common mistake due to the "common names" and re-classification of plants. There are three different plant types that lead to this confusion. Monstera Philodendron Thaumatophyllum The plant in this video is a Monstera Deliciosa. Unfortunately its common name used to be Split leaf philodendron, or swiss cheese plant. To add more confusion an even similar plant, the Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, also has the same common name (Split leaf philodendron, or Tree Philodendron). Because growers get to choose their common names, there wasn't much consistency in what was a Tree philo, what was a a split leaf, and what was a swiss cheese. To make matters even worse, when plants are reclassified (ie. we thought this Thaumatophyllum was a philodendron but it actually isnt) growers still prefer to use their same old naming strategies for consistency and to avoid confusion when their buyers want the same plants they've been buying for years. I dont really have a good solution to stop people from misnaming plants (its also not a huge deal to me personally). I also don't think insisting we use scientific names is the right solution as it takes away from the culture many plants come from. But I dont know, what do you think?
This annoys the helll outta me! When people complain about a problem they created, even when you point out to them that they are the ones creating the problem and they won't change 🤬
I mean...we are all here to learn and make mistakes; this isn't common knowledge. Also my aunt is 90 years old, but she is still willing to throw hands.
I’ve corrected the problem with an axe. The property I bought had multiple HUGE monsteria. I was in my backyard and I watched a 40 metre palm fall to ground because the monsteria was so huge that it broke the palm with its weight. Yep. I’ve got pics. I live in far North Queensland and these grow wild and out of control.
❤❤❤ You have saved my monestera loving life! I had one I turned before you taught me about that. Yes it took over the room. I still can't tell the front from the back because this one plant was turned so much. I see that I have it tied wrong, going to fix that today. I'm happy to report that I have one beautiful monestera that I didn't turn, have it staked properly by fluke accident. Thank you thank you thank you.
I got my monstera a few years ago without any knowledge of the big green beast. I knew nothing about staking. Now, I think it's too late for that. It's healthy but has a heavy lean to one side. Oh, well. I love my beast anyway.
Thank you so much! I was struggling so hard at first then i realised i have two plants and not one. No wonder i was struggling 😂 I now have one happy plant in her pot! Thanks so so much again
Hii ive watched some of your old videos recently on how to propagate a monstera i did exactly what you said I sealed it with candle and put cinnamon but before all those steps, i had my monsteras for 1 hours in a case of water after i saw your videos i let them rest for 11 hours without any water then put cinnamon, sealed it up with a candle and then i put it on water its been 8 hours from then and i haven’t noticed something bad yet my concern is that i cut its aerial roots and now im a little worried that i did a big mistake
Indoor Monstera can flower, you'll just need to keep a healthy plant for a very long time. With lots of light exposure. hopefully my plant flowers one day so I can make that video.
I appreciate you.... Thank You for this video.... I notice the legs (I don't know what the real name is) the roots... you put back into the pot.... is this what I'm supposed to do, or just what you do
Lee Ive been watching your TH-cam videos for a while now and my monstera has just thrived since I made some changes, thank you! I even have secondary fenestrations which Im very pleased with 🙂 I haven't tied my monstera to the stake at all though. The stem is sort of just leaning against the stake so it's propped up really securely. Ive had multiple new leaves which I make sure aren't squashed as they are emerging. Im hoping thats ok? 🤔
Thank you for this video. I’ve just been propping up my monstera branches with plastic garden stakes from Lowe’s, and need to do it correctly, but I think I’ll just chop it and start over. I really like the natural pole you used. 😊
Extremely good advice! One of my monstera got out of control and I had to cut'n'prop to get it back on track. It was painful, mainly for me because I had to lose a fair chunk of the original plant. I bought another Monstera (an albo!) around 6 months ago. It was a bit wonky. I wasn't able to get it on a pole/plank because of that but I repotted it and buried the the aerial roots in the soil to straighten it a bit. It's been growing strong and vertically and I will be able to repot it once again, probably at the end of summer, onto a pole and watch it grow away!
Mine has two stems growing horizontally out of the pot. Would it be a good idea to seperate them into two pots with planks and tie their stems vertically to the planks? My worry is then the leaves would be “upside down”. Could the plant readjust to the new position by twisting the petioles?
th-cam.com/video/pDoBeaqXMQg/w-d-xo.html This video might be helpful. And yes your leaves will adjust to its new position. But they take the path of least resistance to get the most light.
@@KillThisPlant spray? No way lol.. nobody has time for that! I poke a hole in a bottle of water, slide it into the top of the pole and leave it til next week.. my pothos doesn't even have a pot, I just stuffed the roots into the bottom of the pole and closed it with a flap of mesh lol.. it gets a dunk in the bath when it's dry
@@KillThisPlant personal preference is something altogether different lol, I just started using them and my plants have never been happier.. I feel terrible that I was literally stunting their growth for so long out of my own ignorance... But I live in the cold, dry Northeastern US where I need a warm humid cabinet for orchids in the summer : (
I refuse to believe a deliciosa needs a pole. People just need to stop fcking w their plant so much and keep in a corner and it will train itself occupy as much space whether that vertical or horizontal. Keep the position the space and it will grow
Your alternatives pin it to your wall or to allow it to climb up your wall and probably ruin your walls with it's aerial roots or let it crawl across the ground so you have less space to live in your home. I mean you can do whatever you want, but I refuse to believe those are sensible options.
@@KillThisPlant my deliciosa has been in The same spot for 3 yrs with big leaves, at least 20 of em, and all the aerial roots i just reroute back to the pot. All the leaves face the light and no, none of them tried to latch to the wall
@@johnpalcon7570 the last 3 people who tried to convince me of this turned out to be talking about the wrong plant. Would love to see it, DM me on Instagram.
@@KillThisPlant i I've in East Asia side(East Asian and Southeast Asia/Rice culture), Rice husk are everywhere and cheap, fully burnt rice husk, partially burnt, fermented rice husk and raw rice husk and coconut husk, peat and fiber are cheap or free/throw away. but for perlite and peat moss are little pricey and expensive(high quality). So it good or not? i used partial burnt rice husk(mixed burnt and raw) and cocopeat to my Alacosia collection(Ninja, Platinum, jacklyn macrorrhiza, amazonica, polly, silver dragon, Watsonia Sulawesi, Eliene, Melo, Stingray), it grow healthy and big, white using black soiled sometime my alacosia rotten or turn yellow
I have an important question. Should I turn my monstera every few days or week or should I keep it facing in the same direction in front of the window all the time?
I think your aunt would prefer a Monstera borsigiana, they are so much easier to manipulate and she can have more then one on the pole too meaning it doesnt matter if she turns it around, usually recommended anyway every 90days or so.. And their smaller size will probably be more to her taste since she doesn't like how the stems sticks out and wants to tie them up.
@@KillThisPlant did you know that you can eat the fruit! Btw i am in costa rica and there was a monstera that was less than 2 years old and it was flowering!!!!
Such amazing timing! I bought a proper pole for my monstera after I learned I had been doing it wrong. Her stem is… pretty wonky 😅 Finally staked it this morning and saw right after that you had posted a new vid. Had to make a few adjustments after watching but hopefully she’ll be happier now! Thanks so much ❤️
I imagine one of monstera problems might be I have 5 stems in one pot. They just won't all fit on the pole. But at least now i know what i'm doing wrong. Thanks❤
First, can we please submit your rendition of the flag to whatever branch of gov necessary to get your flag as the new flag BC dang that looked great! Second, my monstera has the standard coir pole, I placed it at the back and strapped it on as you suggested in 100 videos 🤣 so it's doing good it's upsizing and then... It decides too grow horizontal, I'm pretty sure I could put a level on that chonk and it would make the level proud... So now I'm looking at it like "how do I guide you? Should I chop you? I don't want to chop you and start again! I'm thinking what happened is it got close enough to the grow light that it stopped needing to reach up. It just put out a new leaf that isn't unfurled yet, but I'm thinking of lowering it down (it's on a stand about a foot off the ground) and seeing if that corrects it. The grow light is right above it. My reason for not wanting to cut it is I don't want ANOTHER monstera and I don't know any plant ppl in real life who would give it what it needs. Would love to know if you think lowering it may help to get it growing vertical again? I am going to need to pull it out of the pot and move it forward now BC of its antics. I don't want to upsize further as it's in a big 10 inch pot (bigger than the 10 inch grow pots from nurseries.) Thanks Lee!
My usual choice is when you run out of vertical space, chop with the largest leaves and start in a new pot. Once the new plant is established you can get rid of the old bottom part. Either give it away or compost it.
@@KillThisPlant that's the thing though I didn't run out of vertical space it just changed to growing like a hovering crawler 😂 I think it's only on its 11th leaf! If I do a chop and keep the horizontal chonk and plant it vertically will it be ok to bury the existing air roots or would those rot? It's got a ton that are established in the soil but could go in about 8 inches deeper!? I look at it everyday on the treadmill and wonder what to do 😂 also with the air roots looking like real roots in the soil, would it be ok to take a 4 leaf cutting? They're very close with the nodes in this spot and are the largest four leaves. I know normally you wouldn't take 4 leaves as a cutting but I should need to get a box cutter or something to try and get between the nodes! Thanks again Lee!
@@MarisaAndChew 4 leaves are kind of a lot. Do you think air layering might be a better option. Burning aerial roots can be fine provided you have the appropriate pot size and light levels. They can very easily rot if they stay wet for too long.
@@KillThisPlant hmmm I don't currently have a spot that's not an already long aireal root to air layer... This monstera is only 2 years old (was a 3 leaf TC baby when I got it March 2 years ago) and it's already got secondary and possibly 3rd fenestrations BC every air root goes straight down and grows into the soil. It was very cool to repot last year BC it had like 7 different root systems 🤣
Myth: leaf production is from Dried sphagnum moss Fact: Dried sphagnum moss doesn’t provide enough nutrients to affect leaf production. Larger leaf production is from simply just securing the stem to an upright pole, stake, plank basically anything that makes the plant feel secure.
I've never tied my Monstera but my largest one recently started straying from its moss pole so I'll probably do it from now on. After a few years of observation, I think that I'll try growing them at an angle instead of directly upwards. The bottom cut of my largest specimen grew from not having a single leaf to pushing out two-feet long leaves in less than a year without any staking or moss pole and its stem is growing on a positive 35° tilt. Can't wait for summer so I can run a few experiments on my balcony, my apartment is filled with plants already!
Great video. I appreciate you continually showing us how to correct the problem and how to adhere the stem to the pole. You are extremely helpful!
Glad it was helpful.
He is really good, I've learned so much this year.
You truly are the best. I don't know why i even bother watching anyone else's videos. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge
No BS, down to earth, right to the point. Awesome content right here. You are the reason my Monstera isn’t currently a gangly mess.
Thanks for this! I have a young monstera and paused the video to trip over to it and make sure I had not staked the petiole. It's correct now!
Glad it was helpful. Thanks so much.
Your timing is perfect i just started two new plants off a main plant
I share your videos all the time because the world needs more Monsteras growing beautifully. Thank you for your amazing content!
Thanks for doing that!
This is so helpful!!! Thank you! I have two monstera cuttings that are now sprouting new leaves so this is great timing!
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thank you for making these videos! they are extremely helpful
Stoked to see a new video. Always enjoy learning. Thank you
Thanks Kim!
I have watched a lot of your videos. Most of them a few times. I still feel dismayed. I was gifted a monstera. I gave it the correct soil. I cut leaves.
I think I accidentally sunburned her. I also don't know if I should cut off the ones that partial leaves .When I received her, she was laying flat, and a lot of her leafs were brown spots and chunks out of them.
I always wanted a monstera and I love her.
Wow! Illuminating. I have been doing it wrong all along
Oh, oh, I should have asked you first. I was tying the leaves up. Fortunately, you saved the day, I untied them and let them fall where they will.
I transplanted it to a smaller pot after removing 4 other little plants. I've been watching a new leaf trying to grow, it's been several months and
now seems to be growing a little bit. I have the plant in a south face window, almost into the glass so it's getting lots of light. Winter had sun
on it. With your auntie's plant it seems that she should have done something earlier on her own. It would have been a lot easier back them.
I'm 71 and I figured it out.
I've just ordered a moss pole and looking at my cheese plant it looks like it might be a bit awkward to train but I'll take my time and hope for the best thanks for your information, I've saved it on WhatsApp so I can refer back. 🌺🍀🐞.
Question! How heinous was it that I (temporarily) tied the newest leaf (like mid petiole) to the pole so it could harden off without the shape being warped from contact with the other leaves? We had just switched the plant to a different window that didn't quite have enough room for the petioles to all move around at once but the window has better sun
Your sanity is more important than having the optimal growth of this plant. Do what you need to do. Your plant will be just fine.
Super helpful, thank you Lee ❤🪴
Perfect timing ive had a couple of new leaves andcwondered now what part is stem vs petiole.
After watching this video, I noticed that I was doing this wrong… Thanks Lee… I just made the correction on my Monstera 🎉🎉
what are some essential tools and items you should own for plants in general? like the velcro plant ties
I have some general ideas listed in my Amazon store.
Thank you soooo much because that’s exactly what I was doing!! I hurried up and fixed that! Thank you! So u have any variegated peace lilies u can do a video on? I purchased a mint Sensation and there’s not enough said about them! Thanks Lee❤
Hi, I bought a monstera but the stem is fully in the soil. Only leaves and stalks above the soil. Should I re-post. Thanks.
I got a question. You've probably already answered this million times, but when repotting and rinsing your roots to remove all your old soil, do you water your plant immediately after when you put it into its new soil and pot? Or do you wait a couple days?
You should never repot a plant into dry soil. Water immediately after.
@@KillThisPlant okay thank you so much!
What is a proper pole other than a moss pole. Anything strong?
Thank you for a wonderful video❤️
Hi i been watch ur video on this plant can you tell me if mine is tied incorrectly how do i add my pic?.
Can you stake a fully mature large monstera? My husband loved plants and I'm really trying my best to take care of his many plants since his sudden passing. The monstera is very wide now & i have a feeling I should have staked it. He used to take it outside in the Summer and had just brought it back in when he passed October 2022. I've been bad and not fed it, only watered...I swear he had a chemistry set or something always testing, mixing, etc. I've never had a green thumb bit I'm trying. It's just overwhelming at times. Any advice on ability to "train" this monstera a little more upward and how and what to feed it would be so great.
I have a few videos on fertilizer, the most simple would be using slow release.
I would have to see the plant, but you do have to be careful about snapping the stem on older or larger plants.
I’ve been very good about only tying the stem to the pole but I am noticing how small the pot is for such a large plant. I think I transplanted mine into a pot that’s waaaay too big. Maybe I should downsize 😬
Are you seeing any downturn in the health of the plant?
Is the plant taking a very long time to dry out?
I really like the pole in this video, what is it? A deadwood branch cleaned up?
It's birch bark. My local nursery sells poles at different sizes.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Any time!
my monstera is very bare at the bottom, it has no growth other than one straight vine climbing up a moss pole. i’ve had the plant for 5 years, and it’s my baby, i just don’t know what to do because i dread the thought if i should chop and prop, do a full soil change, start fertilizing more often, those kinds of things. any help is appreciated 😔
The only way to get the bottom of your plant to fill out again is by adding more cuttings into your pot.
So how should I tie my monstera? She's almost 1.50cm but the Stam is just close above the ground. No way to tie it anywhere..
@@KoNine9 wait for it to grow more.
putting your aunt on blast haha
Yup-I did exactly what …she did.
There's always time to fix it!
@@KillThisPlant …and I’m going to-thx!
I think a round pole is making it harder too. Once the plant starts to grow a bit sideways it will slip off the pole. If you have a flat plank of wood, it wont be as easy for the plant to sneak around the pole.
reset it with some ✂️ 😂
Once it hits the roof. Sure thing.😁
plants
Yes.
Don’t give people high maintenance gifts
is it still a gift when she says "Lee, give me cutting from that plant in your little videos"?
If you look closes that's actually a split leaf philodendron which is actually different than a monstera delicioca sooo buddy if you post videos about plants maybe use the correct plant , very similar plants but different
This is a very common mistake due to the "common names" and re-classification of plants.
There are three different plant types that lead to this confusion.
Monstera
Philodendron
Thaumatophyllum
The plant in this video is a Monstera Deliciosa.
Unfortunately its common name used to be Split leaf philodendron, or swiss cheese plant. To add more confusion an even similar plant, the Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum, also has the same common name (Split leaf philodendron, or Tree Philodendron). Because growers get to choose their common names, there wasn't much consistency in what was a Tree philo, what was a a split leaf, and what was a swiss cheese. To make matters even worse, when plants are reclassified (ie. we thought this Thaumatophyllum was a philodendron but it actually isnt) growers still prefer to use their same old naming strategies for consistency and to avoid confusion when their buyers want the same plants they've been buying for years.
I dont really have a good solution to stop people from misnaming plants (its also not a huge deal to me personally). I also don't think insisting we use scientific names is the right solution as it takes away from the culture many plants come from.
But I dont know, what do you think?
This annoys the helll outta me! When people complain about a problem they created, even when you point out to them that they are the ones creating the problem and they won't change 🤬
I mean...we are all here to learn and make mistakes; this isn't common knowledge.
Also my aunt is 90 years old, but she is still willing to throw hands.
@@KillThisPlantagree having plants is one big learning curve.
Your aunt’s monstera really grew; I can only imagine how much bigger it would be if it was growing up the stake. Thanks for sharing Lee!
It really is getting gigantic.
I’ve corrected the problem with an axe. The property I bought had multiple HUGE monsteria.
I was in my backyard and I watched a 40 metre palm fall to ground because the monsteria was so huge that it broke the palm with its weight.
Yep. I’ve got pics.
I live in far North Queensland and these grow wild and out of control.
❤❤❤ You have saved my monestera loving life! I had one I turned before you taught me about that. Yes it took over the room. I still can't tell the front from the back because this one plant was turned so much. I see that I have it tied wrong, going to fix that today. I'm happy to report that I have one beautiful monestera that I didn't turn, have it staked properly by fluke accident. Thank you thank you thank you.
Good luck with fixing it. I'm sure you'll do great.
@@KillThisPlant I had too many plants in one pot and split them up. I hope I didn't kill it 😁
Omg.. I've been tying the petioles of my young monstera 😮 thank you so much for this video!
I got my monstera a few years ago without any knowledge of the big green beast. I knew nothing about staking. Now, I think it's too late for that. It's healthy but has a heavy lean to one side. Oh, well. I love my beast anyway.
You are amazing. After watching your other videos I thought I tied off my monstera properly. And nope. I didn’t. I WILL get this right. Thank you
Enjoyed watching. That is a beautiful plant. Thank you for sharing.
This was very helpful. Thank you 🙏
3 new leaves in 6 months... I am exceedingly jealous!
This is an absolutely brilliant video. I have just re-staked my 2 monsterras, thank you so much for such clear amazing video and instructions!!!
Bro your amazing! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.
Thank you for making that video, my monstera is pretty new and I had no idea what to do with it. :D
Thank you so much! I was struggling so hard at first then i realised i have two plants and not one. No wonder i was struggling 😂 I now have one happy plant in her pot! Thanks so so much again
Another great video! Thank you!
You are teally helpful 😊 I'm new at this and I just repot my plant 🪴 and had to go and tie it up like you just did.😊
Hii ive watched some of your old videos recently on how to propagate a monstera i did exactly what you said I sealed it with candle and put cinnamon but before all those steps, i had my monsteras for 1 hours in a case of water after i saw your videos i let them rest for 11 hours without any water then put cinnamon, sealed it up with a candle and then i put it on water its been 8 hours from then and i haven’t noticed something bad yet my concern is that i cut its aerial roots and now im a little worried that i did a big mistake
Exactly the info I was looking for ❤💯
Mine grew into a chair . I want to let her go rogue but upright is so much more beautiful
Currently trying to fix over a year of turning my pot
Is a bamboo pole okay to use in a monstera?
petal / pronounce it well
Wait! What do you do with the large areal roots? Do you bend them into the pot or leave them hanging?
@@ChiChisWorld ideally bend them into the pot. It's not a big deal.
Wonderful! Could you do a video sometime on how to get Monsteras to flower and fruit, and if it can be done for indoor plants
Indoor Monstera can flower, you'll just need to keep a healthy plant for a very long time. With lots of light exposure. hopefully my plant flowers one day so I can make that video.
I appreciate you.... Thank You for this video.... I notice the legs (I don't know what the real name is) the roots... you put back into the pot.... is this what I'm supposed to do, or just what you do
@@ihavefaithnlove you're welcome. It's best to put the aerial roots back in the pot for a strong root system and more support.
Can you tie the stem, AND tie the petioles, to control the horizontal shape of the plant?? Also, I hear we should never rotate the pot. Is that true?
@@HammondC2 you can tie those if you want. You shouldn't rotate the pot.
Monsteras are the pumpkin spice latte of plants. Get rid of all of them
its ok because I only make videos about them in October.
Lee Ive been watching your TH-cam videos for a while now and my monstera has just thrived since I made some changes, thank you! I even have secondary fenestrations which Im very pleased with 🙂 I haven't tied my monstera to the stake at all though. The stem is sort of just leaning against the stake so it's propped up really securely. Ive had multiple new leaves which I make sure aren't squashed as they are emerging. Im hoping thats ok? 🤔
As long as your plant is secure you should keep seeing bigger growth. Great job.
@@KillThisPlant thank you! thats really helpful 🙂
What is that green tape you’re using?
velcro plant ties, you can find a link through my amazon store or check local garden centers
Can you grow 2 large mature monsteras in one pot or is it better to have only one?
Yes. Check out some more of my videos in my "Monstera essentials" playlist. You'll see!
Thank you for this video. I’ve just been propping up my monstera branches with plastic garden stakes from Lowe’s, and need to do it correctly, but I think I’ll just chop it and start over. I really like the natural pole you used. 😊
First time Monstera owner and I literally did this yesterday. Oops.. At least it I can fix it before I mess up too much. Thanks for the info!
Extremely good advice!
One of my monstera got out of control and I had to cut'n'prop to get it back on track. It was painful, mainly for me because I had to lose a fair chunk of the original plant.
I bought another Monstera (an albo!) around 6 months ago. It was a bit wonky. I wasn't able to get it on a pole/plank because of that but I repotted it and buried the the aerial roots in the soil to straighten it a bit. It's been growing strong and vertically and I will be able to repot it once again, probably at the end of summer, onto a pole and watch it grow away!
Thanks for this video, for the life of me I couldn't figure out what part of the plant was supposed to be staking.😔
Thank you! I didn't understand why mine was looking so crazy. I didn't know shat to do about it.
Great info. Thanks!
Omg the Canadian flag example yesssss 😂🍁🇨🇦
Thanks for the video! I just added a stake to the pot and didn’t attach to the plant correctly 😮
This is my maple leaf 🍁
It’s perfect 👍🏿
thanks for sharing!
You’re a great teacher
Mine has two stems growing horizontally out of the pot. Would it be a good idea to seperate them into two pots with planks and tie their stems vertically to the planks? My worry is then the leaves would be “upside down”. Could the plant readjust to the new position by twisting the petioles?
th-cam.com/video/pDoBeaqXMQg/w-d-xo.html
This video might be helpful. And yes your leaves will adjust to its new position. But they take the path of least resistance to get the most light.
@@KillThisPlantthank you so much!
I came to this channel when I saw the name, lol. And I actually learned something!
Glad you stayed 🤩
@@KillThisPlant Me too.
Thanks!
Thanks a lot, Barbara 😁
@@KillThisPlant Thank you! I wish I'd come across your channel before I turned it and had a jungle growing.
If you put moss where the roots meet the pole they'll grow in and nourish the new leaves to grow even larger
They can help the roots get more water, but my 90 year old aunt is not going to be spraying moss daily 😆.
@@KillThisPlant spray? No way lol.. nobody has time for that!
I poke a hole in a bottle of water, slide it into the top of the pole and leave it til next week.. my pothos doesn't even have a pot, I just stuffed the roots into the bottom of the pole and closed it with a flap of mesh lol.. it gets a dunk in the bath when it's dry
@@Faesharlyn oh, no no, I'm also anti moss pole. In all forms.
@@KillThisPlant personal preference is something altogether different lol, I just started using them and my plants have never been happier.. I feel terrible that I was literally stunting their growth for so long out of my own ignorance...
But I live in the cold, dry Northeastern US where I need a warm humid cabinet for orchids in the summer : (
I refuse to believe a deliciosa needs a pole. People just need to stop fcking w their plant so much and keep in a corner and it will train itself occupy as much space whether that vertical or horizontal. Keep the position the space and it will grow
Your alternatives pin it to your wall or to allow it to climb up your wall and probably ruin your walls with it's aerial roots or let it crawl across the ground so you have less space to live in your home.
I mean you can do whatever you want, but I refuse to believe those are sensible options.
@@KillThisPlant my deliciosa has been in
The same spot for 3 yrs with big leaves, at least 20 of em, and all the aerial roots i just reroute back to the pot. All the leaves face the light and no, none of them tried to latch to the wall
@@johnpalcon7570 the last 3 people who tried to convince me of this turned out to be talking about the wrong plant. Would love to see it, DM me on Instagram.
@@KillThisPlant i gotchu sir
Hi, can i used rick husk mixed with perlite to my monstera?
probably. rice husk isn't really available in my area so i haven't had the opportunity to use it.
@@KillThisPlant i I've in East Asia side(East Asian and Southeast Asia/Rice culture), Rice husk are everywhere and cheap, fully burnt rice husk, partially burnt, fermented rice husk and raw rice husk and coconut husk, peat and fiber are cheap or free/throw away. but for perlite and peat moss are little pricey and expensive(high quality). So it good or not? i used partial burnt rice husk(mixed burnt and raw) and cocopeat to my Alacosia collection(Ninja, Platinum, jacklyn macrorrhiza, amazonica, polly, silver dragon, Watsonia Sulawesi, Eliene, Melo, Stingray), it grow healthy and big, white using black soiled sometime my alacosia rotten or turn yellow
@@safuwanfauzi5014 you will probably have to do more testing on your own and use what has worked well for you in the past.
@@KillThisPlant thank, i will try. i start to grow monstera after watch your video, i love it. i hope it more easy to colocasia and alacosia
I have an important question. Should I turn my monstera every few days or week or should I keep it facing in the same direction in front of the window all the time?
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I think your aunt would prefer a Monstera borsigiana, they are so much easier to manipulate and she can have more then one on the pole too meaning it doesnt matter if she turns it around, usually recommended anyway every 90days or so.. And their smaller size will probably be more to her taste since she doesn't like how the stems sticks out and wants to tie them up.
Small plant, no. Big plant, yes. Unfortunately.
Awesome video! Great information as well! Do you sell your shirts with the logo? Totally want one!
Yes, they’re in the card below my video.
I just got a notification for this video but I don’t have them turned on.. either way I’m enjoying it
thanks for watching!
Is that Monstera flowering?
I wish
@@KillThisPlant did you know that you can eat the fruit! Btw i am in costa rica and there was a monstera that was less than 2 years old and it was flowering!!!!
❓❓ WHERE DO YOU GET THE VELCRO TIES ?
I have a link through my Amazon but most garden centres have them.
It's true. At the same time, it's not that serious.
I used a jpg of a Canada flag to demonstrate my point. Not sure how much more unserious I can get.
Such amazing timing! I bought a proper pole for my monstera after I learned I had been doing it wrong. Her stem is… pretty wonky 😅 Finally staked it this morning and saw right after that you had posted a new vid. Had to make a few adjustments after watching but hopefully she’ll be happier now! Thanks so much ❤️
I imagine one of monstera problems might be I have 5 stems in one pot. They just won't all fit on the pole. But at least now i know what i'm doing wrong. Thanks❤
Between 2-3 is usually the best choice!
I think I’m making 4 diff poles for my huge monstera, that way each stem has its own!
First, can we please submit your rendition of the flag to whatever branch of gov necessary to get your flag as the new flag BC dang that looked great!
Second, my monstera has the standard coir pole, I placed it at the back and strapped it on as you suggested in 100 videos 🤣 so it's doing good it's upsizing and then... It decides too grow horizontal, I'm pretty sure I could put a level on that chonk and it would make the level proud... So now I'm looking at it like "how do I guide you? Should I chop you? I don't want to chop you and start again!
I'm thinking what happened is it got close enough to the grow light that it stopped needing to reach up. It just put out a new leaf that isn't unfurled yet, but I'm thinking of lowering it down (it's on a stand about a foot off the ground) and seeing if that corrects it. The grow light is right above it.
My reason for not wanting to cut it is I don't want ANOTHER monstera and I don't know any plant ppl in real life who would give it what it needs.
Would love to know if you think lowering it may help to get it growing vertical again? I am going to need to pull it out of the pot and move it forward now BC of its antics. I don't want to upsize further as it's in a big 10 inch pot (bigger than the 10 inch grow pots from nurseries.)
Thanks Lee!
My usual choice is when you run out of vertical space, chop with the largest leaves and start in a new pot.
Once the new plant is established you can get rid of the old bottom part. Either give it away or compost it.
@@KillThisPlant that's the thing though I didn't run out of vertical space it just changed to growing like a hovering crawler 😂 I think it's only on its 11th leaf!
If I do a chop and keep the horizontal chonk and plant it vertically will it be ok to bury the existing air roots or would those rot? It's got a ton that are established in the soil but could go in about 8 inches deeper!? I look at it everyday on the treadmill and wonder what to do 😂 also with the air roots looking like real roots in the soil, would it be ok to take a 4 leaf cutting? They're very close with the nodes in this spot and are the largest four leaves. I know normally you wouldn't take 4 leaves as a cutting but I should need to get a box cutter or something to try and get between the nodes! Thanks again Lee!
@@MarisaAndChew 4 leaves are kind of a lot. Do you think air layering might be a better option.
Burning aerial roots can be fine provided you have the appropriate pot size and light levels. They can very easily rot if they stay wet for too long.
@@KillThisPlant hmmm I don't currently have a spot that's not an already long aireal root to air layer... This monstera is only 2 years old (was a 3 leaf TC baby when I got it March 2 years ago) and it's already got secondary and possibly 3rd fenestrations BC every air root goes straight down and grows into the soil. It was very cool to repot last year BC it had like 7 different root systems 🤣
@@MarisaAndChew are you opposed to cutting one back to make space?
Myth: leaf production is from Dried sphagnum moss Fact: Dried sphagnum moss doesn’t provide enough nutrients to affect leaf production. Larger leaf production is from simply just securing the stem to an upright pole, stake, plank basically anything that makes the plant feel secure.
I've never tied my Monstera but my largest one recently started straying from its moss pole so I'll probably do it from now on. After a few years of observation, I think that I'll try growing them at an angle instead of directly upwards. The bottom cut of my largest specimen grew from not having a single leaf to pushing out two-feet long leaves in less than a year without any staking or moss pole and its stem is growing on a positive 35° tilt. Can't wait for summer so I can run a few experiments on my balcony, my apartment is filled with plants already!
The video title should be "How to tie you're monstera to a support pole" I nearly didn't watch.
First up, the plant needs to be repotted into a bigger pot, preferably not a cheap plastic one!