The goal here is to get you to grow a successful monstera! Soil mix: 35% indoor potting soil- whatever is accessible to you! I use the one by the brand fox farm. 35% coco chips- it comes in a brick when you buy it. Then you saturate it and break it down 15 % orchid bark 15 % perlite Monsteras will need some kind of support as it continues to mature to help grow those larger fenestrated leaves. You don’t need to use a moss pole to get those large leaves, I stay away from them personally...
🌱 Did you know this about LECA? IMO and experience with semi-hydro, LECA pebbles are perfect for growing plants with chunky roots (think Monsteras & Anthuriums). But, the pieces are just too big to grow plants with fine, delicate root systems like Philodendrons, Hoyas, Ferns, Pilea, etc. For these plants, I recommend growing in a horticultural rock like Lechuza Pon instead. The pieces are much finer, and Pon even contains a slow-release fertilizer already so you don’t have to add one to the ...
I chopped this rescue monstera. What does it look like now?
Upon further inspection of the monstera, there was a lot of leaf and stem damage, discoloration in the leaves, browning, so my decision to chop it to pieces was to grow new roots, although I had many ramen noodles. I wanted a clean slate and I know how well monsteras propagate in water. After finding small stem pieces in the soil I repotted them in @solsoils house plant mix (use code PlantsKrystal10 for 10 percent off) and I put it under a grow light with a humidity dome. Monsteras are my absolute favorite tropical houseplant and now I can my whole house filled with them.
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