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title: "Hi there. I bought a monstera from my local store and turns out there…"
description: "Hi there. I bought a monstera from my local store and turns out there was like 5 monsteras in there. I ended up cutting the other 3 stalks to try to propagate…"
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community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "Jowee"
published: "2025-09-20T01:44:09.277983Z"
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# Hi there. I bought a monstera from my local store and turns out there…

_Posted by Jowee on 2025-09-20_

Hi there. I bought a monstera from my local store and turns out there was like 5 monsteras in there. I ended up cutting the other 3 stalks to try to propagate them.

One of them I managed to get a little root and I was wondering if this is enough to put into a pot or would it be better to just let it soak in the water until more roots come out. Thank you!!

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## 2 comments

### Melody commented on 2025-09-20

You could totally do either but I recommend getting a lot more roots beige putting it in soil. I would wait until it completely fill the port of the glass pot.

### plantypolak commented on 2025-09-20

just make sure to cut off any rotted roots above the rot. the inside of the root should be green so cut until you see green

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