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title: "Recently inherited this plant from a friend, how do I help it? I know…"
description: "Recently inherited this plant from a friend, how do I help it? I know the pot is wayyyy too big so I was thinking of adding another monstera or other plants to…"
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author: "Claytonii13"
published: "2024-04-29T18:16:32.305567Z"
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# Recently inherited this plant from a friend, how do I help it? I know…

_Posted by Claytonii13 on 2024-04-29_

Recently inherited this plant from a friend, how do I help it? I know the pot is wayyyy too big so I was thinking of adding another monstera or other plants to it, what are y’all’s suggestions?

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## 1 comment

### Cate commented on 2024-04-29

I think that’s a smart move. You may want to add perlite or something to add texture to the soil that will help with aeration

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