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title: "My monstera cuttings have been in water for a month and the roots are…"
description: "My monstera cuttings have been in water for a month and the roots are very slow to emerge. Is this normal?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/654bd50d7e031b7c52481b62"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Kirsty"
published: "2023-11-08T18:35:57.387Z"
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# My monstera cuttings have been in water for a month and the roots are…

_Posted by Kirsty on 2023-11-08_

My monstera cuttings have been in water for a month and the roots are very slow to emerge. Is this normal?

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## 3 comments

### Plant Father commented on 2023-11-08

if you haven’t added fertilizer to the water growth will continue to be really slow as all the nutrients available to the plant are whatever is in your tap water. monstera are also heavy feeders so you may need to change the water (and refresh fertilizer) more often. i also suggest lowering the water level as leaves under water will likely rot

#### mel replied on 2023-11-08

Liquid fertilizer/plant food will be your best friend with propagation along with weekly/biweekly water changes! Usually it won’t be roots sprouting from where you’ve cut but nodes growing from the plant and growing roots from there!

### Raechel commented on 2023-11-09

I keep a rooted pothos cutting with my other cuttings to help stimulate root growth.

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