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title: "Should I propagate my monstera? If so, how should I go about it? Also…"
description: "Should I propagate my monstera? If so, how should I go about it? Also wondering why the leaves aren’t splitting… is it lack of sunlight?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Violette"
published: "2024-11-16T20:00:12.725871Z"
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# Should I propagate my monstera? If so, how should I go about it? Also…

_Posted by Violette on 2024-11-16_

Should I propagate my monstera? If so, how should I go about it?  
Also wondering why the leaves aren’t splitting… is it lack of sunlight?

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## 5 comments

### lola commented on 2024-11-16

How old is it? Only mature monsteras fenestrate

#### Violette replied on 2024-11-16

It’s about a year old, I think…

#### Plantginny replied on 2024-11-17

Too you g for the leaves to fenestrate. Give it some time.

### Sunny commented on 2024-11-16

It’s young and needs time to mature. It may need more light based on the several small leaves. Monsteras needs about 8 hours to 10 hours of bright indirect natural sunlight. A large grow light on it for 12 hours to 14 hours a day would encourage larger leaves, increasing the probability of it splitting. 🍀🪴

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-16

If you want to prop it, find a node, cut just below it, and pop it in water/soil/moss until it grows it's on roots. If you do water, wait till you have about 2" roots, then you can put it in soil. Just water well for a bit after you move from water to soil

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