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title: "I recently cut up a very leggy small monstera and have been trying to…"
description: "I recently cut up a very leggy small monstera and have been trying to propagate the stem cuttings. I started them with moss in a closed container but ran into…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Ray"
published: "2025-07-24T18:35:32.323263Z"
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# I recently cut up a very leggy small monstera and have been trying to…

_Posted by Ray on 2025-07-24_

I recently cut up a very leggy small monstera and have been trying to propagate the stem cuttings. I started them with moss in a closed container but ran into rot and mold, I then tried the same thing with perlite but ran into the same problem. I dried out the cuttings each time but it didn’t seem to make a difference. I now have them in open containers with the perlite and they’ve been fine for the last day or two but I’m hoping there’s a better way since this is getting a little high maintenance. I’d appreciate any advice!

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## 2 comments

### Slytherin Around commented on 2025-07-24

I’ve had success doing this is a water propagation personally! Does your lid have breathing holes?

### User123 commented on 2025-07-24

Cut the longer roots off and place it in the perlite (where the roots were) side down

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