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title: "Hey everyone, first propagation of my monstera plant. How do I know…"
description: "Hey everyone, first propagation of my monstera plant. How do I know when she’s ready to be repotted into her new home?"
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published: "2026-07-31T01:23:45.196783Z"
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# Hey everyone, first propagation of my monstera plant. How do I know…

_Posted by PlantDaddy on 2026-07-31_

Hey everyone, first propagation of my monstera plant. How do I know when she’s ready to be repotted into her new home?

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## 11 comments

### Celesta commented on 2026-07-31

I've always gone by the rule to wait until secondary roots start forming. But I'm relatively new to propagating and I've never propagated a monstera 🤷

#### PlantDaddy replied on 2026-07-31

That’s what I’ve heard too but she’s out growing that little bottle quick and I don’t want her to end up getting stuck or me damage her when I go to take it out.

#### Celesta replied on 2026-07-31

Hmm... Is moving her to a different container an option? That one's so cute though

#### PlantDaddy replied on 2026-07-31

I might see what I can find this weekend. I like that little thing it was from a propagation of a pothos I bought and accidentally killed, hence why I’m trying to be careful this time. lol

### Kayleigh commented on 2026-07-31

Generally you need at least 2 inches of roots + secondary roots beginning to form otherwise the propagation will likely fail to thrive

#### PlantDaddy replied on 2026-07-31

What exactly are secondary roots? The root on the bottom is like 4 inches long.

#### Kayleigh replied on 2026-07-31

It’s when there are smaller new roots growing off of the main root! Here’s an example from a plant i’m propagating currently. The goal is to basically grow a mini root network before you transition to soil so it has more surface area to handle the transition.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Ak7mxF7ar38i9ELMd1heHGzbXWLKmEjBtOJPnfZNytg/2PIW67Y5QvaN95V73C_Ahg.webp?size=large)

#### PlantDaddy replied on 2026-07-31

Awesome, thank you!

### Mr Variegated commented on 2026-07-31

I’d get it out of that bottle and into a wide mouth jar. You might have a hard time getting it out or will break a root trying to.

#### PlantDaddy replied on 2026-07-31

I agree. Gonna do that this weekend!

#### Celesta replied on 2026-08-01

My favorite jars to use are the large size Adams peanut butter jars. Hugely wide mouth! And plenty of room for roots 😄

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