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title: "I got my first monstera deliciosa today. Meet D'Artagnan! He is about…"
description: "I got my first monstera deliciosa today. Meet D'Artagnan! He is about a foot tall now. How soon should I introduce a trellis to support him and help him climb?…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "happysoxdonkey"
published: "2025-08-01T21:53:07.436543Z"
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# I got my first monstera deliciosa today. Meet D'Artagnan! He is about…

_Posted by happysoxdonkey on 2025-08-01_

I got my first monstera deliciosa today. Meet D'Artagnan!

He is about a foot tall now. How soon should I introduce a trellis to support him and help him climb?

As I was leaving the nursery I was already second guessing myself because of how large they get, and where would I put him once he gets bigger. I swear this is the last plant I will add to my collection, lol!

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## 5 comments

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2025-08-01

I think now is fine !! I started mine when it was pretty small !!  
I would do some sort of moss pole not trellis !  
He is so pretty tho ❤️

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-02

Thank you! He was only $10 so I guess that was a good deal!

### Carolinagreenthumb commented on 2025-08-02

You shouldn’t make promises you know you can’t keep.😂😂

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-02

So true. I’ll probably not even make it a week!

### The threeplantiers commented on 2025-08-02

Yes I would do a pole and research the type of pole

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