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title: "Got to the “root” of the problem. Learning my lesson on why we don’t…"
description: "Got to the “root” of the problem. Learning my lesson on why we don’t support big box stores. Found out why my Monstera wasn’t doing well - four plants balled…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/64851022917fe4771c8279b8?language=nl"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Jay 🍄✌🏼"
published: "2023-06-11T00:06:58.216Z"
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# Got to the “root” of the problem. Learning my lesson on why we don’t…

_Geplaatst door Jay 🍄✌🏼 op 2023-06-11_

Got to the “root” of the problem. Learning my lesson on why we don’t support big box stores. Found out why my Monstera wasn’t doing well - four plants balled together into one pot.

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/1OQnyZ7fNw1Uq9ngIZwDBRti9EakxTJYGealoc-v4bA/cadb1b346d09470d8a0c17e1b4d94a88.webp?size=large)

## 6 reacties

### s. reageerde op 2023-06-11

Yep, same here 🥲 Five plants in one pot 😅

![Bijlage 1 van 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/PjOfJGecyWmAOXQWS13481ePBljQKk_B28gZsW374T4/66c3a5d0e6364e6bae01a33dcdbf4319.webp?size=large)

### ThePlantChronicles reageerde op 2023-06-11

Hmmmm. I had no clue. 🤔

#### PlantazyLady antwoordde op 2023-06-16

They (the vendor not the box store) do worse than that… Costa Farms will stuff unrooted cuttings in the pot too!

### anneliese reageerde op 2023-06-12

hey, free plants! at the nursery they’ll sell you one for the same price, and it doesn’t even have a cover pot! they’re a little more work, but these crowded plants are WORTH the money and time! i have 6 monstera adonsonii just from one $20 pot from lowes! i don’t support them because they only pay growers if the plants sell, but for a plant parent on a budget they do the trick!

#### Jay 🍄✌🏼 antwoordde op 2023-06-12

Absolutely! I’ll say, I was in the market for only one Monstera, but I’ll take 4 for the price of one 😆😆

### PlantazyLady reageerde op 2023-06-16

Multiple plants in one pot is actually okay if the pot is large enough. I have several pots of Adansonii and each pot has 5-8 rooted cuttings in it. This will create a much bushier plant which I prefer aesthetically. From the looks of those roots all of them would be just fine in one six or eight inch pot.

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