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title: "Any ideas on why my Monsteras are not growing upwards? These are two…"
description: "Any ideas on why my Monsteras are not growing upwards? These are two separate pots, one with a coir support pole and the other with a moss pole."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/65464e82ab17e15445dacc85"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Who Else"
published: "2023-11-04T14:00:34.781Z"
language: "en"
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# Any ideas on why my Monsteras are not growing upwards? These are two…

_Posted by Who Else on 2023-11-04_

Any ideas on why my Monsteras are not growing upwards? These are two separate pots, one with a coir support pole and the other with a moss pole.

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## 3 comments

### Plantlicious commented on 2023-11-04

Looks like they are reaching in the direction the light comes from. I’ve heard that rotating your plants every few weeks should fix or prevent this.

#### Who Else replied on 2023-11-04

Thank you!

### Evelyn Zarahy commented on 2023-11-04

You may need to cut some roots, and add the sticks for them to help them grow upwards, my monstera is also doing that because I left it on the side for a little while which I feel so bad about and can’t no longer stand to see it like that so today I’m planning to buy a bigger pot for her, trim it a bit and put some of those sticks, you could also buy Velcro “one wrap garden ties” they have them at Home Depot and maybe Walmart? And Amazon. But I recommend buying at store since delivering can be expensive for such an inexpensive item. The Velcro wrap costs $3-$5

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