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title: "What should I do about my sprawling monstera, Denise? She has a…"
description: "What should I do about my sprawling monstera, Denise? She has a couple of leaves that have decided to grow straight out, blocking one of the walkways through…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Jayne"
published: "2024-01-27T00:03:06.844Z"
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# What should I do about my sprawling monstera, Denise? She has a…

_Gepostet von Jayne am 2024-01-27_

What should I do about my sprawling monstera, Denise? She has a couple of leaves that have decided to grow straight out, blocking one of the walkways through my very small living room. I've researched moss poles, but from what l've seen, that doesn't seem like the solution for these leaves that are sticking straight out. Should I try to cut and propagate them? As you can hopefully tell from the photos, there are 5 big leaves coming out of that one stem, and they're going in 4 different directions. I see an aerial root coming out of the very base of that stem (and apologies if I'm using the wrong terminology, I'm still learning!), so if I cut it there would I be able to successfully propagate it? Should I just cut off the 2 leaves that are sticking out the most, even though they don’t have any aerial roots to propagate? Denise has grown SO MUCH in the year l've had her and I'm worried about the havoc she'll unleash on my living room this spring and summer if I don't get her under control before then! Also if anyone could let me know what that brown tissue on some of her stems is, l've been wondering about that as well. Thank you!  
—A first-time monstera parent who's just trying her best

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## 5 Kommentare

### Kimtrovert kommentierte am 2024-01-27

it looks like its time to separate them and stake them up individually,

heres a really helpful monstera afficionado on youtube , called kill this plant , titled i bought the worst monstera i could find

he really explains all the details on making sure youre doing it right

he also has a lot of tutorials about monsteras and how to stake them, air propagate them and to make sure youre giving your monstera the best chance of thriving

#### Jayne antwortete am 2024-01-27

Thank you, I’ll check his content out for sure!

#### Kimtrovert antwortete am 2024-01-27

hes been a game changer for me, apparently theres a specific way your monstera should be facing and whats the best soil to use, he definitely is my go to youtuber for monstera deliciosa specifically

#### Kimtrovert antwortete am 2024-01-27

haha yeah i havent cut my plants yet still air propagating waiting for new roots, since my last water propagation seems like a failure to launch😂 thats how i ended up finding him

### Sydnei kommentierte am 2024-01-27

try a trellis! you can buy one or just create one

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