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title: "Got this big baby at Trader Joe’s for $20 bucks! She has some bad…"
description: "Got this big baby at Trader Joe’s for $20 bucks! She has some bad travel damage and perhaps a tiny bit of fungus… plus she is SUPER root bound! She is a large…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/65b7f65335a3783a4168b026"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Lolly"
published: "2024-01-29T19:02:43.447Z"
language: "en"
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# Got this big baby at Trader Joe’s for $20 bucks! She has some bad…

_Posted by Lolly on 2024-01-29_

Got this big baby at Trader Joe’s for $20 bucks! She has some bad travel damage and perhaps a tiny bit of fungus… plus she is SUPER root bound! She is a large plant though, I don’t have any experience in supporting her. She is long tall and lanky, plus fragile! Not a great combo  
Any help is greatly appreciated😊😊 ( sorry about the mess in the the background )

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## 2 comments

### Erin F. commented on 2024-01-29

I have a large monstera that I’ve had for years and I had to start with a bendable moss pole. I was able to slowly get her to grow around the moss pole and that helped change her shape. I have a few of the K-Brands and they’ve been really user friendly.

#### Lolly replied on 2024-01-30

Ok thanks 😊 I’ll try that!

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