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title: "Hello, I’m a first time Monstera owner. I just purchased this and…"
description: "Hello, I’m a first time Monstera owner. I just purchased this and plan to do a soil change in the coming weeks. I am interested in adding a moss pole, but…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/7pAPomrXKWa4NJGAF5LrgV"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Ria"
published: "2025-08-19T15:21:44.537487Z"
language: "en"
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# Hello, I’m a first time Monstera owner. I just purchased this and…

_Posted by Ria on 2025-08-19_

Hello, I’m a first time Monstera owner. I just purchased this and plan to do a soil change in the coming weeks. I am interested in adding a moss pole, but wasn’t sure where to place it (I can’t tell which is the front of the plant vs the back of the plant). Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you!

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## 4 comments

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-08-19

There are some fantastic YouTube videos on how to do it correctly. You want it to only attach it to the main stem which looks to be to the right in your picture. Your leaves are so shiny and beautiful.

#### Ria replied on 2025-08-19

Thank you so much for your help! I’ve been binging on a lot of helpful YouTube videos, my own plant I just couldn’t really tell front from back ☺️

### Nunyabzwx commented on 2025-08-19

I agree its on the right side of the picture

#### Ria replied on 2025-08-19

Thank you!

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