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title: "I’m getting a monstera today, what is the best soil? It’s my first…"
description: "I’m getting a monstera today, what is the best soil? It’s my first one!"
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author: "Nicki"
published: "2025-04-27T18:01:05.422479Z"
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# I’m getting a monstera today, what is the best soil? It’s my first…

_Posted by Nicki on 2025-04-27_

I’m getting a monstera today, what is the best soil? It’s my first one!

## 2 comments

### Sam commented on 2025-04-27

chunky!! i use miracle gro tropical mix and mix in a bunch of perlite to make it airy, or my all time fav pre-mix is this kind in the photo from amazon, however it’s pricier than miracle gro. so happy for your new monstera! and put that baby on a homemade moss pole asap! videos on tiktok are really helpful on how to make one:)

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#### Nicki replied on 2025-04-27

Thank you sooo much!

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