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title: "This is my first Monstera plant! I bought a huge one for a friend…"
description: "This is my first Monstera plant! I bought a huge one for a friend when it was on sale and they gave me this little guy from it. It has about an inch and a half…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
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# This is my first Monstera plant! I bought a huge one for a friend…

_Leeeeeeeeexx님이 2024-02-27에 게시함_

This is my first Monstera plant! I bought a huge one for a friend when it was on sale and they gave me this little guy from it. It has about an inch and a half length root and a few smaller ones. When I first got it, I didn’t have soil or a planter for it, so I put it in straight water for maybe 36 hours. When I had the planter and soil available, I planted it. He looks really sad and I’m not sure if it’s from taking from the bigger plant, or the shock of water or the replanting in different soil. I’m still new to plant care, so any recommendations or tips on how to keep this guy alive would be much appreciated!

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/rUB2fzlYFOJqAwT6-L39rUk_ioT-gQhRArum0XdrEgA/-EdjM6iQQ8S1X7F4a-onRw.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### Plant Father님이 2024-02-27에 댓글을 남겼어요.

the soil looks very muddy and wet. monstera are epiphytes and need an airy soil media in order to thrive. also, if it only has a few roots it’s best to treat it like a propagation and keep the plant in water or moss/perlite/leca to grow more roots

#### Leeeeeeeeexx님이 2024-02-28에 답변했습니다.

Thank you so much! I moved it back to water for now until I get more roots.

### Botanical Hack님이 2024-02-28에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I agree. Also, if you do put it back into water, I highly recommend adding an air pump and air stone if you have one hanging around. The roots will be healthier from the oxygen in the water. As far as the soil, replace what you have with what we all like to call chunky soil (organic matter that is a bit “chunkier” than straight soil. The benefit of this is that larger chunks cause there to be larger gaps or air pockets in the growing medium, allowing for much better drainage as well as access for oxygen to get down to the roots. I’ve included an example of some “chunky” soil that I recently purchased…

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T99TSOCZZ1spQsTlMuW01h7emC45fh70LZAX962N0Vw/NGOhVve3Qpem9fXDZQrXRA.webp?size=large)

#### Botanical Hack님이 2024-02-28에 답변했습니다.

And this is what it looks like inside the bag.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/T99TSOCZZ1spQsTlMuW01h7emC45fh70LZAX962N0Vw/qel3hYgOQY60P889-eh1Ow.webp?size=large)

#### Leeeeeeeeexx님이 2024-02-28에 답변했습니다.

Awesome, thank you so much! The soil I had said it was good for monsteras but guess not lol but I moved it back to water until I get more roots and will order that mix for when I can repot it!

#### Botanical Hack님이 2024-03-02에 답변했습니다.

My pleasure. I just checked Amazon for the aroid mix and it’s $29.95. I thought it would be less, since I just bought it locally in Salt Lake for $19.95.

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