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title: "I need some advice! This is my first Monstera I got her in January as…"
description: "I need some advice! This is my first Monstera I got her in January as a 4 leaf plant. I did repot her in the summer and put her on a mosspole. Today I had to…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Molly"
published: "2024-12-22T18:43:55.996159Z"
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# I need some advice! This is my first Monstera I got her in January as…

_Posted by Molly on 2024-12-22_

I need some advice! This is my first Monstera I got her in January as a 4 leaf plant. I did repot her in the summer and put her on a mosspole. Today I had to move her to a different spot because she got to big and as I was taking her out of the cache pot I saw a huge bundle of roots. My question is should I repot her now or wait until spring? The mosspole is full of roots, and I'm not sure what to do at this point. 🤔 Any help would be appreciated. Thank you

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## 5 comments

### CrazyPlantLady commented on 2024-12-22

I’d definitely go ahead and repot this and extend the moss pole. Don’t take roots out of moss pole just extend it.

#### Molly replied on 2024-12-22

I've already extended the moss pole, I wasn't sure about repotting in the winter since I've read conflicting statements not to repot monstera's in the winter, but it looks like I don't have much of a choice. Wish me luck getting those roots out of there. 😆 Thank you

### CrazyPlantLady commented on 2024-12-22

If The roots don’t come out smoothly. You could always cut them, but just know don’t go up too much in pot size that I can only be 2 inches bigger than the rootball. And always sanitize ur cutting tools before using. Aroid soil mix works great for monsteras !!!

#### Molly replied on 2024-12-22

I'll have to get someone to help me get this beast out of there, hopefully unharmed. I usually go up 2 sizes. I may have to cut back on fertilizer, I don't want to have to repot her twice a year. What a pain. Lol Thanks for your help.

#### CrazyPlantLady replied on 2024-12-22

No problem !

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