Hey guys! I’m new to the whole plant thing but I’ve been doing it for about five months now. I have a big Thai constellation. Monstera and I accidentally just ripped one of the big healthy leaves off while I was vacuuming. Any advice on what I do with the leaf or the stem? I’m just kicking myself in the ass right now because I feel so stupid! Thank you! Help!!!
If you broke it and it’s still attached to the stem with a node you can put that in the water and propagate it maybe for another plant
0件のいいね I’m so new to this I don’t know how to tell if there is a node. I just ended up putting the leaf in water and cut the stem and put the end that had the leaf on it in water.
0件のいいね A node looks like little knots on the stem
0件のいいね This is my pink princess and I circled what a node looks like
Thank you this explains so much!
0件のいいね I just attached two photos to the post if you can help me
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do you have a photo of it?
0件のいいね I can take one in a little bit and I’ll post it
2件のいいね I just attached two photos to the post if you can help me
0件のいいね unfortunately I don’t think you’ll be able to save the leaf/stem :( your plant baby will heal and continue to grow tho so don’t beat yourself up too much about it!
いいね 1件 Oh no. Thank you for letting me know though. Stupid vacuum!!!
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For reference, I’ve circled the node on my young ‘Thai con’ and the pink arrow shows the aerial root! The nodes are the points where the leaves meet the stem.
Thank you!
0件のいいね This is my mature ‘deliciosa’ — I’ve circled some of the aerial roots and drawn lines on some of the internodes where I could cut the plant if I wanted to propagate it.
Thank you!!
0件のいいね I find this graphic super helpful!!
What can I do with all these things I don’t know about???
いいね 1件 Essentially, the internodes are the locations where you can cut a monstera to propagate it ☺️ the aerial roots will develop further root systems when placed in water (or your preferred propagation method). The axillary bud is a dormant growth point that can produce a new branch/offshoot (they can be much smaller than the one in the diagram) and your cutting must have a node and an axillary bud to be successful.
いいね 1件 So where would I cut this then?
