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title: "First monstera, any recommendations or tips to keep her healthy and…"
description: "First monstera, any recommendations or tips to keep her healthy and happy?"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Richie"
published: "2026-06-01T01:24:07.217903Z"
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# First monstera, any recommendations or tips to keep her healthy and…

_Posted by Richie on 2026-06-01_

First monstera, any recommendations or tips to keep her healthy and happy?

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## 5 comments

### PLANTS!!🪴🌱 commented on 2026-06-01

Use a humidifier or mist, bright indirect light, water when top 1-2 inches are dry. Good luck!!

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-06-01

Just got my first one yesterday!!! 🪴🥳 Named him Herman Monstera! lol 😂

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#### Richie replied on 2026-06-01

Excellent name🤣

### iambijoux commented on 2026-06-01

Water when dry. Don’t rotate. Support is encouraged. I recommend treated wood. At this size, something the thickness of a nickel (or smaller) would do. The leaves (petioles) come out of the front. The nubs are the back. Stake the plant at the back and make sure you don’t restrict the petioles. There’s a Canadian guy on YT who explains it really well. I think his channel is K\*llThisPlant or something similar

#### Richie replied on 2026-06-01

Thank youuuuuu 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

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