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title: "I just repotted this monstera it was root bound and it was in a 6…"
description: "I just repotted this monstera it was root bound and it was in a 6 inch pot, I couldn’t find a 8 inch so I used a 8.5 inch pot, is that to big for my monstera?…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/XNT4uak5QfedS76hCikLHg"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Mallicmonsteta"
published: "2024-07-10T04:34:48.812963Z"
language: "en"
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# I just repotted this monstera it was root bound and it was in a 6…

_Posted by Mallicmonsteta on 2024-07-10_

I just repotted this monstera it was root bound and it was in a 6 inch pot, I couldn’t find a 8 inch so I used a 8.5 inch pot, is that to big for my monstera? I used a chunky soil mix with miricale grow tropical potting mix and perlite and orchid bark.

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## 1 comment

### Kirsty commented on 2024-07-10

Sounds perfect!

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