--- title: "Looking for some advice on propagating. I’ve never propagated any of…" description: "Looking for some advice on propagating. I’ve never propagated any of my different monsteras before, and ofc decided to start with the albo. I cut it beneath…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/XpxTADnnlrrI1UGDsqK0yc" community: "Monstera Maniacs" author: "Taylor" published: "2026-04-30T22:16:58.571887Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/TpEoFM9H5J5umwhee-iKueCpPvTQHZqnJaQDzqKGdic/FbwBKRYiRwO4tNJj6q41Vg.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Monstera Maniacs](https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA.md) # Looking for some advice on propagating. I’ve never propagated any of… _Posted by Taylor on 2026-04-30_ Looking for some advice on propagating. I’ve never propagated any of my different monsteras before, and ofc decided to start with the albo. I cut it beneath the node and have it in RO water as that’s what I have besides well water and it’s what I use for all of my other plants and have had no issue. Should I include a little liquid fertilizer in my water? Or should it be fine how I have it right now? Any advice is welcome❤️ ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/TpEoFM9H5J5umwhee-iKueCpPvTQHZqnJaQDzqKGdic/FbwBKRYiRwO4tNJj6q41Vg.webp?size=large) ## 8 comments ### Taylor commented on 2026-04-30 Also I forgot to include, I did just throw a grow light on my prop wall today since I felt like it wasn’t getting enough light. (This picture is about the extent of light they get) ### 1kwolves commented on 2026-05-01 don’t fertilize for now! excess nutrients in the water may cause the stem to rot. let it develop some roots on its own, monsteras are pretty quick to propagate anyway! ### K commented on 2026-05-01 I agree you shouldn’t add fert. Will note that monstera albo can actually be shockingly slow to root/propagate if you don’t air layer, though if you’re in the northern hemisphere you should do okay because it’s spring. I started my albo collection with a cutting that took 8 months before it even started rooting, but once it got started it grew really well. I’ve propped at least a dozen times since then and almost always air layer because cuttings sometimes don’t seem to want to root. You can speed up rooting with warmth and/or an air stone. For props that are really slow to root I don’t give high light because it can desiccate them #### Taylor replied on 2026-05-01 I’ll have to try that next time I prop it! I actually starting watching videos on tissue cultures (because I’d love to try it but I’m scared😂) and I went down a monstera rabbit hole and saw that method and was wishing I would have known that was a thing so I could try it. I might try it with my large “normal” monstera so I can make her a bushier tho. I absolutely love my plant room and love learning new ways to prop and care for them❤️ #### 1kwolves replied on 2026-05-02 are you including aerial roots with your monstera props? i’m in the northern hemisphere too and it usually just takes me a couple weeks before they start developing strong roots! #### K replied on 2026-05-02 Yep, would never prop without an aerial root, and other monstera often root quickly. But I have multiple albo from different genetic lines and they can be sloooooow #### Taylor replied on 2026-05-03 Yes there is one little aerial root right above (slightly touching) the water :) funny enough I didn’t purposely do that either I just figured there was no reason to cut one off when it was already on the node ### Taylor commented on 2026-05-06 Update for anybody who wants to know! She is already growing a new root! That was not there when I put her in the prop tube a week ago!!! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/TpEoFM9H5J5umwhee-iKueCpPvTQHZqnJaQDzqKGdic/0fsZ1Z7rToinuYkExNrkaQ.webp?size=large) --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_