Help! My monstera is growing to the left, pushed the pole to the point I had to take it out. I would like to repot it and « rotate » its axis vertically My concern are the roots. The roots at the left would be submerged in soil… unless I untangle the roots and stick them in a moss pole ? Or should I just make cuttings and start over gain. Thanks in advance ! (It’s blessing me with beautiful leaves !!)
It's totally fine to have aerial roots go in soil if thats what you are asking. You could put it in a long planter and grow it crawling if thats what it is trying to do.
1 likeOh yeah I could keep it crawling horizontal. Good idea. I could change the pot. I just feel the the roots in the soil tugged on the plant and made it that way.
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I would recommend just rotating it so that it’s reaching for the light in the opposite direction. A repot shouldn’t be necessary. You could put a moss pole in there just to make sure he doesn’t tip in the meantime. He will reach for the light either way so getting him to grow in the opposite direction won’t be too difficult. Keep us posted 🥰
1 likeOk ill try that ! I already need to make it rotate its leaves if I want to repot is vertically. So either way, I’ll try that before ! Thanks
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easiest method i see is cutting and propping. rotating it can fail, seeing as it's already pushed that pole to the side. cutting it shorter is much easier, and you get more plants out of it!
1 likeWhat do you do with the aerial roots in soil when you make cuttings? Try to untangle and repot? Thanks !
1 like You could just chop them off too and it'll push out new ones
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