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title: "When I bought my monstera, I kept it in the same grow pot and soil it…"
description: "When I bought my monstera, I kept it in the same grow pot and soil it came with (17cm pot). It generally needed to be watered every 8 days. A few months ago, I…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Eve"
published: "2024-12-31T12:53:24.685103Z"
language: "en"
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# When I bought my monstera, I kept it in the same grow pot and soil it…

_Posted by Eve on 2024-12-31_

When I bought my monstera, I kept it in the same grow pot and soil it came with (17cm pot). It generally needed to be watered every 8 days. A few months ago, I repotted to a 22cm pot with new soil. Now, it seems my monstera doesn’t need watering for at least a month or longer. Even when I watered it last, the soil was slightly damp around an inch deep. Is this normal? There’s a new leaf growing (spot at the top of pic) so it can’t be doing too bad, but I feel like the aerial roots aren’t growing as fast as before 🤔

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## 2 comments

### Abi’s Plants commented on 2024-12-31

The bigger the pot, the more soil so generally you won’t have to water as often

### Bea commented on 2025-01-01

could also be the colder months hence the plant is less thirsty, assuming you’re in the northern hemisphere

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