So I decided to let my monstera grow some from repotting it with compost I have been cultivating since I moved into this apartment in November. I mixed compost with the soil that was already in the pot for a final 20% compost. My rationale is all the leaves come off of two nodes, if I cut off one node + longest aerial root + 3 leaves, that will leave two leaves and two aerial roots. I think that’ll be a big blow to the Monstera cutting off 3/5 of its leaves. My thought is to make the plant as healthy as I can first, then do the cutting and put it in water for new roots to grow. I would then wait some more to see if the plant grows some more due to the compost. I hope it’ll grow new leaves, especially at the first aerial root. I hope it grows leaves there, because then, I can cut off the second node + aerial roots + leaves and put it in water. Do I make sense?
