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title: "Hello! This is my first Monstera (and my first plant!!) and I am so…"
description: "Hello! This is my first Monstera (and my first plant!!) and I am so excited to take care of him. I see a lot of people with poles in their monsteras — does he…"
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author: "Kate"
published: "2026-09-14T20:46:23.599631Z"
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# Hello! This is my first Monstera (and my first plant!!) and I am so…

_Posted by Kate on 2026-09-14_

Hello! This is my first Monstera (and my first plant!!) and I am so excited to take care of him. I see a lot of people with poles in their monsteras — does he need one? He is about 2.5 ft. tall right now at his tallest point!

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## 7 comments

### Nikiller commented on 2026-09-14

He doesn’t need a moss pole specifically but some kind of sturdy support it can grab onto would be good for it. When you attach, you want to do it between nodes, not on the petioles.

#### Kate replied on 2026-09-14

Thank you! I saw that most people attach the pole to the dominant stem, how do you decide which one that is? Sorry for all my questions!

### Nikiller commented on 2026-09-14

Each individual plant only will have 1 stem. If you have multiple stems you have multiple plants in the same pot.

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### Kate commented on 2026-09-14

This is so helpful, thank you very much! I think I have multiple plants in there!

#### Amateur plant mama replied on 2026-09-15

I think you do too! They tend to fight for space so I would seperate them.

#### Kate replied on 2026-09-15

Ok good to know! I just got him so I might wait for him to settle before separating the plants, is that a good idea?

### Tracy Lee commented on 2026-09-15

Giving him something to climb is to provide him with something to mimic his natural environment. He wants to climb and if he does he will get bigger leaves and more fenestrations as he matures. Godspeed!! 💚💚

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