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title: "The before and after of the monstera that I bought from Trader Joe's.…"
description: "The before and after of the monstera that I bought from Trader Joe's. The root ball was so large it took me 45 minutes to get into it. I ended up with 3 plants…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Plant Mam"
published: "2025-04-10T03:03:02.117871Z"
language: "en"
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# The before and after of the monstera that I bought from Trader Joe's.…

_Posted by Plant Mam on 2025-04-10_

The before and after of the monstera that I bought from Trader Joe's. The root ball was so large it took me 45 minutes to get into it. I ended up with 3 plants from the original. I'm so proud of myself!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_55tQ2wzv4wwcsm5vEnJSMo8btsF6Meddc4lC-t0pvs/nL0g5wfsT-yt8AAI-50DMg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_55tQ2wzv4wwcsm5vEnJSMo8btsF6Meddc4lC-t0pvs/TBBc5FpMTgKTHSQBlKjK3Q.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Cait2k3 commented on 2025-04-10

Good job! I just split the huge, yet cheap, PPP I found at Albertsons. Doesn’t like like they made it though, both looking very wilty-sad :(

#### Plant Mam replied on 2025-04-10

Aw! Hope it makes it! Might just need some time to recover.

### Amanda commented on 2025-04-10

Great work! I love my monstera so much, I want to do this so badly but I’m terrified haha!

#### Plant Mam replied on 2025-04-10

Thank you! It took a bit of work, but it turned out great! Looking forward to watching them grow!

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