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title: "My first monstera. Should I cut any of the baby ones?"
description: "My first monstera. Should I cut any of the baby ones?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/vxC62VAUQJ3e7tIlVfJUS4"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Tonya"
published: "2025-08-17T00:57:06.433663Z"
language: "en"
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# My first monstera. Should I cut any of the baby ones?

_Posted by Tonya on 2025-08-17_

My first monstera. Should I cut any of the baby ones?

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## 1 comment

### Zack commented on 2025-08-17

Since they’re slow growing, I wouldn’t recommend cutting any of them unless they’re 50% yellow/brown. Once you get new growth the baby leaves will die off when it’s ready.

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