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title: "Friend gifted me their sad cheese plant and trying to figure out the…"
description: "Friend gifted me their sad cheese plant and trying to figure out the best way to save it. Do I give it a big chop and propergate in bit with the ariel roots as…"
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author: "Jonna"
published: "2026-01-10T22:33:34.465935Z"
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# Friend gifted me their sad cheese plant and trying to figure out the…

_Posted by Jonna on 2026-01-10_

Friend gifted me their sad cheese plant and trying to figure out the best way to save it.

Do I give it a big chop and propergate in bit with the ariel roots as its top heavy? Or repot and buy a big bamboo stick and see if it bounces back?

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## 4 comments

### Auxsman commented on 2026-01-10

Definitely propagate! Save the top leaf but cut below the top 3 stems \& every node that has an aerial root you can easily propagate also. Best luck planting😊👍🏼

#### Jonna replied on 2026-01-10

sounds like a plan! I'll give it a big chop and see how it goes :)

### Auxsman commented on 2026-01-10

Glad to see it’s in good hands now!

### Auxsman commented on 2026-01-11

I made a monstera propagation video on YouTube if you want to check it out..  
Just search “Albo Monstera Propagation Zach Auky” \& you should see my goofy face😁

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