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title: "Hi smart plant people! My dad has a question about his monstera, if…"
description: "Hi smart plant people! My dad has a question about his monstera, if anyone could help that would be lovely! : I cut off 3 leafs that had nodes and aerial roots…"
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# Hi smart plant people! My dad has a question about his monstera, if…

_Geplaatst door Angel GD op 2025-04-08_

Hi smart plant people!  
My dad has a question about his monstera, if anyone could help that would be lovely! :

I cut off 3 leafs that had nodes and aerial roots and put in a pot with moss soaked in water. Been 1 week and now tips getting brown/yellow. Is there too much water in moss? Should it be damp and not soaked? Maybe roots need air too? Or just stress from recent cutting? I put rooting hormone on cuts too.  
Please let us know what you think!

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## 5 reacties

### Sunny reageerde op 2025-04-08

They grow well in a container of clean water. You can watch the progress of the roots. I have never grown in wet moss for fear of rot from overly wet moss.

#### Angel GD antwoordde op 2025-04-08

Ooo okay! Will let him know to switch out to just clean watwe

#### Sunny antwoordde op 2025-04-08

Rooting hormone powder is good to add as Lavender suggested. It will make the water cloudy. Change the water about once a week. Fertilize with diluted fertilizer when the roots emerge.

### Sapphire reageerde op 2025-04-08

I recommend putting it in water first when you propagate monsteras and add a little root hormone so that way it has an easier time growing roots and things.

### Amy reageerde op 2025-04-09

I propagated my monstera in just plain tap water. I didn’t use rooting hormone, which comes as a liquid in addition to the powder form. I keep the water clean and changed it once a week. The propagation all grew well and then were eventually planted in soil.

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