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title: "I’ve had this monstera for a bit now. Do you think it needs a wider…"
description: "I’ve had this monstera for a bit now. Do you think it needs a wider pot with more soil? The inner pot width is ~10inchs."
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Will Igbokoyi"
published: "2026-09-20T00:57:19.244015Z"
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# I’ve had this monstera for a bit now. Do you think it needs a wider…

_Posted by Will Igbokoyi on 2026-09-20_

I’ve had this monstera for a bit now. Do you think it needs a wider pot with more soil? The inner pot width is ~10inchs.

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## 4 comments

### Kendra commented on 2026-09-20

I wouldn’t upsize unless the roots are coming out of the pot personally. It looks leggy though, is it getting enough light?

#### Will Igbokoyi replied on 2026-09-20

About two weeks ago the plant used to be sitting near a south facing window, getting really bright and indirect light but since then I’ve moved to the basement suite and I’ve noticed it’s slowed down on growth. :(

#### Nikiller replied on 2026-09-20

A south facing window isn’t exactly bright enough for a monstera like that either though. It needs a north or east facing window for it to get the light it needs

### Nikiller commented on 2026-09-20

The pot size looks fine, I’ve seen massive monsteras in the same size pot, as long as it can establish aerial roots on a support the pot doesn’t really need upsized more than once every couple years

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