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title: "I recently got a monstera, it’s in a 4in pot & about 4/5 inches tall.…"
description: "I recently got a monstera, it’s in a 4in pot & about 4/5 inches tall. Is there any tips on how to care for it?"
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# I recently got a monstera, it’s in a 4in pot \& about 4/5 inches tall.…

_Posted by MariposaJay on 2023-03-23_

I recently got a monstera, it’s in a 4in pot \& about 4/5 inches tall. Is there any tips on how to care for it?

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## 6 comments

### Jules commented on 2023-03-23

Swiss cheese plant, so pretty!!! They love climbing up a trellis or hanging and vining down. Be sure to use fertilizer every other/every 3rd time you water. Water once soil dry, and only enough to make soil damp. Less is better! You don’t want it saturated.

### MariposaJay commented on 2023-03-23

Thank you so much! The help is really appreciated

### Michelle🌼 commented on 2023-03-23

If you train it to grow on a moss pole, or a wooden board, it will develop bigger and more mature leaves 🙂

### Brianna commented on 2023-03-23

Why is it that my bottom leaves always die even though new leaves are growing in great 😭

#### Rachel S. replied on 2023-03-23

This is a natural cycle of most plants especially monstera variations. Older leaves will run their course and once the do you can remove them so the plant can send its energy towards new leaves and new growth.

### Dr. Green commented on 2023-03-25

Anybody else getting little brown specks on some of their leaves?

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