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title: "Did i kill my monstera? 😬 I noticed that where I had it tied to the…"
description: "Did i kill my monstera? 😬 I noticed that where I had it tied to the moss pole died… maybe it was tied too tight? is there any saving this? Should I trim it?…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64d28950ed550150598ce942"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Kelly"
published: "2023-08-08T18:28:32.561Z"
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# Did i kill my monstera? 😬 I noticed that where I had it tied to the…

_Posted by Kelly on 2023-08-08_

Did i kill my monstera? 😬 I noticed that where I had it tied to the moss pole died… maybe it was tied too tight?

is there any saving this? Should I trim it? Will it continue to grow new leaves? Help 😰😰

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/spUhPifbxMm4sKm6YL1gDKgKKHDp4U_V2C-RBxNrOds/c8d374118e664f50b111aa066686becb.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Plant Father commented on 2023-08-08

looks like the circulation was cut off, i’d just prune it if it were my plant, since it’ll likely die on its own

#### Kelly replied on 2023-08-08

Do you think it’ll keep making new leaves after I cut it?

#### Kelly replied on 2023-08-08

I ask because that was the newest leaf- so I wasn’t sure if the previous leave would produce another one

#### Plant Father replied on 2023-08-08

once trimmed the previous healthy nodes should activate their growth points and produce new leaves. you may even get multiple branches where you once had one

#### Kelly replied on 2023-08-08

Thank you!!!

### Tiffany commented on 2023-08-08

You can also propagate the node on the section you cut off ☺️

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#### Kelly replied on 2023-08-10

Oooo would I just cut below and above the node and stick it in water?

### Mon commented on 2023-08-09

It doesn’t look like you tied it too tight. Could it be that the pole burned your plant? Is it new? I would keep an eye on it

#### Kelly replied on 2023-08-10

Interesting! I wet the pole but that’s about it. Is there something else I should be doing? This is my first moss pole

### Planta member commented on 2023-08-09

Did you rinse the pole before you tied the plant to it.

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