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title: "Picked up this fella at Trader Joe’s today. He’s a leaner and when I…"
description: "Picked up this fella at Trader Joe’s today. He’s a leaner and when I go to repot, should I cover up the excess stem with soil in order to make him not lean??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/651da179269c8567346f48ee"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Madderdebs"
published: "2023-10-04T17:31:37.794Z"
language: "en"
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# Picked up this fella at Trader Joe’s today. He’s a leaner and when I…

_Posted by Madderdebs on 2023-10-04_

Picked up this fella at Trader Joe’s today. He’s a leaner and when I go to repot, should I cover up the excess stem with soil in order to make him not lean??

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## 5 comments

### Plant Mumma commented on 2023-10-04

That’s a beautiful Monstera. I’d get a natural climber pole from Amazon and gently wrap/pin some of the bigger leaves up it, otherwise Monsteras tend to spread sideways. They can be trained to climb up !

#### Madderdebs replied on 2023-10-04

Thanks for the tip!

#### Plant Mumma replied on 2023-10-04

I use a moss pole that bends and can be moved around the plant, not a straight one. Easier to then gently move the stems

### Plant Father commented on 2023-10-04

i would tie the side with aerial roots to a pole for stability. monstera have a ‘front’ and ‘back’ so be sure the leaf side (‘front’) is facing away from the pole

### Green thumb commented on 2023-10-11

Moss pole! And I would repot.

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