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title: "Inexperienced planter here.. I didn’t notice that my monstera had…"
description: "Inexperienced planter here.. I didn’t notice that my monstera had rooted. It looks like the bottom is dead. I’m assuming I can’t propagate it anymore. Should I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/659077cceaac0855f2b4f8f3"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Lindsay"
published: "2023-12-30T20:04:28.748Z"
language: "en"
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# Inexperienced planter here.. I didn’t notice that my monstera had…

_Posted by Lindsay on 2023-12-30_

Inexperienced planter here.. I didn’t notice that my monstera had rooted. It looks like the bottom is dead. I’m assuming I can’t propagate it anymore. Should I just trim off the root?

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## 1 comment

### Lindsay commented on 2023-12-31

You guys rock! Thanks for the advice!!

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