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title: "Help! I’m afraid to try and secure my plant that’s growing rapidly..…"
description: "Help! I’m afraid to try and secure my plant that’s growing rapidly.. I really do not know how to handle monstera plants when it comes to anchoring or…"
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author: "Rhonda"
published: "2026-08-07T18:20:53.392655Z"
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# Help! I’m afraid to try and secure my plant that’s growing rapidly..…

_Posted by Rhonda on 2026-08-07_

Help! I’m afraid to try and secure my plant that’s growing rapidly.. I really do not know how to handle monstera plants when it comes to anchoring or stabilizing them..what’s the best thing to do? Right now the wall is holding her up.

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## 11 comments

### Lauren Le Roux commented on 2026-08-07

I have literally anchored mine with yarn to the wall. The anchor is permanent but the yarn I can cut or untie as needed. Don’t be afraid. Just find whatever works in your space. You really can’t hurt it if you need to redo it a few times to see what works

#### Rhonda replied on 2026-08-07

I thought if string but thought I would hurt them..gotta get past the fear..tyvm🙏🏽

### Lauren Le Roux commented on 2026-08-07

It’s been like this since the new year and so far so good.

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#### Rhonda replied on 2026-08-07

A beauty 🫶🏾 this is my first time growing them to this stage

### Keerthana commented on 2026-08-08

I got a monstera last month and I’m thinking of putting a moss pole. Have you tried it?

#### Rhonda replied on 2026-08-08

No not yet..I have these other anchor thingys coming soon

### NattieB55 commented on 2026-08-08

Miss pokes can work. Be careful what you buy as the wood can rot in the soil over time on some of them. I used to be scared, too. I just separated mine and repotted from one plant to three using bamboo trellis and some 2x2s that I sealed at the bottom. Good luck!

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#### Rhonda replied on 2026-08-08

Beautiful! I thought of separating them but I need to do research on how to do it properly

#### NattieB55 replied on 2026-08-08

That should say moss poles! Never post before coffee!

#### Rhonda replied on 2026-08-08

🤭

### Lauren Le Roux commented on 2026-08-08

Mine has a moss pole but I can’t say it’s “working”. What does working mean? I mean the moss died pretty quickly, I couldn’t kept it moist enough. The areal roots haven’t secured to it so…that’s not helpful. I’m not really sure what it’s doing other than just being there…

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