Hello plant experts! I acquired this monstera today from a really nice lady in my neighborhood, and I am quite intimidated with how to take care of her. She’s quite large, she’s in a 10in nursery pot currently, and I placed her inside a 12” planter. Is she big enough that I need to repot her straight into the planter? The back of the plant is at the edge of the nursery pot… and I’m unsure how I would add stakes for support. Any advice welcome!
Size of the plant does not determine whether you need to repot, monsteras actually prefer being a bit root bound but if she is pretty root bound then you could repot if you want. She is beautiful btw
0 Me gusta Ok, I’m just confused with what to do with it since the end is touching the edge of the nursery pot. If size is not an issue, should I repot anyway because it’s at the edge and don’t know if it’s detrimental to its health?
0 Me gusta Nope, it won’t do anything detrimental to the plant but you could prop it up like what Brittany said
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It's not bad for its health. If you want you could lift her up a bit and put some kind of support right back there for her to climb.
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That thing is glorious 🤩 wow You can lift that stem up, put a stake real snug next to where it comes out of the soil, and tie the stem to it. Just be sure it’s the main stem that’s tied & not the petioles (leaf stems).
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Here’s how I have mine staked. Thought the pic might help. Also, the size of the rootball determines what size pot you need. Choose a pot that is an inch or two larger than the rootball.
