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title: "Quick question... should I wash her roots off before I put her in a…"
description: "Quick question... should I wash her roots off before I put her in a chunky soil mix 🤔?"
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author: "J. Gibson"
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# Quick question... should I wash her roots off before I put her in a…

_J. Gibson님이 2026-01-17에 게시함_

Quick question... should I wash her roots off before I put her in a chunky soil mix 🤔?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HmMCY0AiYGqTouUx3K9QyWAjiSznIOO6xi4K7koVHZk/0CEpNpDjRD2KLOCTderWBQ.webp?size=large)

## 8개의 댓글

### Madison님이 2026-01-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You don’t have to and I tend to err on the side of not disturbing the roots too much. You could lightly remove some of the soil on the roots and hose them off if you want to remove some of the old soil mix, but it’s totally fine to just plop it right into the next container and simply add your new mix. I only make an effort to really get more old soil off if I’m worried about it being too water-retentive- like if it was a peat moss plug or something- or if I’m switching to a semi hydro medium.

#### J. Gibson님이 2026-01-17에 답변했습니다.

What do you think about my chunky soil mix? Is it too chunky? Should I add more soil?

#### Madison님이 2026-01-17에 답변했습니다.

Not too chunky at all! In my opinion it looks like you got it just right. With monsteras, it’s hard to go too chunky.

### Dot2462님이 2026-01-18에 댓글을 남겼어요.

It looks yummy for your monstera. Please share the mix and ratio?

#### J. Gibson님이 2026-01-23에 답변했습니다.

Sorry it took so long. I used 1 bag of Better Gro Orchid mix seen below and one and a half that same bag of potting soil. By doing it that way there was extra mix left over so I put it right back in the bag for later use.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/HmMCY0AiYGqTouUx3K9QyWAjiSznIOO6xi4K7koVHZk/P6wRJt--Tii4651hZ6nS0Q.webp?size=large)

### Dot2462님이 2026-01-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thanks, I’ll give it a try with my monstera when I repot him this weekend.

#### J. Gibson님이 2026-01-23에 답변했습니다.

You're welcome. Please keep me updated

### Dot2462님이 2026-01-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Will do

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