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title: "Can I cut these little ones off? It’s a little crowded"
description: "Can I cut these little ones off? It’s a little crowded"
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author: "Bayleigh Jo 🪴"
published: "2026-08-25T15:15:06.599503Z"
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# Can I cut these little ones off? It’s a little crowded

_Posted by Bayleigh Jo 🪴 on 2026-08-25_

Can I cut these little ones off? It’s a little crowded

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## 9 comments

### Skylan commented on 2026-08-25

I typically cut off any of the ones that aren’t full and have crispy edges, so their energy can go to new ones or the ones that are a full leaf!

### The leafy Angel commented on 2026-08-25

Do you have more then one plant in the pot?

#### Bayleigh Jo 🪴 replied on 2026-08-25

No I bought her like this

#### Plantlife replied on 2026-08-25

A lot of the times stores will put more than one baby in a pot to make it look fuller, so you very well may have more than one plant in there!

### Amateur plant mama commented on 2026-08-25

I feel like I need some more pictures of what's going on in the pot to really see what to do.

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-25

this is at least two plants. i advise separating

### Cindy Branson commented on 2026-08-26

Can you see the root system? Monsteras are very easy to grow and tolerant of changes. They can be separated and restarted in a new pot etc.

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#### Cindy Branson replied on 2026-08-26

The plant on the left froze in my garage in January and I believe my husband had killed her. He took her back outside in May and put her back on a water and fertilization schedule and here she grows again.

### Cindy Branson commented on 2026-08-26

The one on the right was all that appeared to have survived the big freeze, it was one tiny leaf in May, now its growing strong. Monsteras are hearty.

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