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title: "Anyone have tips on getting my leggy monstera to grow better and have…"
description: "Anyone have tips on getting my leggy monstera to grow better and have thicker stems? Also? What do you do for the leaves/stems that like to point down?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/reGnX7K3StqCfipC4Gtt2w/Z3k17TrZSMOsogCD5Ho1Lg"
community: "Plant Pro Tips"
author: "Bri"
published: "2024-06-13T14:10:16.918836Z"
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# Anyone have tips on getting my leggy monstera to grow better and have…

_Posted by Bri on 2024-06-13_

Anyone have tips on getting my leggy monstera to grow better and have thicker stems? Also? What do you do for the leaves/stems that like to point down?

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## 5 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-06-13

More light! Also, having 1 strong light source (such as a grow light) will encourage the leaves to all face the same direction

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-13

Thank you! It has a grow light and is by a window. Does the grow light maybe need to be set at a higher light setting?

#### Bri replied on 2024-06-13

Also love your screen name 😂

#### send\_nodes replied on 2024-06-13

Haha thank you 🤣

It’s hard to tell how much light it’s getting, but yeah if it’s growing leggy, it probably needs more light. I have mine in an East-facing window, so it gets direct sun in the morning and bright indirect light throughout the day

### Josie commented on 2024-06-13

Light is a big help but proper support is too. Strapping it to a moss or coco coir pole is very beneficial to the growth. When it has better support it grows better leaves and the plant is stronger.

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