How to set up your Monstera for success
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2022
- Getting your Monstera Deliciosa from a big box store is a great idea. However these plants are not always arranged in a way that will make its new growth come out the way you expect. You can take a top cutting of your plant, start over and arrange your cuttings to make the perfect plant.
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I have absolutely no idea how RUclips knew I had a messy monstera, but I'm glad it recommended this video! This was very helpful. Thank you mate!
Same here… was troubled about my monstera and here shows this video on my feed.
I just bought to from Home Depot cuz they were only 20 bucks and at the beginning of the video I was like noooo!! But I'm glad that I could save them :D
i agree with you
The internet k owns everything g about us
I have a messy monstera as well. But i kinda like the natural "jungle" look. It allows the plant to fill in an open space between my floor lamp and entertainment stand. Meanwhile my other monstera has a single stem with the pole supporting the back. It's growing well. But it is also becoming top heavy... Where as my "messy" monstera has no issues of toppling over
Now THIS was some useful plant content! Not “here are ten over-priced plants you’ll never afford, loser” or “here are two leaves on a wet stick that I bought on Etsy isn’t it amaaaaazing?”. I really appreciate that you scripted yourself and don’t have any verbal clutter. Well-done!
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lolol
Quite right. 👍
So true
Yusssss!
I personally prefer starting from a starter plant. It's true that it till take you several years to get to the "normal" size you see in the store, but it really feels like your own kid.
More importantly, you learn a lot about your plant through the process.
I feel the same way! About all plants. The plants I grow from cuttings are the ones I grow the most attached to
I have watched sooo many videos in monstera houseplants and this is the first time I’ve heard this. This is literally the most easily understandable and useful plant video I’ve ever watched thank you so much
I second this!
well maybe because anyone thinking about it will just tie in the stem and let the leaves to go towards the light. I have grown1000's of Cheese plants and I have never once though, 'oh, that's the back of the plant', because the leaves will grow towards the light and that makes that the 'front' of the plant no matter which way the stem is pointing. After all what are you looking at? Leaves or stem? Leaves, obviously. Just don't tie in the leaves as well, why would someone do that?
I bought a plant like this at a nursery. Came home watered it down to remove all dirt and so that I could see the roots. Cut it into 2 plants. Planted them seperatly with bamboo pole. They are doing great!
Awesome. Separating plants is a great choice too!
I need to take the plunge and seperate mine. Only two plants in a pot, but still not great
I’m going to do that I’ve been planing to do that for a while now and I’ve been waiting to put in mods poles I wanted to get a different pole but couldn’t find any bamboo
I'm going to do this too. After watching this video I looked in my pot and saw it's at least three plants bundled together!
I need to separate mine but I'm terrified I'll kill her 😭
Hm so my anxiety is growing...I'm like the textbook example of what's wrong with my Monstera - and I had no idea...
Right? I’ll never look at them the same way again. And of course, most of mine are placed in their pots in a way that doesn’t make great use of the space for future growth. Future me hates present me 😂
I am seriously grateful though to understand it all clearly now. *I didn’t take the time to think out their growth pattern when I was repotting before.
If you were happy with the way your plant looked before you watched this, just pretend you didn't watch it 😆
I've separated the roots of my monstera, it's already bouncing back and looking beautiful
@@KillThisPlant 😂
They’re always a work in progress. Your guidance is going to make me love them even more.
I separated the multiple plants in the pot. I like to put just one plant in the pot. I ended up with multiple pots of monsteras. Sold some, keeping just two. They have become huge!
I have my for 28 years. Best plant in the house. Never too.much water.👍👍🇩🇪🌱🌱🌱
I bought a tiny monstera for $8 at the grocery store! She was looking a bit floppy and unhealthy, and all I've done is put her in my nice window, and she is really thriving. Because she is small she doesn't need a pole yet and I turn her every so often. I've gotten one leaf since she's been here and another one is coming in. I'm really looking forward to when she is massive! What a great video!
How's it now?
@@nileshpandey7654 she is wicked!! I need a pole now :) I don't even know how many now leaves since my post, but one is just MASSIVE and it sweats some mornings lol
i bought 3 baby monsteras at the store a few months ago. (actually went back 3 days in a row and got one each time because they boosted my serotonin oops.) they’re growing so well and i’m so proud but i can’t help but wonder how big they’re gonna be soon 😂
I was getting more unhappy with my monstera and now I know why. I watched sooo many videos on them and nobody explained this before!! Thank you!
I’m so glad your video popped up in my feed because I’ve been so frustrated with mine looking so wonky like a lopsided fan.
You explain this so well and I love the arrows too. This is exactly what I needed to see. Thank you for this!
This is exactly what I was thinking about. My store bought monstera grew pretty well until I had to put her into a different spot and now she grows... well everywhere. I'll take notes and I'm doing this in the spring. Thank you for your videos! :)
You are THE MOST informative but clear plant lover on here. Well done x
This is such a great video! Informative and detailed without being excessive, and never patronising. Thank you!
So excited to do this with my bosses giant office plant! We’ve had it in the office just growing along leggy and along the floor for two years and I’m finally propagating cuttings now to re plant and prop up right! Thank you so much!
Excellent advice I honestly don’t think I have seen anyone else tell people this but it’s so important to know with many climbers !
This was so helpful! Other videos talk about staking but don't go into detail like you did. I feel like I now know where to start to get my monstera under control. Thank you!
Love your videos! The dry comedy and science based advice for taking care of the plants is incredible.
You are a monstera wizard! We bought a huge, overgrown monstera - I'm talking 7 moss poles in one pot - and your videos have helped us get it under control and it's so much more healthy and organized now. Down to 2 moss poles! Thank you for doing these videos!!
We've done the exact same thing. Had a plant from Ikea - 7 moss poles. Reduced it to two and looking forward to how they'll develop further.
The pot was completely packed with roots less than a year from when we bought it.
Dude... seriously... thank you! You just helped make sense of this monstera. My wife had it when we got married, and I've been trying to figure it out. This helps SO MUCH! Instant subscribe!
Thanks for subscribing. Glad it was helpful.
Wow, perfect timing. I'm having the same issue, and judging from the comments, I guess a lot of other people are as well. Thanks so much for your great content!
OH MY GOSH! Have just watched 3 of your videos and my monstera (who is starting to venture) has been facing backwards for a year! Am going out to buy a bigger pot and a large plank right now so I can show her off properly to the world. Thanks so so so much!
This is exactly the video I’ve been looking for. So excited to see how my newly repotted monstera will grow after following your advice. Thank you for sharing your beautiful plant knowledge with us!
This is so true!! I took it apart when it got very large now it's four beautiful plants after two years.
Just found the channel and I really appreciate the short videos. Very precise, exactly what the title says and no "fill up to 10 minutes time-waste". Thank you! =)
I’ve been struggling with getting my massive monstera to climb it’s moss pole instead of my floor and now I know why! Thank you so much for this!!!
Wow! I had no idea. Yep, I am one that bought at big box store and I think my plant has 4 different stems and going every which way. Summer project coming my way. Thank you!
I germinated 3 monstera deliciosa from seed and am so so so excited to give them the right things to be STARSSS. They're a few months old with 3 leaves each and all are working on the 4th with stakes. thanks for these tips! also loved how you got right into it because man, some of these plant channels have like 5 min long intros for no reason
Got my 1st monstera yesterday. Kind of shocked about some plants having a front and a back. Never thought about it. Perfect timing to see this! After buying my first monstera yesterday from big box on clearance with some yellow lower leaves, I immediately unpotted and found it was 4 plants, removed the crappy soil, and I'm ready for the next step. On to watch some more of your videos:)
just to add some plants are male and female as well...not sure of monsteria
very helpful video...would not have realized this otherwise. a word of warning/dose of reality presented like this, along with a good demo of what to do is quite refreshing. i appreciate the good info and brevity.
This is very, very helpful -- and I'm relieved that there are actually options and just nobody is thinking it through (including me!). Thank you, keep up with the great videos!
Thanks Lee. It was very helpful! I liked that you clearly identified the front and back. Super information!
Many thanks!!!
0:22 just made my day. I got my first monstera about a year ago at Costco and it looks similar to that already, it was a 2 pack for $20 in I think 8” pots
26 indoor plants so far and I don’t have a single Monstera - I’m surprised I’ve gotten this far.
Your videos are all the convincing I need to continue to add to the collection - thanks for this!
They are my favourite!
You absolutely should add to your collection!
I started collecting plants when I got pregnant with my baby, she's now two months old and I'm up to 51.. lol, the monstera is FINNALLY here as of today ! Let's pray she does well
This video helped me SO MUCH. I bought beautiful monsteras from IKEA and they are sprouting leaves like wild but they're getting wide. I had to do some cutting, but the plants look so much better and I even created extra to gift. Thank you!
No fuss, no bs. Love the humor and knowledge. Well delivered. Thank you bro!
Thank you for your very informative videos. I have been binge watching today. 🙂 As a person with 10 green thumbs (who manages to somehow kill almost every plant I start caring for), I feel a lot more confident about caring for my plants after watching your videos. I hope that my monstera will now thrive as she deserves to.
👏🏾👏🏾Gone head Lee! You’re advice and work speaks for itself! The way you helped her figure out her problem was amazing. I actually have the same thing going on and I plan to do exactly what you said. BTW, the shy guy at the dance part was funny😂
I have been looking for exactly this information for over a year!!
I appreciate how you teach, and you've got a loyal new student. Thank you so much ♥️ ♥️ ♥️
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! I had no idea they needed to be planted like that. Mine used to be giant, it was my moms and I inherited it after she passed. She had the plant before me! So I was devastated when I broke it and killed it. But my friend chopped it up and propagated a few starts for me. They haven’t been doing well and it turns out I planted them backwards with not enough light. Now they have a chance! Thank you so much
You’re fantastic! You’ve quickly found your way to the top of the list of my favorite plant persons! I love your enthusiasm and how precise you are with your details. I also find your demonstrations helpful and your sense of humor delightful. Thank you so much.
Thank you for watching!
My pleasure! I’m so glad I came across your posts. I’m a devoted plant parent myself and I welcome all new information and ways of taking care of green babies. So thank you again!
bought a super leggy monstera with 5 crispy leafs about 4 months ago. Have had fallen leafs, gnats a plenty and 1 whole new leaf. decided to repot and cut off the tops to propegate. The mother plants are already showing signs of new growth and the cuttings are rooting happily in water. :D I've learned so much about these plants from your channel!
That's great your plant is doing well!
You popped up in my feed and i'm so grateful!
I purchased a small, one direction growth Monstera from Cole Gardens in NH. I’m ready to repot and your videos are super informative! Thank you!!!
Thanks! This was particularly well illustrated, even by your high standards. Your clarity really aids confidence for action :)
Glad you liked it.
Something to consider is that after some time the plants' backs will turn away from the light source (if the light is coming mainly from one direction), making it easier to tie them all together. Even if the lower portions are all facing their own directions, their top portions will eventually sync after some growth.
@@violetmoon2552 3 plants 1 pot from ikea in my case too. If they're still early in development and the root system is small I would consider the repoting. If they're already quite big (which was my case) I'd wait it out until they naturally twist the direction of the light.
I adopted a lot of plants from a friend that moved, I'm so glad I found this channel because both of my monsters are not growing correctly. I thought they looked weird but didn't know until now, they need some love!
Thank you for all the info you gave. None of the videos I’ve watched on RUclips addressed this issue.
Thanks to your channel, I was convinced to get a baby monstera del this summer, and man we have been loving it!
5 baby leaves and the new one is it’s biggest yet. It’s going to be fun watching it grow up. Staked her right (moss pole when she’s big enough), and we used your vids as a resource. Didn’t want to buy a big one, especially not from a big box, though this baby came from Canadian Tire… ☺️
I would totally include CT as a big box store! But I didn't want non Canadian viewers to say "why is this guy buying plants from an auto shop?" 😂
@@KillThisPlant yeah, busted. But it came from the same greenhouse that everyone else uses, so I’m ok taking a healthy baby for a few dollars. 80% of our collection still comes from our local sellers.
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Excellent video. I now need to repot my monster the correct way 😂
I never knew this about monstera but was wondering why my plant started to drop and didn’t grow properly. Now I know why and I’m hoping I can still “fix” my monstera. Thank you so much!
Wow, this is exactly what I needed to see! Thank you for this video. I bought one at Walmart and it’s starting to get huge and horizontal. I’m new to plants and read about staking it but see now that it wouldn’t really work. I have an idea on how maybe I can get it looking good but only because of this! ❤
I love how your videos are informative and straight to the point!
I’m so glad I watched this!
Just bought my first monstera- from tescos of all places! (Like a British Walmart) and I was feeling jammy as anything getting this big plant for a steal 😎
But something about it looked a little off to me and this is exactly it! Thanks so much for this perfectly timed advice ☺️ With such low light here in Scotland I guess plants like these have to work a bit harder so anything I can do is going to make all the difference.
I named my monstera Brian so I’ll have to think of a name for his son if I take a cutting 🤔
Maybe Craig?
Craig it is! 👌🧡
I shall pronounce it the American way, in your honour 🙏
I named mine Herman Monstera... made three cuttings so far... Eddy Munstera, Lilly Monstera and Grandpa...
This is the BEST video I've seen to understand how to stake best up a Monstera, thank you!!
I'm still a lil confused. Is it safe to break up the roots of an existing monstera or is taking a cutting the ONLY way? Ideally I'd like to split my shop bought monsteras into separate pots and carry on as is. They've got pretty big leaves already and I'm not in love with the idea of starting fresh.
Splitting up your roots is absolutely an option.
However, especially if you have an established plant, splitting up the roots without damaging them can sometimes take an extremely long time.
I don't personally seperate roots and I have a hard time suggesting it to others because
-it could take a hours depending on the plant
-you have to have a certain level of experience to know how much force you can use when seperating roots (what's an acceptable amount damage)
@@KillThisPlant thank you for this!
@@KillThisPlant I Can vouch for the part of it taking an extremely long time. I was in the same situation.
Had my Ikea bought plant for a year, and it had 5 plants inside.
I watched this video yesterday and it all made sense, my plant was about 5 feet wide cause all the growth was facing all posible directions. So….
…since it was beautifully huge already I decided to go through the whole root system and split them all up….took me about an hour 😅
But I’m so glad I did it, also, it felt like quality time with my most beloved plant 💚….now I have 5 new plants and no idea where to put them all 😂
@@chijaruable wow that's so inspiring! Thank you ❤️
I literally am so happy I came across this video, especially since I have some rooted top cuttings I need to pot up very soon! Why hadn’t anyone mentioned this before?!! Many thanks!!!
You are a lifesaver...it's as if you were reading my mind...exactly what I needed to know! Thank you!
Glad I could help!
Thank you, this was SO incredibly helpful. Seems so obvious, but sometimes we need the obvious pointed out to us!
Wow!!!! I love the information!!! No bs and to the point!!!!
I dig the diagram and the breakdown.
It’s more technical than most others and in an easy to understand way.
So grateful that I found this. I have a Monstera that has tripled in size in just over a year. And though I am a landscape architect, I don't work with Momsteras much because I'm in the desert. I now know how to correct my Monstera's ever expanding waistline, if you will. 😂 It easily has a 4 ft diameter.
And don't worry, there are many of us shy kids out here. Thats why my BFF and I are such good friends. She's the extrovert and I'm the wallflower!
I love your videos so much!!! I learn new stuff constantly, I saw some huge monsteras at Lowes and I had no clue that this why they're not great. Thank you!!!!
Thank you sir, very well stated. I ordered two small rooted cuttings and I can wait for the growth I just wanted to start out right from the beginning. Your video was very helpful without making me feel as if I would not succeed.
Blessings
I came for the monstera and stayed for you. 😊 I'm in the scrap it and start over phase. Thank you! 🙌
I got my monstera almost three years ago and I’m mentally preparing for when I cut it down and give it a makeover this spring
This video was soo helpful. I have watched quite a few and this was the first time I heard anyone explain in such detail where I should stake and why. Understanding which directions to place the plant for optimal growth is such a key point!! My monsteras were actually doing pretty good but this video made me go look at them and I realized they all need to be repotted and better supported. Thank you again for sharing such great info.
Thanks for watching and your kind words.
This is very informatic! Thank you for all the helpful info! I recently bought a baby monstera and I'm researching ways to make sure it lives a beautiful life!
And now I actually want a monstera! Thanks. This makes so much sense.
Thank you for explaining this, it’s exactly what I bought at the store
Thanks for the info. My big monstera was free and he's lived an awesome life enabling me to give many cuttings away. Now I need to start some of my own because he's too big for my space. This was all great info to embark on this task.
This is the most useful Monstera information video I've seen. Thanks!!
Thank you soooo much for sharing
In a RUclips full of a million plant videos this is a unique and SUPERRRRR helpful video. I hadn’t found this info yet! 🥳🥳🥳💚💚💚
I have to agree with many of the comments. This video was well articulated, useful,needed and point by point was concise!
Just bought a Monstera plant with moss pole and it looks exactly like what your subscriber sent in in the before pics! Will let my plant rest after the stress of it's travels for a while then try your suggestions, first time plant parent so these videos are a lifesaver!
Best of luck!
I laughed out loud at the shy kid in the corner comment. I love how you explain things, and I’ll be binging your content today. Thanks for explaining it so well
I've been looking for this sort of video for years now. Great vid! You did a great job on this one
Your videos are so easy to understand!!! And very reassuring too!! Thank you so much for making these videos!!!
Lol you're adorable. This video was very informative, everyone wants a monstera delicioso but hardly any of us rookies know how to properly care for them. Thank you! 🪴 🌱 🌿
Felt I should comment a year on. This method works, thank you so much for sharing.
This is such a great channel, and I love the title Kill This Plant, it took me by surprise we are saving this plant!
I love people like this. So into their zone and so informative.
hey thanks!
I watch all the time for planteee tips , thank you for keeping my plants alive 😂❤️ all the love and good plant vibes !
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the Superthanks! Youre too kind.
I love the way you explain things
Came from your umbrella plant video and ended up here. You have a video for every plant I own. Thank you!!
I divided up my Monstera which turned out to be one big one and 4 small ones. I transplanted them into a smaller pot and reduced the size of the big
pot I had the big one in. Thanks to you I now understand the front and the back and where to stake properly. The big plant is doing great, the 3 smaller
ones are a little limp, but I will be patient and let them grow out of it. The 4th little one is by itself and seems to be ready to give me another leaf. You make
it so much easier with your knowledge and charm. :-)
Truly the only plant content that matters. Love everything about your channel. Big fan :')
This makes me feel pretty happy that I bought a baby monstera and even more happy that I seem to have done the right things up till now 😂. I'm on my second fenestrated leaf. It's been an enjoyable ride!
Thanks for this video. Very useful information!
This is exactly what I was looking for and didn’t know!!! Awesome, thank you!
And now I know what to do with my Monstera, thank you so much!
thanks for this video ! I have a young monstera who's starting to show great growth and I noticed I have 3 separate cuttings, I'll definetly prop them the right way in march when spring rolls in :)
I was lucky. Bought mine from lowes and it’s thriving and planted right. Repotting this spring. Can’t wait. Thanks for these tips!
Great!
thanks so much my monstera is beautiful because of you!
THIS VIDEO WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED! THANK YOU!
Thank you! I feel like I can give my monstera a better environment now!
Fantastic video thank you! Will need to hear this in mind when I repot my monstera in a month
I bought a small monstera plant and it's been sitting at my balcony for a few months now... I was wondering why the new leaves are growing in a strange direction but now i understand the concept of the front and the back of the stem... Glad i chanced upon this video and i appreciate that it was short and straight to the point...
I bought a monstera from one of those big box store and it had mealy bugs. Inspect your plants thoroughly before buying. You have one of the best explanations of care for monstera I’ve seen. Well done!
Very interesting. I’m new to Monsteras having inherited an old existing one from a deceased neighbor. This video has been an education! Veddy intaresting indeed! 🤔
I’m new to this hobby.
Thank you for all advice.
I got the Monstera that go all over the place this is very good one for this issues. 😊
Welcome to the hobby.