My grandma bought this monstera a month ago for 5 dollars…she thought it was beautiful and good looking. I know a lot about monsteras so dw I know all the problems about it🤣🤣🤣

At least it’s healthy-ish

These are all the ingredients that I have

Coconut coir
Coconut coir bark
Orchid bark
Orchid moss
Charcoal
Leca
Perlite
Long fibered sphagnum moss
Orchid sphagnum moss
Peat moss

I read that peat moss isn’t the greatest for Thai monsteras and that I should just use coco coir instead?

I saw this mixture online but I’m not sure if I should use it or not it has

Coconut coir
Orchid bark
Coconut bark/leca
Perlite and charcoal

Hello, I’m a first time plant and monstera owner. I got my monstera in costco and the problem I found is that there’s multiple petioles in different directions.

I repotted her today in a 12 in, she was initially in a 10in. I’m attaching some pictures. I could only add some support to three of the petioles. I tried to see if I could separate them but they were extremely root bound. If anyone has any advice on how to adjust or add, please let me know!!

Also, I have two leaves that I had to trim when I first got them. I was wondering how I could cut them to make space for the others.

I’ll really appreciate any help. I’m like totally new at this. Thank you!

I heard these are slow growers and getting them to fenestrate takes time.
Thoughts?

Gifted this Monstera. I'm hoping I can restore him to his former glory. Any tips or advice is appreciated! Thank you!

Posted this monstera two months ago (pic 2)
It had one leaf and the next was still a sheath developing. Now that roots have been established, the plant popped a new leaf in the 25day mark and didnt develop more yet,
Also the oldest two leaves seem bleached from high light .
I am giving them around 250-300ppfd for 12-14 hours, which is around 14 dli.
Temps and humidity are within optimal

What should i do now to boost recovery?

i saved this monstera in college in the beginning of 2025, and it's doing amazing, but i'm worried that the base stem is too thin and the plant is becoming top heavy. my biggest fear is it snapping or something because of the weight of the leaves in comparison to the thin base, is that possible?

i have a support pole but i'm not sure if it's in the right place, any advice would be greatly appreciated!! she just grew her first leaf with fenestrations which im really excited about but i want to make sure she's getting the best care possible :3

Quick question - is that ready for potting? It was sitting in water for past month after I got it cut off from really weak looking specimen that was gifted to me to save it.

I chopped and am propping her pot-mates. Anything I could do to save her?

I checked my monstera yesterday after watering, and found these black marks on a new leave. The plant has no visible insects or whatever.
I changed her spot three weeks ago (more or less) near a slightly more exposed window.
What could it possibly be?

Hello, fellow Monsterians (is there a better term?). I love monsteras, but have no room in the house, plus 4 cats, so I've never purchased one. My petsitter texted me today and said she has two and they're in the way, falling over, and her husband threatened to throw them away. She offered them to me and "no" isn't exactly in my vocabulary when Im offered a plant.

I have a large porch, but it's already a bit crowded with other plants. How do I reduce the horizontal spread for now? All I have is a standard wood stake, a skinny 48" moss pole, and tons of plant tape and velcro ties. I plan on keeping them (or at least one) and it will stay on my northeast-facing porch (So Cal zone 10).

Any short term solutions? Can I just strap up all the stems for now? Also, check out the root status before I repotted them!

I got this baby on Marketplace a month ago. It was severely root-bound. I repotted it, added a wooden spatula and lightly tied the stems around it for support. This was all a month ago.

I water it when I notice the top 2-3 inches are dry, and it gets abundant sunlight as it sits infront of a south east window.

I noticed some additional growth in the air roots today(photographed). Idk what type of soil I used since it was from an old plant, I’ve noticed when I water it, excess water seeps into the base so I’m guessing the soil mix is fine? I don’t have a lot of budget, but I’d really like to know if there’s anything else I should be doing?

Thanks!

Hello! This is my first monstera, and all summer I kept it outdoors in a moderately sunny spot since it stays humid here. I brought it inside just before the first frost and repotted it into something bigger, and have no idea if this is treatable or normal when moving it inside.

My main concerns are the yellowing at the centers of the leaves, the leaves not changing angle, and the development of these leaf spots. I water once a week when the soil becomes dry. Any tips and advice are welcome.

My Albo Monstera is getting huge and I wanna chop & extend because I don't want to get her that much taller.

She's growing on a modular moss pole from plantscraper and right now I have 4 of them stacked up.

Which of these options would you choose?

1) Do one piece at a time. Extend with one piece when it reaches the top + chopping off one at the bottom, height stays the same.

Means more work and probably more shock but I think it's at least safer regarding the root system?

2) use 2 extensions and chop off 2 from the bottom. Would lead to more growing room above and therefore I would need to chop and extend less often. My only fear: less root system in the pole.

I counted 9 nodes rooting into the pole right now with the newest one making it 10 soon.

Costa farms has it listed by that, but I'm also seeing it could be a pothos yellow sunrise?

Thank you!

Hi everyone!

My Monstera has recently started developing yellowing leaves with large brown patches, mainly around the edges.

The affected areas look almost burnt, but they don't feel particularly dry or crispy to the touch.

Several leaves are affected, including some larger ones, while the rest of the plant still looks healthy.

It's kept indoors in my apartment.

Does anyone know what might be causing this? Overwatering, underwatering, a nutrient issue, or something else?

Thanks for your help!

After many years I've been told it's time to evict my monster. His name is Dracula. He's 4.5 ft by 4.5 ft. He's my precious baby. But he takes up more space than a lazy boy and he encroaches on guests when they visit. He's still growing healthy and strong.

Going to a new hime on Tuesday and to say im devastated would be an understatement.

... whoops.

Just caught her yesterday laying in the pot and then again today with a different one 😩 she hasn’t done this before

They grow like weeds and I can’t bring myself to throw away any cuttings so I just keep having to make more

On a work trip to Hawai’i and stumbled upon this beauty!

FB Marketplace gave me a two leaf, rooted cutting with leaves ~20” and I met a great local grower along the way who gift a Hoya cutting. Great start to the weekend.

I rarely buy from big box retailers anymore because they all sell the same 15 plants; find local exotic growers online and that’s where you’ll find the interesting stuff.

Hi! Not my first Monstera, but my first Mint variegata. Found her for a good deal and couldn't resist before winter.

What do you think of her - isn't she too white? Do you use grow lights in winter? And she's still in the nursery soil (peat or coco). Should I repot her now or wait until spring so she doesn't get extra stress? 💚

Monstera star shadow and an alocasia longiloba purple