10 Must Do Tricks For The BEST Monstera

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In all honesty, the one of the best things about being a plant owner are my mood and mental health are improving when I’m around these pets. They all have their own personalities and presence, you just need to sit with them and read a book or listen to some music (of course, music that THEY like..) and observe them as the light penetrates their leaves. The other best thing is that you want to learn about them to understand more and become a better plant parent. Then you end up becoming a part of a lovely community like this. Thank you Richard for your effort you put in these amazing and funny videos and plant the seeds of knowledge.

I adopted a monstera deliciosa (named Mike) from a friend about 13 years ago. He's moved with me from Norfolk to London, and in about 8 home moves since. In honesty, he's a bit of a zombie plant, because over those years I have had to break up the original plant and take cuttings/repot when he became too large for either the space I was in, or too large to move in one piece - his current form is two separate rooted cuttings in the same pot, growing up a piece of timber we removed as part of our current home renovations (you really do not need a moss pole). After this last repot - about a year ago - he's getting his first leaf with holes on one of the vines, following 5 only with slits. I'd advise anybody considering getting a monstera that it is like having a pet, or even an extra member of the family: they do become very large, and you'll find yourself taking it into account when you're looking at moving home (as I have done for the past 10 years).

You have a brilliant sense of humour and a huge amount of plant knowledge. Perfect combination!😂

My Monstera delisioca was dying, 1 stem barely, i moved it into a sunnier position and watered it guided by moisture metre, then spray the leaves once in while. Now i have 6 flourishing green leaves.

I just trimmed off all the “suckers”. That totally explains why my monstera has not been flourishing. Thanks again!

Don't forget that vines, like the Monstera Deliciosa have a front and back side. The plank should be on the side with the aerial roots, so that they can grip on to the support.

Bit of a misconception with pruning. Leaves cant take away energy from other leaves, unless physically blocking sunlight. the fenestration is the monsteras adaption to that. Pruning won't literally redirect energy away from other the older leaves, what's actually happening is pruning stimulates a chemicals that promotes root growth and budding. The smaller leaves aren't hindering the plant in any way. What pruning does is simple waking the plant up and having it choose fight or flight, hence new growth. And less is always more, every big of green removed forced the plant to drop a root as well. So if you're pruning heavily, you will have to repot and remove dead roots more often. That's why bonsai is so tedious. Another thing to consider is time and place, unless you are using grow lights do not prune monstera in autumn or winter! This will cause your plants to etiolate and stretch, because you can't sustain new growth with limited winter light. Last few things, if you do prune do it in stages, ie take the leave off of the stem and wait for the stem to yellow before taking it off, this allows it to soak up some of its energy reserves, lopping it right away would cause it's corresponding root to die. Next, dont chop the aerial roots. It puts them out for a reason and pruning (including aerial root pruning) will stimulate more growth, but in this case it makes it send out larger aerial roots, so pruning the aerial roots does the opposite effect. Much better doing what the author said and rooting them into the ground or a coconut coir pole. Last thing, DO NOT PRUNE A THAI CONSTELLATION. They are highly susceptible to root rot and you will need to repot a Thai Constellation twice as often as a regular Monstera (recommended every two years for that Thai). So pruning the Thai would be effectively setting up it's roots for root rot. Repotting and trimming dead and compact roots is just as effective as pruning, and never prune a rootbound plant without repotting.

Guess I'm cutting suckers tomorrow 😀 Thank you for a lot of good and useful tips about the Monstera My Deliciosa is living about six feet away from my South facing living room window... just like in your case, the best spots are already taken. Its so big now, that even if I did move it close to the window, it would block off a lot of sunlight from other plants. It seems to enjoy life in its current location, growing fast with lots of very dark green leaves and always more on the way... I've had it for two years now, and it's grown so much...This thing will be frigging huge in five years time 😬😃 Take care and have a nice weekend to you and everyone here

A coworker gave me 3 leaves of her monstera back in 2007. I've had to cut it back many times because it was going thru the ceiling! LOL. I sent some clippings to friends in other areas of my country and they are growing a big plant too. I never turn mine either. It's been in one spot for 9 yrs. now and has been repotted with a metal arbor about 3 yrs. ago. It's so big and I know it will need to be cut back in the next year or so. It likes to be left alone. Just water it and I don't even feed it cuz I don't want it to grow faster! LOL Love your videos of late!! I need the giggle!!

I'd recommend using a roll of Velcro strip instead of a string when tying up plants. It's easier to apply and re-adjust for tightness as the plant grows + it's wider than the string thus it's less likely to damage the stem of the plant. Just my two pence 🙂 Velcro strip is string 2.0

Thank you for this ! I actually have been staring at those suckers thinking I should prune them but I was nervous lol now I’m confident it’s a good decision 😊

Hello from Indiana USA 🇺🇸!!! You my over the sea friend have taught me so much!!! I know give my plants a sink shower 🚿 when I water them so to keep leaves dust free,,, I think they enjoy that cause they are growing!!! Ohh. Love it when I wake up and you have posted new video so it’s you and me having coffee together ❤. Tell the wife I’m harmless across the 🌊 ❤

I'm a newbie indoor gardener and I love your channel. Found you through your video about propagating water vs. perlite vs. soil and I'm learning so much watching everything now. Thank you!!

Mr. Sheffield, you're a bloody legend! Stay healthy and happy, also for your plants. Good luck!

I just got one of these little suckers! It was ugly so I chopped it up into a bunch of cuttings. I’m impatiently waiting for them to root so I can try to grow a less ugly monstera. Thanks for the great video!

I got a Monstera a few years ago and it suffered a lot :D I was almost giving up on it...and then, after watching your video about cutting off the roots, I decided to give it one more chance. I cut off some of the roots, planted it with fresh soil...and well: it worked. It's growing beautifuly and has big lucious leaves. <3

Say what you want! You are delightful, insightful, inspiring and informative! You're funny, make me laugh and you give us the point you're trying to make without a bunch of blahblahblah's that others do. Thank you, Richard (I think that's your name?) Well done on the video, as always!! Much appreciated!!

You have no idea how happy I get when I see that you uploaded yet again a new video!!

I remember when ours got their first holes. I panicked and thought it was bugs, until my wife told me they were supposed to do it...