How to care for Monstera – how much light they need, how much to water them, how often you should feed them, how to encourage them to grow big, fenestrated leaves, and how to get the to grow quicker
Monstera deliciosa care is pretty straightforward, and feeding them is no different. A general house plant fertiliser, watered into the soil every six weeks will be fine. The secret formula to growing huge Monstera doesn’t really depend much on a great fertilising schedule. If you want big, fenestrated leaves, then you need a lot of …
Monstera getting sunburned is a very common occurrence. I can only assume that this is because fenestrations and large leaves are only possible if you give Monsteras a TONNE of light, so excited Monstera owners shove their poor, defenceless plant baby out into full sun on a balmy July afternoon. Plants burn VERY easily. Monstera …
The most likely reason that your Monstera leaves have become transparent is edema. There are a few other causes, but if you’ve recently watered your plant, that’s probs what it is. The good news is that it’s usually nothing to worry about. The bad news is that there are a few other reasons that your …
There are three main ways to propagate Monstera deliciosa: In soil In water Airlayering There’s also wet stick propagation, which I’ll go through at the end. Buying wet sticks from places like Etsy is extremely common, but it’s not always straightforward to get them to grow, so I have a few tips for doing so. …
This may be a slightly controversial post, but I’ve done my research. Monstera deliciosa aren’t that fussy about what soil they’re in. I’m not saying that there aren’t soils that are better suited to them, BUT it’s just as important to consider you as a plant caregiver as it is the plant itself. If you’re …