What Pests & Diseases Do Monstera Get?

House plant pests, like house plants themselves, seem to have a preference when it comes to the environments they like, so you may find that one type is harder to eradicate than others. I think I’ve had most of the house plant pests, but only the thrips were really clingers on (although if I keep …

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How to Save A Monstera With Stem Rot

I did a post on corking, which is when the stem of your Monstera (a lot of plants do it actually) gets brown calluses on it to help strengthen the stem. There is, however, another reason your stem might go brown and it’s way more of a big deal. By the way, it’s highly unlikely …

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Can You Keep A Monstera In a Terrarium?

You can keep Monstera in a terrarium. They actually do very well in terrariums, but they do have a tendency to get a bit…big. For this reason I can’t really recommend keeping a Monstera deliciosa in a terrarium – the conditions would be great but it would get super cramped very quickly, which would likely …

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How to Grow A Monstera In A Fish Tank

I already have an article on the general idea of keeping house plants in fish tank, but i wanted to do one specifically on Monstera for a couple of reasons: The nightmare thing isn’t even exclusive to fish tanks – Monstera are aptly named, and if you treat them well, they’ll take out your home. …

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10 Reasons Why Your Monstera has Stopped growing

Monstera tends to be touted as one of the fastest-growing plants, so it can be worrying when yours is refusing to put out any new leaves. If you provide your Monstera with optimal conditions then it has the potential to grow a new leaf every month. This sounds all well and good but realistically, few …

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