New leaf! #monstera

New leaf! #monstera
A wonderful day with my favorite guy @badlandsjohn.bsky.social ✨💙💚
Firm springs back, papery holds its dent. Dark and soft sends you to the pot.
👉 See what to keep: https://plantcarebasics.com/monstera-aerial-roots/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Bare clay walls pull water out of the mix faster than glazed ones do.
👉 See the blend itself: https://plantcarebasics.com/best-soil-for-monstera/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
The newest blade answers this, not the plant's age. Count and date them.
👉 See why waiting works: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-get-monstera-leaves-to-split/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Split-leaf philodendron names two different plants. Judge by margins.
👉 See the finger test: https://plantcarebasics.com/monstera-deliciosa-vs-monstera-adansonii/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
A tall Monstera needs a second pair of hands. The totem tips as it lifts.
👉 See the repot order: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-and-when-to-repot-a-monstera-deliciosa/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
East window, 150 to 300 FC, set a few feet back from the glass.
👉 See the shadow test: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-much-light-does-a-monstera-deliciosa-need/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Leave the pruning wound bare. Rooting powder belongs on the cutting.
👉 See where to cut: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-prune-a-leggy-monstera-deliciosa/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
A quarter turn every 2 weeks keeps a staked Monstera upright.
👉 See the staking order: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-stake-a-monstera/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Roots do not need a window. A lamp and clean water do it.
👉 See the node test: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-propagate-monstera/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
A swab reaches node crevices no spray gets into.
👉 See the naming step first: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-to-get-rid-of-bugs-on-a-monstera-deliciosa/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Plain tap water is fine here. Filtering buys a Monstera nothing.
👉 See the check that matters: https://plantcarebasics.com/how-often-to-water-monstera/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Stop cutting the moment the face runs pale and firm.
👉 See what firmness settles: https://plantcarebasics.com/monstera-root-rot/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
Judge a fix on the next leaf, never on the sick one.
👉 See what to change first: https://plantcarebasics.com/monstera-leaves-turning-yellow/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care
A damp pole is what turns fenestration into bigger leaves.
👉 See the four basics: https://plantcarebasics.com/monstera-deliciosa-care/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=monstera-care