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I bought a cutting that is rooted in moss - do I remove the moss to plant it?

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Mushroomwithaview · 17/12/2023 20:22

Bought at a school fair. Is it Monstera (or Swiss Cheese? What's the difference?)? Don't really mind what it is, I bought it because it's sweet.

It's sitting in a clear plastic cup with roots in moss, I think. What do I do with it? Have attached pics. Do I plop the whole lot into a pot with some soil or do I carefully remove the moss?

I'm googling but I can't get a clear answer.

I bought a cutting that is rooted in moss - do I remove the moss to plant it?
I bought a cutting that is rooted in moss - do I remove the moss to plant it?
I bought a cutting that is rooted in moss - do I remove the moss to plant it?
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Mizydoscape · 17/12/2023 20:27

Looks like a monstera adansonii cutting. It will have been propped in the moss. You can remove the roots from the moss to pot. It will probably like a moss pole to grow up and a soil mix of about 60% houseplant soil and the rest a chunky mix of orchid bark and perlite.

PlatinumBrunette · 17/12/2023 20:52

Yeah, you have to very carefully remove all the moss before putting it in to compost. Because the moss holds tight to water and may cause root rot.

And you may have something special there: there are lots of adansonii forms doing the rounds at the moment and those leaves look more pointed than the standard.

Regardless, it's a bit fiddly: you need a bowl of water and a poky stick! I used a chopstick and a long match,
This video helps

REMOVING SPHAGNUM MOSS FROM RARE PLANTS | Pictum Tricolor And Syngonium Frosted Heart

REMOVING SPHAGNUM MOSS FROM RARE PLANTS | Pictum Tricolor And Syngonium Frosted Heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja6LWz2grd4

Mushroomwithaview · 17/12/2023 23:20

Thank you both. What a faff! Will do my best with it. The video is helpful.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 18/12/2023 15:25

Is it Monstera (or Swiss Cheese? What's the difference?) Swiss Cheese is a colloquial name for some plants in the genus (group of closely related plants) Monstera.

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