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Monstera House plant is this 2?

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Baconking · 21/07/2025 18:06

Is this 2 separate plants and should I divide them into 2 pots?
My monstera is a droopy drawers and wonder if it might be easier to attach to moss pole if smaller. All the stems are leaning in the same direction.

I only recently moved it to a bigger pot with new soil and it's growing leaves lower down

Monstera House plant is this 2?
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slightlydistrac · 21/07/2025 22:33

Maybe cut the longest stems back fairly hard to a more manageable height. Summer is the best time to prune them and then you would get a bushier plant.

Agapornis · 21/07/2025 23:06

I'd keep them, tie them to the pole in two different directions to balance it out. It's a climber so will never be bushy and upright beyond its initial juvenile phase (unless you cut it back).

I have a 7 year old single monstera taller than me, and it's a battle to balance the pole.

Btw I'd strongly suggest getting a pole with a plastic centre - I've had to replace my wooden ones twice so far once the spike rotted off.

JaninaDuszejko · 22/07/2025 05:21

If it's in a new pot and has plenty of feed it will put out new stems because it's happy, mine has two or three main stems plus multiple smaller ones.

OnyourbarksGSG · 22/07/2025 05:29

slightlydistrac · 21/07/2025 22:33

Maybe cut the longest stems back fairly hard to a more manageable height. Summer is the best time to prune them and then you would get a bushier plant.

Is the Best time to prune them yes but monsters don’t get bushier by topping them, they may well throw another shot out but that will grow exactly the same as the existing plant. If you want leaf nodes closer together and a denser leaf balance then you increase light. Tie the stem to the pole, not the leaves as they rotate to follow the sun. I use artificial plant lights and they work a treat. Feed weekly in the summer and French the pot and then leave it after it’s drained, water less often in the winter and skip feed.

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