What can I use to support this Monstera?

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It's got very tall and the moss pole is not only too short but isn't sturdy enough and is just falling over, it's propped against the window. For scale, the ceiling height is around 2.6m.

Where can I get some kind of attractive and tall support which will also stay put somehow in the soil? I could potentially put some kind of hook in the ceiling but it would be good to be able to move the plant.

I'm going to bump...hope someone who knows more than me answers then might jump in with a slight derail about my own monstera issue .. that ok? 🌿😊

I've seen youtube videos where people use long tree branches to grow the monsteras up ... looks good.

You can use a plank of wood. There is a YouTuber doing lots of videos on that. I have three moss poles tied together and it’s been really good. I found longer ones on a B&Q kind of shop.

I've got a moss pole which you can put additional moss poles into at the top - maybe yours is like that OP?

She’s a beauty!! I rescued one and hope it’ll get that big one day but it’s not really thriving. Should I move it into a full sun position?

You could always air layer the top off, and then plant both it and the original in a larger pot together, with several moss poles to support the whole thing.

Ha I don't even know what this means. My plant knowledge is basic.

Sure! Thanks

This would look good, I think.
I grew her from a very mini version. This is the only spot in my dark house that seems to make plants happy.

Can't you use a bamboo stick?

Not full sun. Mine did very well (almost too well as now having same issue with support) in our hallway....east facing with light through slightly opaque glass. I've supported with plain trellis screwed to wall, but it does mean can't repot or turn plant. Getting to be an issue going up the stairs.

You can get coir poles that you just add to when needed - they attach to each other with a spike. Mine’s up to 3 so far and I need to add another soon.
I think a branch would rot, eventually. And have bugs.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monstera-Support-Extension-Philodendron-Creepers/dp/B09MQSNJSQ/

I had a similar issue. I used a few moss poles with a plastic inner pipe (you can buy coir sheets and wrap them around pipe with string), then inserted 2-3 long bamboo canes all the way down for extra stability. As it was still top heavy (most leaves on 1 side) I then tied paracord about 2/3rd up the pole, and anchored that at pot bottom level. Mine is on a low table so it's tied to a table leg, maybe you could put a screw eye in your wooden floor (easier than hole in the ceiling).

At this point it becomes less plant growing and more engineering!

@PlatinumBrunette in my experience those wooden spikes also rot at the bottom!

You could do a plastic coir wrapped pipe at the bottom and expand with the wooden spike versions.

I started mine off from a £1.50 'tot' as well OP 😊 It's about the same size as yours and last summer i was rewarded with my first leaf with holes !! Got a couple now and stupidly excited every time 🤣

I've seen some nice metal plant supports online but they aren't 2m tall! I think a nice trellis may work best as the pole doesn't seem securely anchored in the soil and just falls over.

A tree branch is a good idea. For a while I had a hook in the ceiling with rope holding mine up as the leaves were enormous and so heavy. In the end we divided the plant up as it had grown to the ceiling and had become a bit Little Shop of Horrors. I thought at least half of the cuttings wouldn’t take but in the end they all did and for a while all our visitors left with cheese plants. We now have six, all growing well but small enough not to need a moss pole yet.

Clearly I need to investigate cuttings!

Love this thread and all the suggestions! My monstera grows sideways and is about 5ft wide. Was thinking I'd have to cut the most far flung leaves, but I don't have the heart when it's so healthy. Bought it 2.5 years ago as a dinky plant from M&S and I regret not getting a proper support sooner. Good luck with yours, OP.

I'd either pot it into a bigger pot that goes deeper so you can add those extendable moss pole supports as they do need a fairly deep anchor, or I would top it, leave the cutting to dry for a few days so the cutting can callous over, and then water propagate. You can also water propagate the aerial roots, which do tend to root faster than the stem, but remember when repotting in soil mixture, it will need to be kept quite damp until it has had time to adjust so it doesn't go into shock.

How do you get leaves with holes sorry!?

They just happen with age and maturity.

It's believed that they evolved the holes to let sunlight through the canopy of the trees pass through to lower leaves so the younger leaves don't tend to have any or many holes.

Larger pot first. It looks unbalanced in the small pot and might be unstable. Then another moss pole or more.

Age, and fertiliser. Took mine a few years.

I've got a big Monstera that I have chopped many leaves off since it was a baby due to being ripped by my toddler or the tips turning brown due to unideal conditions, it's currently it's only got 7 giant leaves, however all but one have the 'cheese holes'! Mine has a much larger pot and I use a timber tree pole. So a different look to yours, yours is really lovely and looks so well looked after.
But a slim timber tree pole might work for you. I'd also repot, if you've got the space to see it grow a bit more 😁