How to transplant a monster at home step by step

The very popular monstera plant belongs to tropical specimens originating from the Lian genus and belonging to the Aroid family. The country of origin is South America. It is a large liana that can also be grown at home. A key feature of the plant is the presence of large, massive, heart-shaped leaves with cuts in the center. Monstera is considered an unpretentious plant, and therefore caring for it is quite simple. After a certain time, it requires a transplant, since it can stretch to a height of several meters, is cumbersome and requires significant space. How to transplant a monster will be discussed within the framework of this article.

How to transplant a monster at home step by step

The whole process consists of several stages.

Choosing a pot for a monstera

It is necessary to take into account some features when choosing a pot for a monstera:

• the depth of the pot should correspond to the size of the rhizome;
• for the correct selection of the pot, it should be borne in mind that its width should allow the lateral roots of the plant, which grow from the stem itself, to take root in the soil without problems in the future;
• the material from which the pot is made has no special complaints;
• the durability of the pot as a guarantee that it will not tip over.

Recommended pot

Features of transplanting large specimens

To understand how to plant a large monster, you need to take into account the following:

• It is difficult for one person to carry out the transplantation process, it is necessary to call an assistant;
• the planned pot for transplanting must be chosen such that the earth does not reach the top of 6-8 cm;
• the fertilizer used during transplantation must be of long-term exposure.

Step-by-step instructions for transplanting a large specimen of a plant:

1. First, you need to carefully and abundantly shed the earth. Watering is possible in several steps, and at least 3-4 liters of water should be poured each time. It must nourish the earth very well. The roots of the plant should become elastic.
2. The inner walls of the pot should be carefully drawn with a knife in such a way as to cut off the roots adhering to them.
3. The pot should be carefully examined from below. Sometimes it happens that the roots crawl out from the bottom. They will interfere with the transplant process. For viewing from below, the pot must be raised or laid on its side.
4. The roots that have come out from below should also be carefully cut with a knife.
5. Gently remove the flower from the pot. To do this, the vine must be held by the stem, but in no case by the support.
6. A flower taken from a pot with an earthen lump around the roots must be placed in the prepared container exactly in the center.
7. Fill the gaps between the ground and the walls with soil, which should be tamped.
8. Spill the plant thoroughly. You can use drugs to stimulate root formation, such as root.
9. Wait a few minutes for the earth to settle. Add some more substrate and shed again.
10. Place the monster pot in its permanent location.

Transplant timing

The timing for transplanting an adult monstera plant is shown in the table below.

Step-by-step transplant process

Transplanting a monstera at home is a simple process that requires taking into account a number of features. It is necessary to study them in advance, after which the procedure itself will be simple and easy to implement.

To understand how to transplant a monster at home step by step, it is worth considering the sequence of stages of the process:

1. Put together two parts of turf, one part of soil, one part of humus, one part of peat and one part of sand.
2. Add one part of the earth (leaf), chopped bark and peat (high moor).
3. Add 0.5 parts sphagnum moss and perlite.
4. Sterilize the substrate, drainage stones, prepare the pot. The question of which pot is needed for a monstera is described above.
5. Pour expanded clay at the bottom of the container. Instead, you can use perlite, pebbles, etc.
6. Gently remove the flower from the old pot so that the soil around the roots is not sprinkled.
7. Carefully examine the plant itself (especially the root system). If damaged, they must be removed.
8. Place the monster in a new pre-prepared pot and cover the roots with pre-prepared soil. Tamp it down a little to eliminate voids.
9. Water the plant.
10. Place the transplanted flower pot in its permanent location.
11. Spray the leaves with extra clean water from a spray bottle to reduce transplanting stress.

Monstera transplant

Construction of an additional support for the monstera

Under natural conditions, a monstera has a way to find a support for itself, which can be the trunk of any tree. At home, it is necessary to create a special structure for this. The correct support allows not only to shape the plant itself beautifully, but also provides the opportunity to freely approach the plant for watering or feeding. The installation of the stand must be carried out at the moment when the length of the stem has reached 0.5 m. It is then that it begins to deviate slightly to the side, after which it will be difficult to straighten it without spoiling it.

The support can be built independently at home. The sequence of steps for making a manual support is as follows:

1. For manufacturing, you should purchase a small plastic pipe that is hollow inside. They are installed individually, depending on the dimensions of the vine itself.
2. Holes of the specified diameter are drilled in the purchased pipe.
3. The pipe is installed in a permanent place in the pot.
4. The plant is transplanted into a pot with a pipe.
5. Expanded clay and sand are poured into the pipe through the upper hole to the level of the soil in the pot. This process will prevent the processes of rotting and mold in the pot and pipe.
6. Fill in peat and moss through the upper hole in the pipe (pre-mix in equal proportions).
7. The support should be wrapped in moss and fixed.
8. Install a plastic mesh with a mesh size of 10-20 mm on the pipe.

For additional strengthening of such a structure, if necessary, it is necessary to make parallel holes in the lower part of the pipe, through which strong plastic sticks should be passed. They must be arranged crosswise.

Additional support for the monstera

Plant care after transplant

The plant easily gets along with other vines, so it can be placed after transplanting next to flowers such as scindapsus, philodendron. It is even possible to place such plants in one large pot.

The basic rules for the subsequent care of the plant for its normal growth and development are presented in the table.

• dripping liquid from the leaves indicates that the watering of the vines is too abundant. Advice: reduce the amount and volume of irrigated water;
• yellowness of the leaves indicates a lack of water for irrigation. Tip: water more often;
• the pallor of the leaves indicates insufficient lighting of the vines. Tip: rearrange the colors to increase the amount of incoming light;
• the fact that the cuts do not form on the leaves indicates a lack of nutrients. Advice: feed with any available drug and method;
• a brown tint on the leaves indicates that the liana has become cramped in the pot. Advice: urgent transplant.

Sick monstera

What kind of land to choose for a monstera

When transplanting monstera, it is important to use light fertile soil types and mixtures. The composition will depend on how old the vine is at the time of transplantation. The table below shows the age of the monstera and the composition of the soil that is required for transplanting.

Requirements for the composition of the soil

Correctly chosen soil for monstera is the key to its successful growth. For an adult plant, the following ingredients should be included in the soil mixture:

• turf soil - 3 units;
• peat soil - 1 unit;
• deciduous soil - 1 unit;
• river sand - 1 unit;
• humus - 1 unit.

Soil for monstera

Is it possible to cut the aerial roots of a monstera

The question of whether it is possible to cut the aerial roots of a monstera is quite popular with inexperienced growers. It should be remembered that the aerial roots that form near each leaf of the plant are strictly prohibited to remove and cut. This procedure can be detrimental to the plant and its further growth.

The roots should be dug into the pot where the plant itself grows. It is possible to put them in other pots with suitable soil to improve the nutrition of the whole flower.

If the roots grow slowly and do not reach the pot itself, then it is possible to tie them with moistened sphagnum or immerse them in a bottle filled with water.

There is an alternative option. You can make a plastic bottle wrapped in dry palm fiber, make several holes in it, and pour a special substrate inside. The aerial roots of the flower can be directed into the holes made.

Monstera Aerial Roots

How to feed a monster at home

In summer and spring, feeding is carried out once a week. In the autumn-winter period - 2-3 times a month.

If the plant is young, then it does not need feeding.

The plant can be fertilized with both mineral and inorganic fertilizers.

Fertilizers for monstera

How often to water a monster

After transplanting the plant, it is necessary to water it often enough, as the top layer of the soil in the pot dries out. However, you should not in any case allow the formation of a swamp on the soil surface.

It should be remembered that the plant reacts negatively both to the drying out of the earthen coma, and to excessive moisture and stagnation of moisture in the pot. Signs of waterlogging are rot on the roots, as well as spots on the foliage.

Thus, within the framework of this article, recommendations are presented on how to transplant a monster at home. If you follow them, the process will be simple, and for the liana itself it will reduce stress.