No, you cant just keep repotting your Monstera 

I have been a professional gardener for the last (ahem, ahem, embarassed to say how many years). This, your channel, is the single most ARTICULATE, well-explained, and comprehensive source of information I have ever found for Monstera deliciosa plants -- but more importantly, you are a naturally entertaining dryly witty person. LOVE IT ! If you ever considered publishing a Monstera Book, I would say "go for it". Oh, and PS you have a great voice, do your own voiceover for the audiobook version.

You made this look so easy. I've repotted many a plant sitting down on the ground. Easier then straining my back. Glad to read all the comments, they all like your style.

Watched a couple of your monsterra videos and am delighted to not only learn but be entertained 😊 Getting ready to repot mine for the first time and feeling waaaay more prepared to do so. Thaaanks! 🪴

This has officially made me decide I’ll be chopping my monstera and giving most of it away, just to keep mine small. Lol

Thanks for your advice I need to repot my Monstera in the spring is putting roots out the bottom but being that it’s November, I’ll wait till the spring

I love Monsters! ❤My favorites!

That process wiped you out. LOL

Hahaha take a breather we will wait 😂

What if I have a ceramic pot? How should I loose it before pull it out?

I love love your content so much, it's taught me how to stake my monstera properly!! I watched so many of your Monstera videos and just learned about your custom potting soil - about 3 weeks after I just repotted my monstera with full on store bought potting mix only 😢 Is it a good idea to take the plant out so I can put it in a new potting mix or is it better to leave it be? 🥺 I'm just concerned because as the pot gets bigger the soil might take longer to dry (I didn't mix in any extra aeration materials) and might lead to root rot...

My monstera is growing faster than I can handle it grew two new leafs in the past month even after I chopped its head off in December and now I have two monstera plants growing uncontrollably ; - ;

Where do you get birch poles?

Is it ok to snip Ariel roots? I have a giant monstera that is putting off incredibly long (4+ feet) Ariel roots. The smallest leaf on it is 38”x34” and spans close to 5’.

very impressed! beautiful monstera. 🪴

Monsteras being epiphytes, they can actually stay in smaller pots than people think. I'm thinking of the video by Summer Rayne Oaks where she tours the largest private research collection of Aroids at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and you can see a very old monstera that is over 2 stories high that is in a pot the size of the pot that this monstera was just potted out of. Let them grow! Don't chop them unless they're too big/it's for aesthetic reasons.

gosh, it has been years since my Monstera Deliciosa had that large of leaves! Yours is a very happy plant!😁 Mine, about forty years ago, was in a pot two feet wide and about the same height. It is still in that ceramic pot. When I moved out of my apartment it was covering the whole ceiling of three quarters of the apartment (about three hundred square feet). Yet it was in the same pot. There were two windows and a sliding glass door illuminating the space. One window and the door were a south elevation. The other window was fixed glass and high up (Mid-century modern cathedral ceiling) on the east wall. So it had plenty of light. I used to leave the door open to the balcony and the bedroom window also so that the sea breeze would provide constant fresh air. The result was spectacular. It took Fred (after thirty years I named the plant) about two years to completely cover the ceiling. the leaves were just as large and luxurious as yours. the weird part were the air roots. I cut them off at around eight feet from the floor. When I moved out, all of that growth had to be cut off and stuffed in a dumpster. My erstwhile neighbors flocked around for cuttings. Fred is still around and now is about fifty-five years old (I was ten when the garden department manager at the Santa Ana Newbury's gave me the cuttings which started my plant out). He is soldering along, but is much deteriorated from his days of glory. I hope to recover the plant in the next few years.

I had to laugh when you said about bigger and bigger pots. I live in a small house, and imagined my entire sitting room filled with a massive truck sized pot. Really helpful video,thanks 🙂

Don't even have a plant but I stayed because the dude seemed chill asf.

Thanks to you a got the courage to repot and seperate my monstera (3 plants in 1 pot originally) and they are now thriving. I think I am becoming a better plant parent. Greetings from Poland.

You can trim the roots and keep the plant in a smallish pot while the plant itself is big and growing. In bonsai roots are trimmed all the time. A lot worth learning in bonsai techniques.

What an incredible plant, omg. The care you put in really shows!

The fact that he is winded when he says, "see? super easy" lol I couldn't on my own like that.

Not only are you plant knowledgeable but you are a very good presenter. Nice work! I'm subscribing.

I'm just upset this video isn't 3 years old. I wanted to go down a rabbit hole of your monstera report videos. Also I'm happy to see another plant pop living on the city landscape with a balcony. Btw I added fake grass to my balcony and absolutely love it.

I appreciate that you did this on your own. So many big monster repots everyone does it in a weird way, like on a table so they are working against gravity, and then they need at least one other person. As a single person who is fairly strong (move furniture etc myself) I would NEVER be able to repot a plant with someones help bc getting them over and willing to help would be too darn big a pain in the butt! Plus, it's messy work and people don't like getting messy unless they are the plant parent! So I really love that you showed how to maneuver it with your body weight and the assistance of gravity and using your legs etc. Sure it's a definite workout, but it's clearly completely possible so long as you can lift the plant in the pot to start!

I finally found the most niche successful channel on RU-vid, all the more power to you for caring so deeply about these plants.

I have just watched this video & learnt so much more about my plant. Had to go back & watch past vids of yours & can't believe I actually knew nothing about my prized plant. You actually make so much sense by explaining in simplified terms but really educational. Thank you & I'll be sure to subscribe so I can keep my plant happy & healthy 😊

The "wrestling move technique" cracked me up! I've been doing that as well with my large plants. At some point it probably should become a two-person job, but for now, getting down on the floor and wrestling them out of their pots works pretty well!

Not too many people mention where to place the pole. I learnt that the hard way. Now I use a very tall diy moss pole. Instead of repotting, I leave enough space in the pot to top dress it. The roots take it over and love it. It rejuvenates the plant without having to repot It

Really like your idea of using a birchbrench instead of regular boring pole!

What a beautiful plant! Your care shows.

When I repot a much smaller plant, already so much goes through my head. Can't imagine having to repot this size of a plant! You made it look easy. Great tips! Thank you 😁

I am so glad you posted this. I have been avoiding doing this for months. It’s time. I’m gonna do it. Maybe next week.

when he said "6 inches deeper" I felt that

my monstera was touching the ceiling in a gallery type room with 4m high ceilings and was covered with multi-fenestrated giant leaves - and then I decided to move! and being a plant lover, I was determined to find a way to take her with me. I chopped her into many parts, guarded the mother plant/ stem very well for the transport and repotted all the chopped off parts together into one big pot with the mother plant (and one new pot), so I now have two much wider plants instead of one. for the first half year after moving she looked a little flat and only produced little new growth and reverted back to the simplest form of leaf (without any cutouts), but now she is back to her monstrous self.

Thank you for posting! My Monstera is getting close to needing a repot. She is almost 4ft tall and I was wondering how I was going to accomplish this on my own. Now I’m more confident!

New sub here, my monstera's leaves are facing different ways after it grew outwards, i repotted with a stick now, maybe the bumps it created when going over the pot will straighten with the stick 🙏. I'd love to see a video on fixing an unkept monstera or a rescued one

I really hurt my pothos by repotting it wet, after pruning a ton of it. I feel so bad. It is still hanging on but the leaves are tiny now. I wish I had found your channel before I did it. I just got a pretty big monstera as a gift and I am bookmarking this to follow along when she is ready for a new home!

that's a big plant! Go Raps

I just got my first monstera and I believe I’m counting 5-6 different stalks in the pot. Of course I grabbed the biggest plant I could find at the nursery. I’m now realizing that it might be a bit of a job to repot it. The stalks appear to be growing in all directions with no support. It has been suggested to me to gently separate the plants using chopsticks to separate the roots😅 I am very anxious! I intend to make a handful of different smaller pots of monstera out of it. Luckily, mine is not as tall as yours. Maybe 2-3’ tall and 3’ wide. Wish me luck!

I have to chop mine as it also got away from its pole but... it's 9 or 10 feet tall now! I've been procrastinating because, well, I'm so proud of it! And also... it's daunting!

Monstera (蓬莱蕉，龟背竹) loves big space, your monstera is very healthy and lovely.

I kept chopping mine just to avoid this problem when it kept getting bigger 😅 great job!

I've got probably 50 or more monstera deliciosa plants, and most are bigger than that--some much bigger...but then, I live in Hawaii and they cover the hillside in my backyard. You can cut off a big chunk of the plant if it gets too big. It'll keep growing. The fruit is edible, too, if you're very careful, knowing when and how to eat it.

Absolutely love monsteras! We had one for about 15 years and it grew to around 3 meters of height, that it started to basically climb the ceiling 😳 Sadly, the monstera one day caught some kind of illness or something, I'm not sure, so my mom had to cut it all the way down, because it couldn't hold straight up anymore. We still have the monstera but it's not so alive anymore and doesn't grow as much :(((

Wish I had one that size! I'll keep watching and trying to have patience. On the meantime I hope I won't kill mine ..lol

Alright, Lee! So this is not fair!!! Why is your monstera so much bigger, fuller and healthier looking than mine???? I’m doing everything I can think of to encourage their growth but it seems to be moving at a slooooooow pace. I have four of them; had them under a tree in the summer (I live in New Jersey), and yes, they grew a few new leaves. But nothing impressive. One seems so have something wrong with her currently (brown spots developing) 😩! I hope I will not lose the leaf. Or worse - the plant! But I am glad yours is so absolutely beautiful! Thank you for the tutorial on repotting!

I've never heard of double sided velco plant tape, this will be a game changer for my gardening

I repotted mine into a large trug with handles to make it easier to move, drilled a heap of holes in the bottom, now I won't have to repot for another 5 years.

Hey. My guess is that you're in Toronto from the view and the shirt. Where do you get your supplies? Pots and etc

Wow Man! You're Great and Valued! Greetings From Oakland, California! Most Appreciative! 🙏🏾❤️

Wow!! This monster is what my dreams are made of!! Thank you for your straightforward, easy to follow content. I enjoy your videos very much! You have great suggestions and excellent results!

I've got a big monstera, it's just one vine in the pot but the leaves are amazing. The last leaf was a little small so if this new one is also smaller I'm gonna have to repot it. I'm gonna have to move it to a different room and move the lights and furniture around to accommodate it. It's gonna be a lot if work but I refuse to chop it, soon the stem will be so thick I won't even be able to wrap my hand around it!

Your monstera is such a dream 😍 I wanted to use a tree branch as a pole for my monstera too but I heard that with watering there could be some rotting of the wood, do you think it's a thing to worry about or not? Thank you in advance 🥰

Ohh very huge monsters delicious . I have mine also . I've repotted already maybe twice ..I love monsters deliciousa because it's a kind of philodendron that it's not making a vine . Watching your video always about plants because I'm a plant lover also. Support here new friend from the Philippines

Your monstera is gorgeous! I love your "wrestling repot move." I use it frequently with my citrus trees...and get odd glares from my neighbors 🤣🌿

Wow, does nobody have friends anymore that are willing to help? I am sorry for the world and i feel blessed that my friends appreciate my plant insanity even if they dont feel it. And that they are willing to help with anything if i ask. Maybe those other people arent friends...

hi! So with the holidays coming up I have been anxious about leaving my plants alone for over a week. Particularly my new rattlesnake plant. She seemed to be finding my bedroom dry because she started to have browning on the tips, so I moved her to the bathroom as this seems to be the room that is least affected by the dry air of the radiators. I am debating wether I should even bother getting a humidifier which would risk creating an inconsistent environment when I am away. (It's no really plausible for me to ask someone to come fill and clean a humidifier in my home every two days) I've seen people talk about creating a sort of temporary greenhouse situation using things such as upside down clear plastic bins, or some sort of a saran wrap contraption when spending time away from home. So I was wondering if you had any tips for caring for plants when you are away? Could make for a fun video idea :)

Great job! 👏🏼 I don’t have to ever worry about repotting my Monstera, I never seem to have these plants for long.

I have such problem with growning this plant and I soooo Love them

I just got a monstera a few weeks ago, it’s my first real plant other than cactuses, I think it’s doing pretty well seems to have repotted well and I’m very excited to watch it grow

I’m still trying to figure out the back…I think I have more than two plants in my pot.🙏🏾❤️👏🏾

You are a wonderful gardener. That Monstrara is in great shape. Thanks for showing us how to handle a large plant on our own. Sometimes if the root are too big take a big knife and cut around the edges. Or cut the pot off the plant.

classic wrestling move it pays to be creative with large plants - good idea.

Beautiful plant! Have you considered root pruning as a way of coping with the size? You'd also have to take off some leaves to compensate, but it will help keep it a more manageable size.

I'm not sure if this was meant to be comedic but I had a good laugh at the plant wrestling moment 🤣 oh my lord is that thing MASSIVE.

Hey Lee, you rocked that repotting!

i'm looking for feedback from any who have ate the "fruit" from monstera obviously the second part of its Latin name suggests it's delicious but before I go harvesting i'd like some input

Loving your Monstera Deliciosa it's about time for me to get a new one and start over because mine is her last leg sadly but you're doing such an awesome job with yours. #monsteragoals💚🌿

Lmao you are so right no you can't just reporting large plants of any kind. My monstera has reached its limit and lol I also staked it. Lmao for it to have character and not just an ugly stick I used Harry lauders walking stick.... sticks lol or contorted Filbert. It was a pain that didn't even add any visual appeal because duh it's covered with a huge tropical plant. I also have a huge majesty palm that spider mites will not leave alone. So to manage their evil little asses I drag this huge ass palm monthly to the shower then drop a 3rd testicle dragging the much heavier thing back. I love the palm it's huge but is it worth it because the spidermites are never gonna stop so in time as I get older ima have to say bye bye to it. Yes plants get so big you can't do anything with them eventually but considering their like family at that point its hard to say die or bye!

Thank you my monstera 🌱 is huge! I named her lucy! I was dreading a transplant now I can do it. I love watching her growth!

Lol reminds me of my vine I had 13 years, he stayed in the same pot well over 5 years then few others, it was effectively a masse of self supporting aerial roots, lol kinda like those swamp trees

Way to go you did it all by yourself It does look super easy I wonder how long it took for your monster to grow that big It's a beautiful plant

Use a fabric pot. Keeps the roots from getting bound and stops it from growing too big.

Love the wrestling move😂. I lol many times. Great job repotting! Do you sell rooted cuttings? I’d love to buy a variety. I love your plants.

Hehe bit of a workout, mate? :P

Can you please explain why the tips of the leaves would be turning black on a healthy monstera?????

I aspire to have monsteras that big !! Awesomeness dude!

Somebody gave me a dwarf monstera severely overgrown, I cut it vertically into 3 and repotted those, hum let's see what happens. I use the dollar store kitty litter in my mix to retain some moisture, and that keeps it from bridging. It was messy operation, so I did it on the side of the drive and just hosed the mess into the grass. I wish I had seen your vid first.

What do you have hooked on some of the leaves and aerial roots?

Oh wow, I bought one that is too spread out with no pole attached. Is there a way to now attach the biggest bent section to a pole & hooe it will straighten up? The back section looks like 2 arms bent at the elbow. They hold my biggest leaves, so I dont really want to trim them off Thx bunches for any helpful advice!

Same thing with my monstera! 2 main stalks facing opposite directions lol. I have 1 pole similar to yours and the other one is definitely needing support. Your videos are helping so much!!

Beautiful monstera plant love it♥️💚☘️🍀🌿🌱done👍👍👍👍

I had a catastrophic repotting of a gigantic unstaked monstera last year. Snapped off almost the entire plant. After I finished beating myself up for adopting this neglected plant and then mauling it, I stuffed the broken off stem and all of its aerial roots into the soil and hoped for the best. The plant is thriving, and pushing out big leaves. I still need to decide what I want to do, because the plant (and its sibling) are happily growing on tangles of woody stems. I have them lots of new support, but can’t bring myself to hack them apart, because they’re obviously so healthy.

I got a monstera cutting bout 2 yrs ago. It took a long time to take off, but it finally has. Grown bout a foot and half in a yr. Starting to split nicely and many new leaves coming in. Cant wait for it to get real full, tall. Thank you for all your advice. Noted....

This was a decent video!! I keep my plants manageable. Repoting is something I dread but it's needed!! Btw, love the creativity on that makeshift monster pole video awhile ago.

Wow your plant is massive, my leaves are starting to look brown I'm worried, what should I do?

🪴💚🌿🧡🍃💚☘️🧡🍀💚🍁🧡🌱💚🍂🧡 Thank you! You're awesome!

Love watching jiu jitsu leg guarding on a giant plant 😂

All i will say is. Ocean forest and tree frog, medical plant, worm castings when you transplant, best smoke you’ll have if you dry n cure correctly

Coo! I had a ZZ as big as this. 😂 I have to chop it off or it will overttake my place, I moved it at my moms place.

This plant is unchecked in Hawaii, an invasive plant. So hardy, devours any tree

Your monstera is the MOST GORGEOUS indoor grown specimen I have seen! Just beautiful, bold and healthy. I live in south Florida and have the same plant outside my front door, they are very big and pretty as well. I mean, yours looks just like mine and I’m in tropical weather. I also like your wrestling moves. 😉

I have 1 that's taking over my house too! They are not called monsters for nothing.

Lol. Good job. I really enjoyed the video. I have a monstera that will need to be re-potted in the spring.

My monstera is more than 25 years old & has been reported 4 times. I have no support pole. It is lush & full all the way around. It spends summers outdoor & comes inside for winter.

Just subscribed after watching this video. You have given me the inspiration to go forward with repotting some of my larger plants! Thanks!

I'm new to plant life, but I am completely consumed by it!! I try to find out as much as I can about any plants I like or have, and I randomly found your video explaining why and where you should place your moss pole... That video changed my whole life!! I had a couple of moss poles randomly placed wherever in whatever, lol, I even thought to myself " I don't see how this goofy looking pole is going to benefit my plant at all!".. the way you explained it was perfect! I didn't realize that the plant has a back and a front ( although how the arial roots grow and the leaf face out it makes perfect sense now!! ). Just wanted to let you know I appreciate you and thank you for sharing the knowledge you have ❤

I was not even aware that Monsteras have their front and backsides...I feel myself so ignorant 😂 Thanks for the nice video!!

Omg, I will need to date someone to handle my big montera! there is no way that I can repot all by myself