Repotting My Monstera Thai Constellation | Chunky Aroid Mix 

I had a Thai Con in chunky mix, let it dry out thoroughly, and it still got root rot 😥 RIP. I now have another in leca and it is thriving. Everyone's environment is different, just mentioning mine.

Oh no! I love/hate leca. It’s so easy but I always forget to change the water 😅🥹

letting plant roots go fully dry almost always causes rot when you water again. Leca is for sure the way to go with super expensive or precious plants 💚💚 also clear pots for sure so you can monitor the health of the roots

Repotme has some really nice clear pots with slits. 3"-10".

@@maricarol85Temu too a lot cheaper.

It’s not too much of an extra cost, very convenient.

Variegated plants are so cool! But too expensive! Also, shoyu chicken is best made with chicken thighs lol (I used chicken breast since that’s what I had on hand but still ono) 😆🤙🏼

Thank you! 🙇🏻‍♂️

Big Box and Star Nursery are still good options for good prices! But if you want rares or uncommons, then you can try LV Plant Collective (local small business) located downtown. They’ve hosted pop ups for Ecuagenera a few times. Also Carrie Lynn’s at downtown Summerlin, but they are generally overpriced. Oh and Botany located in Henderson side-really cool greenhouse setup! Otherwise, gotta go online like Etsy, or one of my faves Peace Love & Happiness Club. I’ve also ordered from Steve’s Leaves. Or you can go to the local fb community page “LV Plant People”, people do purges often or you can ask to buy a specific plant off someone or trade. Haha lots of good options once you start diving in! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

@@SuchPlants shoooots brah truly appreciate the info, mahalo and many blessings 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

I would recommend plastic pots if the plant isn’t well-acclimated yet. It’s easier to gauge if the soil is dry in a plastic pot (it feels lighter). Also, you can squeeze the pot to help aerate the soil.

Also easier to remove plant when you need to repot. 😉

Ooohhh thanks for the insight! ☺️

@@SuchPlants so much messier than long fibre, it’s like sawdust 😂

Definitely spring and early summer when it is warm

Yes part of the reason is I don’t have a lot of incremental pot sizes. The other reason is I would rather repot into a marginally bigger pot instead of a pot that is much too large because it can easily retain too much moisture and cause root rot. Plants don’t mind being dry for a few days. But being wet for a few days can easily cause root rot. It’s easy to add more water; it’s hard to remove water! When the roots are suuuuuper root bound, then maybe I’ll repot into 2” bigger. 😊 Hope that makes sense!

So, the bigger the pot, the more root growth you get. The smaller the pot (because most things like to be snug) the more leaf growth! So, if you plant is severely root bound, by all means pot up. But, I've found a lot of folks unnecessarily pot up instead of just repotting with fresh soil mix--and will continuously do it until the pot is entirely too large and the plant either dies from root rot or stops growing leaves entirely and the person keeps potting and unpotting and kills the plant by messing with it too much. LD;DR: a snug plant is a happy plant. Repot in the same pot until you just cannot possibly fit it in there anymore. THEN do the 2in larger repot!

You can, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Unless it has been used before.

Safest time to separate is when there are aerial roots visible. Sometimes they can be young but you can still see aerial roots on the stem!

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I was confused with containers:) They even have a labels! But I will use your suggestions! Btw- where did you get this rectangle containers?

Oh haha yeah that was just me being creative with the containers 🤓 Link added to description!

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Think he said 4 inch not orange🤷🏼‍♀️x

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