These dead roots, if left in the pot too long, will dirty the water and sometimes even create odors. Then, after the first rinse, if necessary, you can go in manually to remove any dead roots, which are easy to detect since they are usually brown. The cleaning is first a rough rinse with the shower head. Otherwise it’s a horror to get rid of.ĭuring these water changes, you can take the opportunity to clean the root balls.
This is essential if you don’t want the lime marks to build up too much on the walls of the pot. When you do this water change, you also have to clean each pot completely. This is going to be simple, because maintenance is minimal.Ībout four times a year, you have to change the water in each large pot completely. A little tip: wait until the roots of the young monstera have reached a length of 3 to 5 cm before taking them out of the water to be planted.
It will take 4 to 6 weeks before the root system is strong enough to repot the new plant. After two weeks, you will see the first roots appear in the water of your beautiful monstera cutting! Place your cutting pot in a bright place but without direct sunlight, near a window for example and arm yourself with a little patience. Wait (patiently) for the new roots to appear So think of changing the water of your cutting about every ten days, or to place a piece of coal in it to purify the water. Gently place the cutting in the water, making sure that the roots are always perfectly immersed.Īttention: it is very important to renew the water in which the cutting is placed, otherwise the new roots that develop will rot. Take the cutting from your original monstera plant by going up the main stem: choose a shoot that has at least two leaves, and cut at the level of the aerial root starts just below a node.įill a clear vase or glass bottle with clean, cool water. Taking cuttings from a monstera deliciosa in water is easy to do but you have to observe some basic rules to make the operation a success. Technique to take a monstera cutting in water This technique allows both to balance the mother plant, whose older shoots tend to get tired, and to be able to duplicate the monstera subjects endlessly. Very simple to realize, the multiplication of the monstera is generally done by cutting.
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