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Monstera cuttings

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Posted by danann NSW Aust (My Page) on
Sat, Aug 26, 06 at 19:56

Hi. I am a novice gardener cleaning up the backyard. We have a large monstera plant which has taken over an area in the backyard. I would like to cut off some of the end bit and the stalk (which is about 2-3 inches thick) and place it in a pot to try and control it. Has anyone had any success with this method? Has anyone got any hints on controlling the plant as I am aware it can become quite rampant both in the pot and in the yard.
Many thanks.

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Hi danann
I don't know how it would go in a pot but to control the plant, just cut it back to size every couple of years.
Monstera is yummy with icecream.

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g'day danann,

easy to grow from cutting just cut app' 6" length from tip end and stick app 1/3 of it in potting mix and water. not sure you will get any fruit from it in a pot though. might only ever be a nice foliage plant as a pot culture.

as for the big plant yeh just hack it back it will sprout on and bare fruit best time to hack it back maybe after it has fruited? if you have a shredder put the off cuts through the shredder and out them into the garden.

len

Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page

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Fortunately it is fairly slow-growing. Most problems occur with the roots and particulatly the aerial roots, they can get onto surfaces like house walls or glass, and cause considerable problems. A big vine has a lot of weight. But they can be pruned to keep manageable and as the above have said, cuttings will strike pretty well. Better to let them heel over a couple of days . You can also take stem cuttings just check there are one or two nodes along the length and lay flat on the ground and they will root under and start leaves from the nodes. Yes its a fantastic fruit, worth waiting for. And smaller plants very attractive as house/patio plants, tough as old boots.

  
 

 

 


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