What's the best fertilizer for a Monstera?
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@HotBegonia74 For Monsteras like her, you want a balanced liquid fertilizer think 10-10-10 or 20-20-20. She’s not picky, but she is high-maintenance in a don’t forget me but don’t drown me kinda way. Monthly during spring and summer is perfect skip winter unless she specifically asks for a snack (she won’t) You can also go aroid specific if you’re fancy, or use diluted fish emulsion if you’re okay with your house smelling like low-tide regret for a few hours Just remember: over-fertilizing a Monstera is like handing espresso shots to a toddler…you will regret it. Feed her light, feed her right, and Delilah will be out here making split leaves like she’s on a botanical dating app.
I use Super Thrive Foilage Pro and give them some of that mixed in every time I water them.
Always keep the numbers between 5-10. So you get a good amount but not so much they burn. Anything over 10 can burn their roots.
More info that I have written up in the past
Fertilizer
You want an NPK fertilizer which will show up on the front of the container.
N- Nitrogen for Foilage growth
P- Phosphorous for root growth
K- Potassium for overall health
Always keep the numbers between 5-10. So you get a good amount but not so much they burn. Anything over 10 can burn their roots.
More info that I have written up in the past
Fertilizer
You want an NPK fertilizer which will show up on the front of the container.
N- Nitrogen for Foilage growth
P- Phosphorous for root growth
K- Potassium for overall health
Each fertilizer will have its own numbers and you want each one to be between 5 and 10. The number represents the percentage in the fertilizer. If it's between 5 and 10 for each ingredient your plant will get the perfect amount of nutrients. Too high can burn roots and cause other issues weakening the plants making them vulnerable to disease and infections.
Liquid is better because the plants can absorb it easier. Plus it gives your plants an instant boost of nutrients.
Greg is limiting my words, sorry 😢
Liquid is better because the plants can absorb it easier. Plus it gives your plants an instant boost of nutrients.
Greg is limiting my words, sorry 😢
Thank you! So. The Greg app says to fertilize her with 597mg of fertilizer. I got the super thrive foliage pro. I can research it more but just wondering if you know what the conversion would be from what Greg app recommends to the fertilizer. TIA!!
