Wondering if I should do anything like trimming these spu...
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As others have said, those are aerial roots. For ones that are lower down like that, I would redirect them into the pot as they grow longer, they will help anchor the plant into the pot as it gets larger. For ones that are higher up on the plant, you can give them a trim (but don’t totally chop) if they get long enough to be problematic (they can attach to your wall and floor). Generally they don’t grow super fast unless the plant is thirsty and thinks it needs to find a secondary water source
@stephonicle my aerial roots are crawling on the floor from the desk, I just leave them and let them grow and go where they want😅 someone repotted her wrong so she’s growing all to one side
@MrsSippy07_ once they get long enough, I direct them back into the soil. Helps promote better growth, bigger leaves, and more fenestrations. You can always repot and reposition her so she's propped up correctly. If using a support structure, make sure it's parallel with the main stem. Only place ties around the main stem, not the petioles. As a side note, that pot looks a bit too large and your soil too dense. Monstera like some chunky material mixed in to create air pockets, which helps more oxygen reach the roots. When soil is very dense, after you water it will start to compact around the roots, cutting off their oxygen supply and suffocating them. I do a mix of potting soil, coco coir, perlite, horticultural charcoal, and either orchid bark or coco chips (3 parts potting soil, 2 parts bark or coco chips, 1 part perlite, 1 part coco coir, and a few handfuls of charcoal).
@stephonicle oh wow, ok Thank you for this information I will definitely look into all the items,already have perlite coming and heard about the coco coir but haven’t heard about the others,I use organic potting soil with perlite already in it do I still add more? ?? I will definitely place the roots back in the soil,she has about 4 or more long ones.She is really big growing all over the place with huge leaves and busted out of the other plastic pot ,so hubby bought her a big one,this one is a 12 inch pot .I don’t know how to repot her she really big and wild long leaves everywhere…I just hate the bald empty spot in the middle. She is turned sideways and don’t know where the main stem is ,smh.She is 6 years old ,got her as a medium size baby 😅 She definitely needs to be repotted and replaced correctly,I don’t know what to do about that.Thanks again
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I like that! The pot is really cool, too.
I like that! The pot is really cool, too.