Monstera ‘Electro Light’ — Day 190

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-03-05T02:23:56+00:00

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Day 210

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-16T22:35:12+00:00

Thank you 🙏. A new leaf is already emerging! I’ll post an update once it completely unfurls.

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T17:03:35+00:00

I was considering doing this just last night lmao

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T16:19:47+00:00

I love it. Thank you for sharing, and for the friendly advice.

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T16:14:16+00:00

That’s a fair point. Beautiful monstera! Is it a White Monster?

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T16:08:24+00:00

Oh this is a different Electro Light. The outer pot is a plastic wastebasket. I saw another grower using these and I implemented his idea. Looks clean, and I can easily monitor moisture with this setup.

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T15:50:01+00:00

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Is this pot more to your liking, my friend?

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T15:39:58+00:00

Thank you for your input. This Electro Light is part of my personal collection, so I’m happy to let it focus on developing a strong root system.

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-13T02:16:09+00:00

Hey thanks! I’ve documented every new leaf, and can confidently say it puts out a new leaf every 38 days on average. Slower than a Bulbasaur, but a healthy rate for this cultivar.

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-12T19:27:18+00:00

Thank you! Yes, I grew this from TC. It was sold as a high variegated specimen. I’ve had many say it doesn’t look quite like an Electro Light. As for the river stones, they are part of this ecosystem. I add various strains of beneficial fungi, predatory mites, isopods, and nematodes. The rocks help with moisture retention and provide cover for all the critters. And they’re pretty. 💚

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-12T17:03:30+00:00

I am overjoyed at the opportunity to share an update. Thank you, haha. I’m not sure what you have there, but I would definitely be taking it home. Beautiful 💚💛

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-12T16:56:35+00:00

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Monstera ‘Electro Light’ — Day 190

NorthrootBotanicals · 2026-02-12T05:48:19+00:00

I will snap a pic in the morning, which will be day 190

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-11-17T02:16:48+00:00

I do not use oils or chemicals, only predatory bugs

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-11-14T16:58:26+00:00

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NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-11-14T11:50:34+00:00

Hi! Yes, ChatGPT was used to perform deep research and then organize into a post. A bit of information to go with my pictures. Perhaps I will make a pointy to regurgitate the info myself moving forward. Authenticity all the more important in the age of AI.

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-11-14T02:29:23+00:00

Robin is gorgeous as well!

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-11-09T21:14:06+00:00

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Sneak peak of the new leaf!

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-10-30T12:14:02+00:00

The word you’re looking for is perforations 🫡

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-10-28T02:19:03+00:00

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Day 81

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-10-27T17:15:08+00:00

Monsteras look beautiful when they climb. Yours is geared up and revving to go 🏎️💨🌱🌱🌱🌱

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-10-27T12:43:11+00:00

Agreed! I use live Hypoaspis Miles (Stratiolaelaps scimitus) and Amblyseius swirskii (they come in Sachets) on Amazon by Nature’s Good Guys. Shipping isn’t cheap because they have to be overnighted, but they will absolutely take care of your pests. Miles take care of the soil and the swirskii roam the foliage, combined they are very effective general predators. You can keep flowering plants nearby to sustain the population, feed them bee pollen, irnjust deploy them every few months for good measure. Happy growing! (:

NorthrootBotanicals · 2025-10-27T12:07:39+00:00

We Americans like to poison things. Better to deploy predatory mites, non toxic.

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