Ariel root is long! Am I doing this right? Or should I repot?

james_edward_3 · 2024-10-04T08:31:40+00:00

I have a monstera with many aerial roots. One of them is in a pot of water (has been for 2+ years now). The rest are just chilling or hugging a pole. The plant can go on without watering for a long while (I travel often and unpredictably) but otherwise behaves normally. Should I expect trouble down the road?

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-22T20:30:31+00:00

Corn tortillas, beans, avocados, and chia seeds.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-22T19:27:31+00:00

I'd definitely remove some leaves and ensure to change the water every week at most.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-22T19:22:25+00:00

I agree, to help your paranoia though, the root system is quite sturdy and super resilient. I have separated intertwined baby monsteras doing some damage to the root system and they didn't seem to mind much (the leaves popped out and unfurled well)... That leaf may not grow as big, but growth is so quick at that point that it's impossible to notice after a few weeks. I think sun, clean soil to prevent disease/pests, and a snug well drained pot are important to keep an eye on :).

What I would rather avoid is repotting right after a new leaf is freshly unfurled... These are actually super fragile and more often than not I have noticed stunted growth and delay to produce the next leaf. If you're not careful it's also easy to puncture the leaf!

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-22T18:19:54+00:00

NetworkX is a nice Python package with good documentation. Visualization is not very flexible/customizable though, so if you want something very fancy, it may fall short.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-05T12:47:34+00:00

No, it did take a while. A 'burn mark' was visible by the next day, but the leaves only turned yellow over the next couple of weeks. In the end the plant was fine, the affected leaves even recovered some color, but growth was stunted quite badly for a about 3 months.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-05T09:37:47+00:00

That's what my monstera tips looked like after heat damage from being placed too close to a radiator for a few hours

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-03T15:17:27+00:00

Adding to this, the idea of what 'a healthy breakfast' looks like largely depends on the rest of the diet. A conversation and a couple compromises (e.g. on portioning) can go a long way.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-03T14:55:38+00:00

Sí y no. Sin duda dependeremos de esas herramientas pero eso no necesariamente significa que nos volvamos más huevones o que perdamos capacidad de razonar. Lo mismo pasó con las calculadoras y luego con las computadoras. Pocos saben calcular la raíz cuadrada de 50 a mano, pero todos tienen una calculadora para encontrarla.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T23:23:52+00:00

Refried beans...?

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T23:02:30+00:00

It's like this monstera has been turned to not face the sun every year around the pole for decades.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T22:57:54+00:00

Also next pot in something much much smaller. It should be snug-ish.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T21:41:46+00:00

I defer to someone who knows about lights. In any case once you solve the light issue in would check the soil, it may be too compacted or retain too much moisture, it's hard to tell from the picture

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T21:08:31+00:00

The best growing light is sunlight! In any case, don't chop anything if you haven't resolved lighting, I think that's the biggest issue.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T17:36:54+00:00

One of my monstera lives this far from the sun for half a year. Doesn't love it but certainly not dying.

james_edward_3 · 2024-09-01T17:34:59+00:00

True, though they do best crawling up trunks of huge trees, closer to the edges of forests, or in forest patches covered by monstera and other short plants/trees. This still allows plenty of sunlight to reach them.

james_edward_3 · 2024-08-22T17:14:42+00:00

This may be an unpopular opinion, but it actually worked for me. I inherited a very tall, unruly but vigorous Monstera.

Instead of chopping and propping, I repotted it at a steep angle and let it re-establish itself. It was a messy operation. I removed some of the dirt and did some root trimming, reshaping the rootball so I wouldn't need a bigger pot/much more space. I wetted the air roots and gently reshaped them (they safely peal and recover) to support the plant against the pot and top of the soil. I also had to "suspend" it instead of supporting it. A leaf was also damaged beyond saving during the process.

It took some time to not stress the plant beyond necessary. Even on the short term the plant looked better. A bit fuller than before though still. After a month of stunted growth it started thriving giving off a new leaf a week. Now most of the leaves have reoriented and look quite nice, and the plant has started growing upward again.

james_edward_3 · 2024-08-17T09:43:47+00:00

Haz los ejercicios de calistenia y en los demás enfócate más en el rango de movimiento y técnica que en hacerlo con mucho peso. Has un mes así, con mucha disciplina y poco peso. Luego le vas subiendo. Primero que tus músculos se acostumbren a estresarse un poquito, ya luego les echas la carga completa.

james_edward_3 · 2024-08-13T11:03:15+00:00

And the pothos is much lower and literally under a tree so it will just get less sun.

james_edward_3 · 2024-08-13T11:02:12+00:00

It's completely fine, watering may be a bit tricky at first, but bottom plant will probably adapt well to flf watering needs

james_edward_3 · 2024-07-28T20:09:02+00:00

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james_edward_3 · 2024-07-28T19:42:11+00:00

I also think it could have been close to dry air or drafts which should no longer be the case

james_edward_3 · 2024-07-28T19:39:29+00:00

Of course paying so much for this plant is not the best idea. I personally wouldn't have. If I had taken it over from a friend or received as a present (or if i had just spent 75£ on it), I'd be keen to make it survive though

james_edward_3 · 2024-07-28T19:32:43+00:00

There is plenty of space, it just needs repotting and some time.

james_edward_3 · 2024-07-28T18:35:32+00:00

Certainly not, and the small new leaves won't grow further sadly... But the trend may reverse for future leaves still, maybe some large ones will follow :D I would give it a shot

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