In order for monsteras to fulfill their role as an evergreen work of art, the current pot should be tailored to them. At intervals of 2 to 3 years, the roots in the pot reach their limits, so you should repot your window leaf. This green guide reveals what you should pay attention to.
How do you properly repot a Monstera?
To successfully repot a Monstera, choose a pot with two inches of space next to the root ball and use rhododendron soil. Place drainage and fresh soil in the new pot, loosen the root ball and pot the Monstera in the middle. Then water with lime-free water.
Indications of switching to a new bucket
Since every repotting is pure stress for your Monstera, this care is not on the program at fixed times. This is how your window leaf signals the desire for a larger pot with fresh substrate:
- First root strands grow out of the opening in the ground
- Roots push up through the substrate
- Yellow leaves indicate nutrient deficiency
Lack of space is the most important reason to repot the mighty climbing plant. Nevertheless, deficiency symptoms also require a change to fresh substrate, in which case the previous bucket can be reused.
Guide to professional repotting
The end of winter is the best time to repot a window leaf. Provide a new growing pot that has openings in the bottom for drainage. Choose the size so that there is two fingers' width of space between the root ball and the wall of the pot. We recommend loose, compost-based rhododendron soil as a substrate, as it has a slightly acidic pH value, just like a window leaf would like. How to repot professionally:
- Create drainage in the new pot with expanded clay or pottery shards
- Pour a few handfuls of fresh soil on top and press lightly
- Unpot the window leaf and loosen the root ball with your hands
Pott your Monstera in the middle so that the root disc is 2 to 3 cm below the edge of the pot. This pouring edge ensures that no substrate-water mixture spills over later. Carefully bend any protruding aerial roots into the substrate. At the end, water the transplanted window leaf with lime-free water. Since fresh soil is always pre-fertilized, the nutrient supply stops for 6 to 8 weeks.
Tip
When repotting your Monstera, this is the perfect opportunity for a topiary. Feel free to cut off annoying tendrils by up to two-thirds of their length. The window leaf then pops out again from the sleeping eyes. Only the aerial roots are spared from pruning.
