Monstera

Lightning

Monstera relatively undemanding to the abundance of light. She really can grow in the shaded places. However, too deep shadow is not suitable. in this case, new leaves will have small, without slots or with shallow slots and have a pale, yellowish color. the straight sunlight of the summer midday sun for the Monstera is also bad, they can leave burns on the leaves. Ideal will be bright places, but without straight sunlight.

Temperature

The Monstera Deliciosa has its home in the tropical rainforests of Central and South America. There, pleasant temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius and high humidity prevail throughout the year. If it is too cold for the monstera, it initially gets brownish to black spots. If the air is too dry, the tips of the leaves turn brown. Do you suspect that your plant suffers from the cold? Then measure the temperature in its immediate vicinity with a thermometer.

In the months between April and October, the room temperature should ideally be between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius. in the second half of the year, when it is darker outside, it may be a bit cooler in the location. Between October and March, the exotic grows only a little, so temperatures around 20 degrees Celsius are perfectly adequate.

However, it must not be cooler than 16 degrees Celsius under any circumstances. Make sure that the plant is not exposed to any drafts or temperature fluctuations when airing, this also causes leaf discoloration.

Watering

Motherland of Monstera – Tropical forests. Therefore, it requires abundant irrigation, and warm, soft water. But excessive convergence should not be allowed. at the same time, Monstera begins to "cry", i.e. Select water droplets along the edges of the leaves. If you have noticed such on your monstera, limit watering in order to avoid root. the plant loves spraying and especially needs them in the heat when large leaves actively evaporate moisture.

Special care is needed behind the leaves, they regularly wash with warm water, cleaning from dust. for spraying and kneading, use soft water so that white divorces are not formed on the leaves.

In winter, if the room in the room is low, and watering, and the spraying must be moderate, in the cool conditions of spraying can not be carried out at all and limit ourselves to the cleaning of the leaves from dust.

Transfer

Monstera is growing rapidly, so in young age needs transplants every 1-2 years. the plant is fragile, so the transplant is very careful, not forgetting about the air roots. After 5-6 years, Monstera reaches impressive sizes and is no longer transplanted, instead periodically produce replacing the upper layer of soil.

Reproduction

Monster easily multiplied with stalling. As a cutter, you can cut the top or take the stem cutter with 2-3 leaves and put it into the water. Cutting must be carried out below the air root, from which roots will develop in water. the monster is rooted quickly, for 2 weeks.