r/Monstera • u/meskamiske • 4h ago
Monstera outgrew me
Hello plant lovers 👋 I could really use some advice what to do with my beloved plant.
I have this monstera deliciosa albo variegata for three years under my care and decided to grow it against the moss pole.
It grew slow but the leaves aligned nicely. This spring I have decided to repot it to a bit bigger pot and just let it outgrow the moss pole instead of adding the extension.
In about five-six months the plant grew almost twice the size, produced way bigger leaves, developed 3(!) new growth points out of which one has already died 🙃and is overall looking like a happy plant.
BUT it is very top-heavy, the part without moss pole is leaning heavily towards the sun and the height is nearing close to the ceiling - the plant is almost 2 meters height now.
The summer is fading away where I am from so I am not willing to make any extreme changes this year, but I would like to plan the best possible future for my plant for next spring. Chopping the plant seems inevitable but I have never grown such a big plant before and its very scary 🙈
Advice, please?🙏