This is the best way to proceed (window leaf)

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Evidence for changing to a new bucket

As each repot for your Monstera Pure stress means that it stands care not on fixed dates on the program. This is how your window leaf signals the desire for a larger pot with fresh substrate:

  • The first root strands grow out of the opening in the ground
  • Roots push up through the substrate
  • Yellow leaves indicate nutrient deficiency

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A lack of space is the most important reason to repot the powerful climbing plant. Nevertheless, deficiency symptoms also require a change to fresh substrate, in which case the previous bucket can be reused.

Guide to proper repotting

At the end of winter is the best time to repot a window leaf. Prepare a new culture pot that has openings in the bottom for water drainage. Choose the size so that there is two fingers' widths between the root ball and the wall of the pot. We recommend loose as a substrate

Rhododendron soil Compost-based, as this has a slightly acidic pH, just like a window leaf would like it to be. How to repot properly:

  • In the new pot with Expanded clay(€ 16.36 at Amazon *) or create a drainage system
  • Pour in a few handfuls of fresh earth and press down gently
  • Fill the window leaf and loosen the root ball with your hands

Pot your Monstera in the middle so that the root disc is 2 to 3 cm below the edge of the bucket. This pouring edge ensures that no substrate-water mixture spills over later. Carefully bend 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 is suspended for 6 to 8 weeks.

Tips

Repotting your Monstera is the perfect topiary opportunity. Cut You can easily cut off annoying tendrils by up to two thirds of their length. The window leaf then cheerfully drifts out of the sleeping eyes. Only the aerial roots are spared from being pruned.