In order for Monstera to fulfill their task 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 tells you what to look out for.
The Monstera should be repotted regularly to give it room to grow
Evidence for the change to a new bucket
Since every repotting means pure stress for your Monstera, this care is not scheduled for fixed dates. This is how your window leaf signals the desire for a larger pot with fresh substrate:
- The first root strands grow out of the bottom opening
- Roots push up through the substrate
- Yellow leaves indicate nutrient deficiencies
Lack of space is the most important reason for repotting the mighty climbing plant. Nevertheless, symptoms of deficiency 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 culture pot that has holes in the bottom for water drainage. Choose the size so that there is two finger widths between the root ball and the wall of the pot. We recommend loose compost-based rhododendron soil as a substrate, as this has a slightly acidic pH value, just as a window leaf desires. How to repot professionally:
- Create a drainage in the new pot with expanded clay (19.73€) or pottery shards
- Fill in a few handfuls of fresh soil and press down lightly
- Unpot 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 pot. This pouring rim 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 opportunity for a topiary. You can safely cut off annoying tendrils by up to two thirds of their length. The window leaf then happily sprout out of the sleeping eyes. Only the aerial roots are spared from pruning.