Hello all! I am a new Plant Mom with my Monstera Deliciosa being my first plant. I was shopping at IKEA and just had to get it. I started with 4 leaves back on 8/11/24, unfortunately did not take any photos. Although it was dicey in the beginning, once I learned my plants water & light cues, my plant has definitely grown since then. I was so excited to wake up to one of my leaves unfurling this morning. I can’t wait to see the other one unfurl! I made some notes of which leaves I started with. I am making this post today, because I see a lot of photos with stakes. I am definitely uninformed in this area and Google isn’t really helping me with understanding this aspect. I even embarrassingly googled it for dummies and still can’t seem to get it. I am hoping that sharing my plant will help. Do I have to stake my plant? If so, how do you know which stems to attach to a stake? Does it have to be staked forever? Is it too late for my plant? I appreciate any help that anyone can offer. Thank you!
by SatisfactionOk8464
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That is a great beginner plant in terms of caring.
Staking can be hard for some people who do not Google or ask for information on how to do it.
I hope I can make it clear for you 🙂
Staking is not necessarily for the plant to life and grow. But imo without that the plant will not look that great.
Yours does not need a stake rn, but it can be helpful for the future.
Stake the plant only at the stems and never at the petioles.
Monsters have a front and back, and the front must be facing the light, so putting it in front of a windowsill is not the best for the looks.
I have attached an image of how it looks the best.
On the photo:
Red are the stems you need to attach to the plant at that point.
Blue is the growing node, and new leafs will grow there
Pink is the petioles that is the stem where the leaf is attached. Never tie them down. They need to move to the sun.
If you have more questions, feel free to ask!