Monstera - breeding at home

Monstera is called an evergreen exotic plant. Under natural conditions, it lives in South and Central America, in the humid territories of Brazil and Asia. This large flower from the genus Aroid has large and curly stems, huge carved leaves can reach a size of up to 60 cm. In the wild, the plant is attached by roots to various supports and trees. At home, it is grown as a potted indoor flower and generally does not bloom. This article describes how the monstera reproduces, the advantages and disadvantages of this or that method, and also why the plant can die at home.

Monstera: breeding at home

This flower has a huge number of useful properties:

• constantly releases oxygen during daylight hours;
• maintains a humid climate in the house due to liquid evaporating from the surface of large sheets;
• reduces the harm of electromagnetic waves from household appliances;

Flower in nature

• absorbs chemicals from the air that are released from furniture (varnish, dyes);
• ionizes the air in the room;
• has an excellent energy field that has a good effect on the human body: calms, saves from indecision;
• has a beneficial effect on the entire body: strengthens the immune system, increases brain activity.

Reproduction of monstera at home will be possible only when all the necessary instructions are followed for this. To begin with, it is recommended to prepare the soil for the plant. At the bottom of the pot, it is imperative to put a layer of broken brick or shells, and only after that pour a mixture of humus with peat, as well as a 4 cm part of river sand.

Monstera is very fond of sunlight, because of this, you need to carefully choose a place for its location. It should be very light, but not in direct sunlight. If the place is not chosen correctly, the rooting process will be very slow.

How to effectively propagate a monster at home? To do this, you need to create high humidity, this will be the secret of success. Young seedlings need daily spraying with water at room temperature: early in the morning and after sunset. The correct choice of feeding will also have a beneficial effect on the rooting of the plant at home.

How to propagate a monster by cuttings

How to propagate a monstera flower by apical cuttings? The top of a ripe flower is cut off and placed in water so that the shoot begins to sprout. For this, only two healthy cuttings are enough. However, if the goal is in the rapid appearance of the first marsh leaves, then you need to be patient when an even larger number of roots are formed.

Monstera roots

Propagation by stem cuttings

Another popular option for plant propagation is to use stem processes as planting material. The stems need to be picked up so that they have several large buds.This cut is applied to the soil, bud side down. It does not need to be covered with soil from above.

An important rule of care will be only constant watering and spraying of the extreme soil layer. To maintain a certain microclimate near the landing site, it is recommended to cover it with a protective film. This will allow the plant to quickly take root and put down its first roots. We must not forget to air it from time to time by lifting the film. After the first roots grow, the cutting must be transplanted to a permanent habitat. The appearance of the first leaves will not take long, they usually have the shape of a heart. Further, they slowly turn into large carved leaves.

How to cut a monster

There are several breeding methods for monstera.

Some rules for plant propagation by cuttings:

• treat the soil with a medicine that stimulates the formation and growth of roots;
• place the shoots in an opaque dish with separated water by one third for three days;
• water should be at room temperature, you can add a little new;
• when two or three new roots appear, they can be safely planted in a pot.

For planting a plant, such a mixture of substrate is well suited (all components are taken in equal proportions):

• turf;
• peat;
• river sand;
• humus.

How to take a scion from a monstera

To propagate a plant with your own hands, you can take any part of the flower:

• stem cuttings are a simple and practical method that bears fruit very quickly;
• apical cuttings - an easy option, basically always leads to success;
• leaves - they are not used so often, because they cannot always take root;
• air roots - a fairly heavy, but the most reliable and sure method of reproduction;
• seeds are a long and arduous process. It is mainly used to breed new plant species.

Rooting in water

Reproduction by aerial roots

This implies the reproduction of a flower by shoots with air roots. To tell you the truth, this method, performed on its own, requires a certain amount of effort. But in comparison with the methods described above, here we can say with one hundred percent guarantee that the reproduction will be successful. To do this, you need to find a shoot with the largest air roots and create high humidity for them. To achieve this, you can wrap the roots in moss, which must be watered or sprayed every day. To prevent the moss from drying out, it is advisable to loosely tie it to the trunk using a regular film. This will not prevent the roots from growing quickly.

Simply put, you can independently propagate the plant with aerial roots without cutting them off. During cultivation, the shoot may even grow several leaves. When the roots become stronger, it is necessary to make a cut on the stem and remove the cutting, and then plant it in its permanent habitat.

Propagation by leaves

The foliage propagation option is considered by botanists to be less practical and effective. It is mainly used when the sheet is accidentally broken. In this case, it is placed with a petiole in water and the roots are expected to be released. In order for a leaf to take root in the ground and a full-fledged monstera to grow from it, you will need to grow many roots. For rooting in water, it is advisable to choose a larger container.

Like other methods, petal propagation has its drawbacks:

• roots grow slowly.To get a whole root system, you need to wait at least a month;
• the leaf may dry out before roots begin to appear.

Are monstera seeds found

Reproduction of monstera using seeds is a rather complicated and difficult method, it is mainly used by experienced botanists to breed new types of flowers, so this option is not suitable for home use.

What seeds look like

How to root a monster

Another type of cuttings is soil rooting. To understand how to root a monster in the soil, you need to follow step-by-step actions:

1. first you need to prepare the composition of the soil, dilute the sandy or peat substrate. Pour it into a container;
2. a suitable soil temperature for the shoot to take root is about 26 ° C and even higher. Humidity - high;
3. to make the monstera tropical conditions for easier growth, the pot must be covered with cling film;
4. after about three weeks, the process will start up the first roots, there will be a lot of them. The larger the root system of a flower, the better it will take root;
5. transplant the scion into a pot of soil.

In such a situation, there are two options for solving the problem. They can be used both separately and in combination:

• take initially thick processes;
• make a support for the plant.

Another method of rooting a branch in the soil is horizontal. Cut off the stalk with at least three buds and place it on the ground. The composition should be light, for example, sphagnum and river sand. The branch does not need to be covered with soil, it is important that one bud lies on the soil. Besides:

• need regular watering and spraying of the offshoot;
• cover the container with foil;
• after the first root shoots and petals are formed, the cutting is transplanted to a permanent place.

How to root a monster with a tip

It often happens that after pinching an overgrown flower, apical cuttings remain, they are also called tops. They can also be used for breeding. For rooting, the tops are placed in a liquid or planted in a moisture-absorbing composition. The root formation process usually takes about 3 weeks.

How to plant a monster

To do this, you need to take into account the age of the houseplant, the transplant is carried out at different times, at a young, middle and mature age. In the first four years of life, the flower must be replanted every year in mid-spring, increasing the volume of the flower pot.

Transplant process

In the next four years, when the growth and development of the flower is more active, it will take two to four transplants annually. When the plant becomes mature and reaches a large size, transplanting can be omitted. Instead, it is desirable to replace the top layer of the earth with a new mineral soil composition.

It must be remembered that this plant is very often subject to various diseases from a lack or, conversely, an excess of sunlight, as well as due to a small amount of watering. Very often, the flower is attacked by a spider mite, you need to give the plant minerals and fertilizers in time to avoid this.

There are many ways to breed monstera, the easiest and most effective method will be cuttings. But gardeners recommend avoiding seed propagation, since in most cases it is impossible to do it yourself at home.To accurately raise a monster, you should resort to detailed expert advice. The growth and development of the flower will depend on the quality of care.