Probably the easiest plant to care for once you figure it out.

I water it every month or two. Fertilize it every 2 or 3 years. Redirect the arial roots into the pot when I water.

It gets 3 hours of direct sunlight in the morning.

Every 5 or 6 years I haul it outside in the summer. Then leach the pot with the garden hose to remove the salt buildup. I also hack the plant back to a more manageable size.

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    1 month ago

    Monstera? That was my very first houseplant! Dude that lived in the attic at our shit college house gave me one of those, and a cat. Had sworn that pets and plants were for little old ladies, not ME!

    Well… promptly killed the plant, but the cat fared well. And here I am 35-years later building a greenhouse out of spare parts and hoping the tadpoles do well in the new pond. The pig and chameleon are happy campers!

    And BTW, I have never seen such an impressive example. As a cable guy I was in 3,000-some houses. You win.

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      1 month ago

      Naw I have to keep him small to fit in the space. Eventually I want a house where I can let my poor little guy to grow up big.