How to care for a Swiss cheese plant? These 4 tips make the leaves big and green

The Swiss cheese plant (Monstera deliciosa) has uniquely shaped leaves, a graceful form, and deep green foliage, giving it great ornamental value. Let's take a look at how to grow a healthy Swiss cheese plant!

Care methods for the Swiss cheese plant:

(1). Soil: The Swiss cheese plant likes fertile soil. When planting or repotting, add crushed bone to the bottom of the pot as a base fertilizer. The soil can be an equal mix of leaf mold, sandy soil and garden soil. The Swiss cheese plant grows quickly and needs to be repotted and given fresh soil once a year, in March to April. This way the soil has plenty of nutrients, which supports the plant's growth.

(2). Light: The Swiss cheese plant tolerates shade, but it still needs light. Going without light for a long time is bad for the plant's healthy growth. Just place it in a bright living room to grow. In summer, take good shade measures and do not let it be exposed to harsh sun.

(3). Watering: The Swiss cheese plant likes moisture and needs plenty of water during the growing season. For routine watering, water once a day. In summer, water once in the morning and once in the evening, and at the same time spray water around the Swiss cheese plant and wipe its leaves with water, which keeps up the humidity and also keeps the leaves fresh and vivid green. In winter it enters dormancy and grows rather slowly, so watering can be reduced.

(4). Fertilizing: The Swiss cheese plant has a high demand for nutrients as it grows. Besides sufficient base fertilizer in the soil, pay attention to regular fertilizing, and when fertilizing do not choose raw fertilizer or concentrated fertilizer. From April to September, apply diluted cake fertilizer water once every half month.