How to grow and care for Monstera deliciosa as a houseplant in water culture?

Method for water-culturing Monstera

For water culture, use a small soil-grown plant, remove the Monstera from the soil, wash the roots, and try not to damage the roots. Then cut off all the surrounding roots (the central main root should not be cut). Remember to soak the Monstera roots in a very dilute potassium permanganate solution for about 10 minutes.

Take a glass container and add an appropriate amount of water so that two-thirds of the Monstera roots are submerged in water and the remaining roots are exposed to the air. Check the roots from time to time. If everything is normal, change the water once a week until the Monstera roots have enough water roots. The water culture is then successful. After that, replace the water-culture medium with nutrient solution and carry out normal good maintenance.

How to grow water-cultured Monstera

1. Water-cultured Monstera likes moisture and needs enough water during the growing period. When the weather is dry, water must be sprayed on the leaves to keep the air humid, so that the branches and leaves grow brightly.

2. Water-cultured Monstera must be placed indoors in a spot with enough diffused light. If it is cloudy for a long time, light can be supplemented artificially or kept for a period at an appropriate time. In winter, water-cultured Monstera must be placed in a warm, sunny place to avoid cold wind. The summer temperature for water-cultured plants should be -28°C, and an air-conditioned room is most suitable.

3. Because Monstera deliciosa has large leaves, a heavy container should be used for water culture to prevent them from tipping over. Brown spot disease sometimes occurs in Monstera leaves, and bup or carbendazim must be sprayed promptly to prevent the disease from spreading.

4. Change the water regularly and clean the container to reduce bacteria and roots in the water competing for dissolved oxygen and to increase the dissolved oxygen in the water. In winter, replace with new nutrient solution regularly every week; in summer, replace the nutrient solution every day, and the salt concentration of the nutrient solution will also decrease. At the same time, the water-culture plant bottle should be shaken frequently to increase the dissolved oxygen in the nutrient solution.

Placement of water-cultured Monstera

Monstera deliciosa has slender branches and a novel leaf shape. It can be used to decorate a study, windows, and balcony flower stands with mini utensils.

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Water culture method for Monstera

Water culture method for Monstera

Choosing a container

For a water-cultured Monstera container, a professional water-culture container should be used as much as possible. For water-culture beginners, it is convenient for protection and more beneficial to plant growth. An oval glass water-culture vessel is usually used.

Treating the plant

Remove the soil from the Monstera soil, remove the soil from the roots, and properly prune the old roots. Do not damage the roots during treatment.

Water culture

A certain amount of water in the glass container should not be too full, so that two-thirds of the Monstera roots are submerged in water and the other parts are exposed to the air. If you check the root condition from time to time, it means the water culture is successful. Change the water once a week. When the roots have enough water roots, nutrients can be added appropriately and normal maintenance carried out.

Care for water-cultured Monstera

Monstera deliciosa likes moisture, and even in water culture, water must be sprayed on the leaf surface to keep the air humid, so that the leaves grow brightly and the leaves are bright.

Place the water-cultured Monstera in a spot with enough diffused light. If it is cloudy for a long time, artificial supplementation can be used. In winter, place Monstera deliciosa in a warm, sunny place and avoid cold wind.

Because Monstera deliciosa has large leaves, a heavy container should be used for water culture to prevent it from tipping over. Make the position as smooth as possible. If it is simple water culture, try not to raise it in a high place.

Brown spot disease sometimes occurs in Monstera leaves, and bup or carbendazim must be sprayed promptly to prevent the disease from spreading.

Monstera water culture method and precautions

I have seen that many flower friends need to water-culture Monstera, so here is a simple summary of the Monstera water culture method and precautions. Before looking at the following content, I want to say that Monstera and flower friends doing water culture together is good.

A Monstera deliciosa plant suitable for water culture should not be too large. Generally, a height of 20-30 cm is better. Because if it is too large, it is not easy to find a water-culture bottle.

Monstera water culture method

First is the treatment of the water-culture container. We must prepare utensils on the stand. Because Monstera water culture cannot put the plant directly into the water, we need some of the roots in the water and some in the air. This will give the roots a chance to breathe.

Let us first look at the picture above. Part A is water, part B is the contact part between the roots and the air, and part C is the plant fixed by soil. This structure is a relatively traditional water-culture structure, and the soil part can be fixed with stones. That is fine; the key point is part B. Be sure to expose a little root in the air so that the roots can breathe.

The following is the treatment method for Monstera deliciosa. We will dig out the Monstera deliciosa from the soil. Please note here. Try not to hurt the roots. You can hold the base with your hands and then buckle it. This makes it easier to remove the pot. Do not water for a day; it is easier to take it out of the pot. Then gently knock off the soil, and the soil attached to the roots can be washed off with water. After cleaning the roots, put Monstera deliciosa in a cool place for later use (at this time the roots can also be dried slightly).

According to the structure in Figure 1, after potting, the Monstera water culture is complete, but the key point is protection. After potting, we should place Monstera deliciosa in a cool, ventilated place for a few days. During these days, try not to move it often. Pay attention to the condition of the roots. You do not need to change the water in the first week. If there are new roots, it will be successful. You can change the water once every ten and a half days.

There is nothing particularly noteworthy about water-cultured Monstera deliciosa. The most important thing is that you should not expose it to sunlight. Because the temperature of water-cultured plants will become higher and the water will turn green, which is not conducive to normal plant growth. In addition, do not often put nutrient solution into the water. Many nutrient solutions are fake, and the plants cannot absorb them at all, and they harm the roots.