The name of this smart plant has come from the Latin word "monstrum" that in translation means "monster" though the monstera is incredibly beautiful, and at this flower there are a lot of admirers. This quite big plant, and sometimes its rassazhivaniye is quite big problem.
Instruction
1. It is necessary to transplant monstera in the spring, during active growth of plant. Replace young flower annually, and big plant as required when you see that the pot became too small.
2. Take out plant from the capacity in which it grew. Wash out roots. Cut off all damaged, rotten and sick backs. Powder all cuts with wood ashes or coal and leave to be dried.
3. While roots dry up, prepare fresh soil. Take two parts of the garden earth, one part of the sheet earth, as much sand, it is a little vermiculite and perlite.
4. Lay drainage from haydite on bottom of pot and fill pochvosmes on third. Put in the middle support from stick or the grid twisted in cylinder enveloped by moss sphagnum. It will cling to this support the roots and to receive additional power supply. If you want to multiply plant, cut monstera on shanks put them on soil and add the earth. Press it a little and water. Cover pot with plastic bag. Air daily.
5. Water with the filtered slightly warmed up water, but it is moderate. The monstera does not love stagnation of water and excessive watering. Brown spots appear from behind it on leaves, the sheet edge blackens. The monstera itself will let know that the plant is watered moderately - on leaves water droplets will appear.
6. At due leaving in month the plant will please you with new leaves. Put it to the light place though it not bad feels also in shadow. The monstera does not love temperature drops and drafts. Put it in the isolated place where its big powerful leaves will have enough scope.
7. In month after change at due leaving of plant will please you with new leaves.
8. To transplant adult big plant rather troublesome therefore you should not do it. Will change rather only annually top layer in pot. Remove it on ten centimeters and dosypta fresh soil. Your monstera will thank you unusual beautiful carved leaves and it is possible, you even should constrain its growth by cutting.