Monstera

[ericlp]

there are tons of it growing on vacant lots around here... How do you transplant it? Can you just cut off a long vine and throw it on the ground?

Where and how to cut to get Monstera to grow?

Thanks!

[Radiopeg]

Rooting Swiss Cheese Plant Cuttings

Monstera is more commonly propagated by stem cuttings. Swiss cheese plant cuttings are easy to root. With cuttings, you have the option of rooting them in water first or simply sticking them straight into the soil. Cuttings should be taken just after a leaf node, removing the bottom-most leaves.

Then either root the swiss cheese plant cuttings in water for a few weeks and transplant to a pot or partially bury the cuttings directly in the soil itself. Since they root so easily, there’s no need for rooting hormone.
from http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/indoor/m...gation.htm


Other Methods for Monstera Deliciosa Propagation

You can also propagate a Swiss cheese plant by dividing suckers into foot-long sections. These can then be gently pressed into the soil. Once they sprout, you can transplant them wherever you want.

Air layering is another method for propagating Monstera deliciosa. Simply wrap some damp sphagnum moss around the stem where an aerial root and leaf axil are located. Tie a piece of string around it to secure it in place. Then enclose this in a clear, plastic bag, with air vents, and tie it off at the top. You should start seeing new roots appear within a few months. At this time, you can clip it off and replant elsewhere.

Peace and long life

[ericlp]

Thanks... I'll try it soon!

[YurtGirl]

They fruit too, did you know that? It's a delicious fruit, a mixture of pineapple and coconut taste. But be careful, make sure it's ripe before you eat it or the oxylic acid will mess up your mouth/thoat/etc.

[Radiopeg]

In which case you gargle some baking soda? So I have heard. It takes a long time to ripen. I am still waiting on mine.

Peace and long life
edited for spelling

[YurtGirl]

I hadn't heard that. It's the same stuff that's in Taro leaf, that's why you have to cook it so long, to break down the oxalic acid. The way I understand it, the oxylic acid has a chemical issue in humans (toxic in very high doses) but it also has a physical reaction because it's a bunch of really tiny, really sharp crystals. That's what makes the mouth itch and feel like it's got a bunch of tiny glass hairs stuck in everywhere... Ripening in the Monstera does the same thing that cooking the taro does. They do take FOREVER to ripen, don't they?! And even then, they ripen from the bottom up, not all at once, so you can only eat a bit at a time, or scoop out a bit and then refrigerate/freeze that until the whole thing is done... We're waiting on ours too, I want to attempt to make a Monstera bread, like a banana bread only with the Monstera fruit!

[bananahead]

Monstera is actually hard to kill, just cut off a piece with a few nodes (leaves/air roots) throw it on the ground and it will root out and eventually crawl or climb.... you can also find small seedlings around older plants, they look like anturiums w/o the characteristic holes in the leaves yet.

save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha