Here are the best proven tips and hands-on tricks to make your Monstera plant bushier and grow lusher leaves!
Every plant parent dreams of having a Monstera that looks like it just leapt out of a tropical rainforest. Those big, fenestrated leaves, the wild jungle vibe, are every gardener’s goals! Read on and use these hacks to achieve that result.
Top Tricks to Make a Monstera Bushier
1. Use Epsom Salt
This is a hero ingredient for all your plants in the garden or indoors. Let’s tell you why! It is a natural source of nutrition that provides plants with nutrients like magnesium and sulfur to promote healthy growth, green foliage, and fruits.
The Trick: Simply mix one tablespoon of Epsom salt into 1 gallon (4 liters) of water and spray it once a month on the foliage. This foliar application will make the leaves big and healthy.
You can also mix a pinch of Epsom salt with all-purpose liquid fertilizer before feeding the plant. Easy, right?
2. Guide Aerial Roots Back into The Soil
Monstera are famous for those quirky aerial roots that dangle everywhere like wild hair. They may look messy to you, but they are actually nutrient powerhouses.
In the wild, these roots anchor into tree trunks and soil pockets to help the plant climb and feed itself.
The Trick: You can train the aerial roots to go back into the potting soil or stick themselves to the moss pole. They will start absorbing more nutrients and water, which in turn will benefit your plant to grow healthier and bushier.
You can also put those aerial roots in water for better growth, as shared in our post!
It is a practical and natural hack that helps by mimicking the growth in rainforests. At first, you may need to tie stems to the pole with soft plant ties gently, but in time, the roots take hold naturally.
3. Air-Layering for Extra Growth Points
Here is an out-of-the-box trick that no one talks about! Instead of only cutting and propagating separately, you can air-layer a few sections of the stem while they are still attached to the plant.
The Trick: All you have to do is bend a healthy branch in the soil using a hook. Do it at the point where the branch touches the growing medium, making sure that it is devoid of any leaves but has a node. After placing it in the soil, cover it with a mix of soil and peat moss to speed up the process.
