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    1. megankmartin on

      They are aerial roots, and they’re normal. If you don’t like the way they look, you can cut them off without harming the plant.

    2. Zone9bproblems on

      Aroids, the genus of plants that includes monstera, philodendrons and epiprenums (I.e. Pothos) always produce aerial roots like this. “Aroid” refers to their aerial growth habit. In the wild they grow up the trunks of trees and use the aerial roots to attach themselves while they climb. I live in Florida and it’s not uncommon to find pothos and sometimes monstera doing this in people’s yards and sometimes up the sides of buildings. My apartment complex has a 3 story tall pothos plant in the courtyard climbing up trees. Eventually the roots will meet the soil and if not they might be looking for a support trellis to attach to. I have had my monstera nearly three years and last year it got big enough I had to move it onto a tripod trellis I made out of 3 4ft tall tree stakes wired together. The aerial roots help to support it on the trellis. I don’t think the moss poles work well if it’s a big plant. My plant is heavy enough it topples any trellis that can’t support the weight load in three points which was why I made my own type of trellis.

      There’s no reason to cut aerial roots off. I often mist them with a dilute seaweed fertilizer to feed my monstera. In the wild they take in nutrients this way from rainwater run off running over the aerial roots where they attach to the tree.

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