07/01/2026
When I bought my first Monstera, I had no idea there were two Monstera plants growing in the same pot. Two years later, the plant was rootbound, the aerial roots were growing outside the container, and the growth was starting to slow down. In this Monstera repotting video, I’m separating multiple Monstera plants, removing old soil, detangling the root system, trimming damaged roots, and repotting each plant into its own container with a chunky Monstera soil mix. I also removed the LECA I originally added to the bottom of the pot because it can create a perched water table, which means water may sit higher in the pot instead of draining the way people think it does. For this repot, I used peat-free soil, orchid bark, and perlite to create better airflow, drainage, and root oxygen. If your Monstera is rootbound, stunted, overcrowded, or has aerial roots growing out of the pot, it may be time to repot, separate the plants, and give the roots room to breathe.