10/05/2026
ULTIMATE MONSTERA CARE GUIDE PT 2 : Swiss Cheese
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☀️ LIGHT
A west or south facing window is where a Swiss cheese plant happiest. In warm climates it’ll also thrive outside in dappled shade.
💧 WATER
Let the soil dry out between waterings, but don’t leave it sitting dry for more than a day. Once it’s dry, give it a good soak with distilled water until water runs out the bottom. Yellow leaves plus wet soil means you’re overdoing it. Yellow leaves plus dry soil means you need to water more.
🌱 FEEDING
Spring and summer, use a fertilizer once a month with your watering. In fall and winter do not feed.
💦 HUMIDITY
50 to 60% is great. Crispy brown edges usually mean the air is too dry. For extra humidity, group plants together or run a small humidifier.
🪴 SOIL
Keep it chunky. Use a pot with drainage that’s only 1 to 2 inches bigger than the roots.
🥥 DIY COCO COIR POLE
• Grab a wooden stake or PVC pipe
•Cut a coco coir sheet, (hanging basket liner works great) to fit around it. Wet the coco coir.
•Wrap it tight and secure with zip ties or twine every few inches
•Push it into the pot behind the plant, aerial roots facing the pole
•Tie stems on loosely with velcro plant tape
🌴DIY MOSS POLE
•Grab a 2 to 3 ft wooden garden stake
•Soak sphagnum moss for 10 min and squeeze it out
•Pack it around the stake and wrap tight with twine
•Push it into the pot behind the plant, aerial roots facing the pole
•Tie stems on loosely with velcro plant tape
Keep the moss damp so the roots grab on.