Monstera Deliciosa in orchid soil

[epifit]

Hi, my Monstera is due to a repot. I have some orchid soil type substrate (it's not 100% bark. It looks like normal soil). Is it ok for this plant?

[Dimples]

A mix of potting soil and chunky bark and/or perlite is great for aroids and tropicals like a monstera deliciosa. I mix potting mix for my tropical houseplants with bark 70/30 or up to 50/50 depending on the plant type and the pot size.

[estación seca]

It depends on your temperatures. If it's good and warm you could grow this in anything, including heavy clay. It is about the least picky house plant you can imagine. I grow it in a perlite-bagged potting soil mixture to make the pot lighter, but it will do just fine in the cheapest bagged potting soil you can buy. Remember to fertilize it.

[Dimples]

I agree. I intentionally abandoned mine outside in the fall of 2021. I was tired of dealing with it’s growth habit, it took up too much space, and I just didn’t like it anymore. It survived (progressively dying) with almost no attention from me and I just tossed it a couple weeks ago. It was still alive, but barely. They’re way harder than many give them credit for.