Today I will bring you a plant full of mystery - monstera. Let's trace its legend together, taste its meaning, and understand its breeding methods and precautions. 
Monstera, as the name suggests, resembles a turtle's back. It is said that once upon a time, a caravan was flooded during the journey, and his caravan was submerged, leaving him alone to flee to an isolated island. On this desert island, he survived with the help of a wounded turtle. In gratitude for the tortoise's life, he took good care of the tortoise and raised it healthy and strong. The turtle also became his good friend, but the turtle eventually grew old and magically transformed into a plant with wide leaves like a turtle's back. To commemorate this wonderful experience, the merchant named the plant "Monstera" as a sign of gratitude to his friend. Later, when the merchant returned to land, he heard that it was the turtle that gave the merchant his life, just to thank the merchant for accompanying him along the way. It also symbolizes the beautiful meaning of the health and longevity of the monstera. 
The meaning of the monstera is also very auspicious. Its bamboo knots are ruyi, symbolizing longevity and auspiciousness. The leaves are verdant and lush, symbolizing family harmony and abundant wealth. And its fruit, shaped like a gold ingot, symbolizes wealth and wealth. During the breeding process, we should pay attention to the following points to ensure the healthy growth of Monstera. 1.Light: Monstera is more shade-tolerant and does not like strong sunlight, which can easily lead to yellowing or sunburn of leaves, so when breeding Monstera, most of the time it can be maintained in a place with scattered light. In spring and autumn, we can put the monstera in a sunny place and receive 2-4 hours of sunlight every day. 
2.Temperature: The suitable growth temperature of Monstera is 15 to 25, so we should pay attention to the change of indoor temperature to avoid slow growth or pest and disease attack due to too high or too low temperature. 
3.Moisture: Monstera has a large demand for water, so keep the potting soil moist. During the growing period, we can water 1-2 times a week. The amount of watering can be appropriately reduced in summer and winter. 
4.Fertilization: During the growth period of Monstera, it takes about 15 20 days to apply a completely decomposed organic fertilizer or cake fertilizer water, control the amount of fertilizer, not too much at a time, and do not apply strong fertilizer, should be thin fertilizer and diligent application. to maintain the nutrients needed by the plant. 
5.Regular pruning: Monstera needs to be pruned regularly to maintain a proper growth posture and number of branches and leaves. If you want the stem to grow taller quickly, you can prune the aging leaves at the bottom. 
6.Monstera likes to grow in slightly acidic soil, does not like to grow in alkaline soil, when preparing soil for Monstera, it needs to be kept loose, breathable, and well drained, and can be mixed with humus, garden soil, and river sand, which can make Monstera grow vigorously. 
7.During the growth period of monstera, it is easy to appear pests and diseases, and the common diseases are mainly gray spot disease, and the control measures can be 50% Tobujin 1500 times liquid or 06% equivalent Bordeaux liquid spraying, common insect pests are mainly scale insects, and the control measures can be sprayed with 1500 times of 35% dimethoate emulsion. 
In the process of cultivating monstera, we can promote the growth and maintenance of the plant by fertilizing it regularly, maintaining proper light and temperature, and pruning it regularly. Of course, there are also some things we need to pay attention to to ensure the safe growth of monstera. First of all, we should avoid spraying the plant with water for a long time to avoid flooding the roots. Secondly, we should pay attention to prevent the occurrence of pests and diseases, and we can regularly wash the leaves of plants with clean water to prevent the occurrence of pests and diseases. Finally, we should pay attention to prevent the lodging of monstera, so as not to cause damage to the branches and leaves, which will affect the ornamental effect. 
Monstera not only has a unique shape and auspicious meaning, but also has a high ornamental value. It will become another highlight of our home greening. In short, breeding monstera is not complicated, as long as we master the correct breeding methods and precautions, we can make monstera thrive and bring us a beautiful home environment.