A Guide to Pruning a Cheese Plant
Cheese plants are great. They're strong, versatile, look great and they have a deep green colour that's unrivalled by other house plants. They're impressive to look at and their leaves are interesting shapes, sizes and patterns. They (almost) cannot be killed off, which is great for someone like me who has little luck when it comes to keeping house plants alive. But did you know that you can cut back a Monstera (cheese plant)? It's not something that we ever really considered until it starting looking a bit large and messy. So we made sure we knew what we were doing before hacking back our lovely cheese plant (who we have named 'Chez'). Seeing as we managed it successfully last time we gave him a prune, I thought I'd tell you how we did, when and some signs that your Monstera needs a hair cut! So, let's dive in! Signs your cheese plant needs pruning In the wild, cheese plants can grow up to 50 feet high . They're more likely to want to grow upwards...
