How to Grow Monstera Fruit

Purchase your young plant from a reputable nursery already started for best results. If you have access to a plant, you may take cuttings and insert them into a pot of sterile organic soil, or into the ground where you want the plant to grow, and it will root quite easily.

Select your site for outdoor planting. For fruit growth, plant in full sun away from other plants. For ornamental purposes, plant as an understory plant so that the sun does not damage its leaves.

Dig a hole that is 4 to 10 feet in diameter and three times the depth of the existing pot.

Backfill the hole to the depth of the pot, so the plant rests slightly above ground level when placed. The loosened soil will encourage new roots to grow and expand.

Settle the root ball into the hole and gently but firmly pack the soil around the roots, tamping to close any air pockets.

Water the plant by hand until it is established, being sure to keep the soil moist.

Feed the plant with a balanced fertilizer twice a year for best results.

Mulch with 2 to 6 inches of a wood chip or bark mulch to help reduce weeds and keep moisture in the soil. The breakdown of the mulch also provides organic matter.

Prune the vine occasionally to control it and keep it in its assigned area. Cut the vines back and pull out the roots from the cut portions, or they may continue to grow as a new independent plant.