Hello! I hope it’s ok to post questions like that here. I have ALWAYS had problems with Monsteras and their leaves browning and dying off. I always thought it might be a too dark or too sunny location. Now I’ve made some new living room space and I thought maaaybe this spot would be good (bit away from a large window, lots of light but no direct sunlight hits it)

But once again the leaves turn brown, just as they did with the regular Monsteras I had. I tried spraying them with water for humidity, but no help.

So now I wanna ask if anyone has an idea what could cause this? If there might be something I’m obviously doing wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated <3 🌿

  • pr0xy_prime@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Like everyone else said, water less frequent. I water mine every 2 weeks or so. Its also possible that there is water sitting at the bottom of the outer pot so even though there are drainage holes water still has nowhere to go. Its also spring time great time to fertilize. Some places sell slow release pellets that you pit on top of the soil and it fertilizes every time you water. Definitely change the soil too, that’ll do a couple of things. Fresh soil will have nutrients, if it’s root bound you’ll get to detangle the roots and give them room to breather, can even trim some excess roots but if you do that make sure you use sharp cutters and sanitize then with rubbing alcohol prior to use (that goes for any trimming you do). Changing the soil will also let you check for root rot (caused by overwatering). Repotting can be a daunting task, especially if it’s a bigger plant but dont be scared, there are a ton of super helpful step by step videos online. A lot of places will also do it for you either for a small fee or in some cases for free if you do it at the same spot where you bought the plant. Not an expert by any means, just some stuff I learned a long the way as a plant owner. Good luck. Hopefully you save it. Worst case scenario take some cuttings of leaves that are still good and try to propagate it.

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      1 month ago

      Thank you for your input! I think too much water really was the problem here. I hope it can recover, because sadly it’s a new and pretty small plant, so I can’t take cuttings of good leaves :')