He made a very poor choice. I grew all of these from started props. Weāre moving and he thought he was being helpful by loading the plants first to āmake sure they have room in the car with usā. The stems are alive, so now what? Wait for new growth? Chop and prop more? What would yāall do if you were me?
by flora523
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Divorce. Jk, but I think the only way to save them is to chop and prop.
Oof. Cold damage is irreversible for most aroids, so you would have to remove everything that got damaged. Any part of the plant that goes limp or is/was translucent is done.
Your spouse owes you new plants!
Divorce? Kidding. But in all seriousness, that sucks and Iām sorry, those are nice!
Iād cut off the damaged foliage and keep them comfy for now. However, since it seems like you just have stems left over, which appear to be ok and will most likely produce new growth; now might be a good opportunity for you to think about cutting the more damaged ones up and propagating them. Idk. If not, like I said, they appear to not be a total loss and will continue to grow they just wonāt be lush on the bottom since only stem is left. Good luck!!
š²š Oh my, he had the very best of intentionsā¦thankfully nature is resilient and if tre stems are intact, thereās s good chance for a revival. I would cut them back and wait for spring. š¤Hoping with you. Please update us in spring
Divorce
Iāve done this before, for mine the leaves that are brown eventually died, but new growth came from the main stalk (and Iāve been able to chop and prop those new leaves).
I had my leaves all burn and fall off from being put outside in direct sunlight. Eventually they all grew back and even better than before. But that was heat and sunlight, so Iām not sure. And sorry hope they come back to life
Omg so many divorce mentions. Is that a kiln outside?
Now divorce him. Duh!!
Maybe divorce?
I had some that were planted in the ground outside. They died off every year with the freeze and then grew back totally fine! Theyāre a lot more sturdy than people give them credit for.
I have some similar looking monsteras and an albo that were left in an insulated but unheated building over Christmas. I’m expecting most of the leaves will fall off and then I’ll just see what regrows. If they still look sad this time next year I’ll chop and prop.
Throw your spouse in the bin (sarcasm).
Divorce.
I agree. Cut off the damaged leaves. Start over again with new beautiful leaves
Spouse needs to buy replacement š
Chop and pray šš¼
Chop it. The roots are alive and should spawn new growth
You might need to chop into tiny pieces and put the pieces in new soil. As for the plants, cut away anything thatās browning and dying off, keep the stems and try to prop?
Divorce lawyer up hit the gym etc
Put him in a freezing car.
This just happened about a month ago to my beautiful large Monstera. I cut all of the dead stems off and itās already grown 3 new leaves. If the roots arenāt damaged, then the plant should be able to bounce back. Unfortunately all of the affected parts of the plant will have to go š„ŗ.