Hey plant lovers, I need some advice on my Monstera! As you can see in the picture, one of the larger leaves is turning yellow, and the edges are browning and crisping up. The plant gets bright, indirect light, and I try to water it when the topsoil feels dry.
Could this be due to overwatering, underwatering, or something else like humidity issues? Any tips on how to fix it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
by milibarkow
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With the yellowing on the edges of the other leaves I’m inclined to believe you may be overwatering but it could be several things. I’d check the roots to make sure everything looks alright
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Sometimes it’s just ready to let a leaf go. Rest of the plant looks happy
We’d probably need to see more of the plant to assess– one leaf doesn’t tell the whole story.
I don’t know maybe a repot aerial roof and a bunch of it looks a little crazy. Looks like the pot don’t have drainage. I could be wrong. It looks like it needs more dirt as well. 🤷🏻♀️ good luck 🍀
Dry tips can be a sign of hard water.
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When is the last time you checked the roots?
When my son buys a monstera he ALWAYS separates it, after it’s had a quarantine period away from all our other plants, as they’re usually more than one plant in a pot. That way he can check they root system and give the plant a proper medium for them to grow in. He adds perlite, orchid bark, sometimes a little cactus soil as well and soil. He also bottom waters (with a little fertilizer added in) his monsteras maybe once a week. They sit in a south facing window all the time and his are thriving. Also don’t rotate your plant. They have a front and a back side. Rotating it just makes it twist as the leaves search for the light.
It might be hard water. Try distilled water for a few waterings.
Looks over watered, you should take it out the pot, check the roots, if they’re soft, if they stink, it’s got root rot and you gotta chop any bad roots, replant in a soil mixed with something like orchid bark, perlite (something else usually goes in the mix but I can’t remember and don’t have it in my soil and mine do just fine) get a healthy mix of bark and perlite mixed in the soil and make sure you’ve got drainage holes in the pot, then go and just flood the soil, drown that hoe, check how easily the soil drains, and only ever water it when you can feel or poke a wooden stick in and the top 1 to 2 inches of soil are dry, this will prevent further root rot and keep an eye on it, those bad leaves may not get any better and may possibly need to be removed but don’t remove them if you give them a tug and they’ve still got a tight grip, cause this means they’ve still got a healthy supply of nutrients, but only give them a tug if you see their condition worsen more