Hi y’all, recently got into house plants as a way to help my mental health and I bought a really healthy monstera. Me being an idiot though bought it on a day where the wind chill was below 0 and now it has cold damage. What should I do? I really don’t want to lose this plant ðŸ˜
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I’m confused—was it left outside?
Plant tissue with cold damage is beyond saving, unfortunately. The cells literally burst and have started/will start rotting.
For any leaves that are significantly damaged (more than 1/4 of the overall leaf), I would cut them off about an inch above the base of the stem. Remove ALL damaged plant tissue so the rot doesn’t damage the healthy parts of the plant.
This means you’re going to lose a lot of your plant, sadly. But if the roots are viable she’ll grow back.
Don’t be too hard on yourself! All of us in this hobby has lost our fair share of plants, especially in the early stages while we’re still learning.
There is nothing you can do to fix cold damage.
Trim any affected areas and see if it will recover.