Sad Monstera made a comeback

I’m so proud of my Monstera!!
It finally produced a new healthy leaf after being infected with thrips for 2 months.

The first picture, a little over a month ago shows my monstera submerged in the bathtub to drown the thrips. I previously had been spraying it with anti-plague sprays for like 3 weeks straight but the thrips kept coming back. What finally worked for me was just completely showering leafs and petioles with water. I had to do this 3 times in total until the thrips finally stayed away.

Now with the spring coming around my monstera finally felt happy enough to produce a new leaf and it has another little one coming through as well. I’m so glad I didn’t give up on him!

Takeaway: don’t give up on your plants if it’s infected or is looking a little sad, do everything you can and give it some time.