I’ve had this for 3 years, it had well over 200 leaves when I got it and it’s slowly dropped to less than 50. It’s not in direct sunlight but clearly gets lots of light, and I water it about once a week. I’ve tried watering it less, more, adding some houseplant food, adding some compost – it just keeps dropping leaves. I’d have moved it but I don’t have loads of space for a hanging plant. All my other plants around the apartment are doing great. Any ideas?
by Efficient-Prune-7873
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Mine did this when it was overwatered, it was overwatered once and even when it was watered less it kept dropping its leaves after that initial shock.
I feel you 🥹 I had a monstera do exact the same. Mine went from this gorgeous full plant to basically a sad stick with like 6 leaves. Drive me crazy because everything else was thriving. Turned out mine was completely root bound. After 3 years in the same pot, the roots had nowhere to go. When I finally repotted it (went up just one size), it exploded with new growth within a month. Check the drainage holes, if you see roots poking out, that’s your answer. The other thing that saved mine was humidity. I put it near my other plants (they create a little humid microclimate together) and started misting it occasionally. Monsteras are drama queens about dry air. I moved mine around for months trying to find the “perfect” light, and it hated me for it. Once I left it alone, it finally settled down and stopped the leaf massacre.
Could be time to up-pot. That’s a big plant for such a tiny pot. Check for roots coming out of the weep hole