Just noticed this ONE yellow ish leaf on my monstera?
The rest of the plant looks healthy to me.
What this could be?
by Aggravating-Fig-9274
Just noticed this ONE yellow ish leaf on my monstera?
The rest of the plant looks healthy to me.
What this could be?
by Aggravating-Fig-9274
4 Comments
Monsteras are aroids and will not tolerate compact soil. They need aroid specific soil to allow roots to breathe and thrive. There is no room for error here, if you don’t amend the soil, the plant will get root rot, if left untreated the plant will die. Here’s some instructions:
Remove *all soil* you can do this by a hose and spraying the rootball or soaking the rootball in a bucket or bowl of water.
Once all the soil is removed, inspect the roots. If you see mushy roots, cut them off using sterile scissors. Soak the rootball for about 15-20 minutes in water and hydrogen peroxide, 2:1 ratio.
Potting mix for aroids:
Using a utility bucket and a garden scooper or an ice scoop…
– 1/2 scoop of cactus soil
– 1/2 scoop worm castings (optional, but good for nutrients)
– 1/2 scoop of compost (optional, but good for nutrients)
– 2 scoops perlite
– 2 scoops horticultural charcoal
– 2 scoops orchid bark
Mix it all up, and you want to get the impression of, “that’s chunky” If you don’t get that impression, add another scoop of charcoal and perlite.
Older monstera leaves will eventually turn yellow and die off. If it’s only one leaf, and the rest of the plant looks good, I’d just check for pests and keep an eye on it if you don’t find any. It looks like that’s one of the smallest, oldest leaves on your plant from the photo.
It’s an old leaf, your soil is fine
If it’s just one or two, the plant is just ready to move on to bigger and better things!