My gorgeous, full, healthy monstera adansonii fell off its stand while I was at work yesterday. My pet sitter cleaned it up, but left the plant on the floor instead of putting it back on its stand or an elevated surface. I got home a few hours later and found my dog ate 80% of the leaves. The dog is fine. The plant is not fine.
I took the plant off its climbing pole this morning to assess the damage and I’m devastated. What do I do? I have a few small vines that are still fairly leafy, but my long vines are virtually bare. Do I chop the long vines (😭) and focus on growing the small, leafy vines? Will the long vines continue to put out new growth or will it take too much energy to keep a bare vine alive?
The plant sits in a SW facing window with a grow light on it 12 hours a day. I have a humidifier going in my plant room for a few hours each day and this particular plant gets watered about every 1.5-2 weeks, or when the top couple inches of soil are dry. It’s been a very happy plant and has had incredible growth since I got it 2 years ago. 🪴
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated! TIA!
by GanacheDear281
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