Hi everyone!
I got a BMF back on Feb 22 and I’ve had some issues with it and hoping to get some advice, I really want to salvage this plant!!!
1st pic is when I first got it
2nd is when I noticed the new leaf forming was yellowing
3rd is what it looks like right now
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It looked like the new leaf was rotting inside of the sheath (is that what you call it?). I didn’t see any root or stem rot so I wasn’t sure what caused the new growth to turn so quickly…I panicked and cut off its newest leaf, cleaned off its roots with hydrogen peroxide and then I repotted it this past weekend in a mix of orchid bark, perlite, sphagnum moss and potting soil. I’ve also added a grow light into the mix (unsure about the ppfd, it’s a cheap low power one from Amazon, I just wanted something supplemental)
For reference I have a NE facing window with a sheer curtain and it’s about 3m away from it on a shelf. We haven’t had great light this winter though.
The humidity has been terrible but I try my best to keep it at least 30% with a humidifier in the room. It does fluctuate though and I’ve seen the humidity go down to 20-25% which I know isn’t great.
After that ordeal, I’ve noticed the leaves have curled significantly compared to when I first got it. Any ideas on what I can do to fix it? Is she going to be curled up forever? 🙁 any advice would be really appreciated!! I’m fairly new to taking care of a plant like this
by milliasrage
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This also just happened to the first new leaf on my new BMF. I have had this happen with other monstera, so from past experience I knew to just pluck out the dead leaf and leave it alone. It pretty quickly grew a new leaf from the same spot. Hopefully you didn’t damage the growth point, but if you did, it’ll just start growing from a node. Long story short, your plant will be fine in the long run, but it’s possible that you may have set it back slightly if you cut off the growth point.