None of my Monteras want to fenestrate.
They are with me for at least half a year now. Most of them give bigger leaves with every growth. Most of them are on moss poles.
Humidity is about 65-70%, PPFD is between 300 and 500 (worst and best places) for 14 to 16 hours a day. Temperature is around 25 °C all the time.
They give me new leaves every 2 to 4 weeks.
I water with distilled water, using Foliage Focus, Silica and Cal-Mag with every watering at the recommended dose, correcting the pH to between 5.8-6.2. I flush the media once a month.
No pests that I've seen. I've had root rot on 2 recently, I moved all of them from aroid mix to chunky soil then (mix of perlite, pine bark, coco chips and charcoal).
What am I doing wrong?
by Evernode_Botanics
5 Comments
You’re not patient. That’s all that’s missing. Faucet water from the hose.
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aside from giving them extra extra light id say just give em a little more time.
Your leaves aren’t big enough yet you just need to be patient.
It of curiosity how big of a pot is it in rn?
Fenestrations are a direct response to light, so like another said, more light (as much as you can possibly give it, be careful of burning, but there’s literally no such thing as too much light for monsteras in my experience) and more time! Patience is key
I agree with patience as it sounds like you’re ticking every box, although more light is always going to be more beneficial as long as it’s increased at a tolerable pace (I have a 36w bulb about 40cm/15” or so from my monstera)