1st Picture – what it looks like now
2nd Picture – what it looked like on the day I picked it up.
It sits outside on a south facing balcony in the shade. Gets a lot of indirect sun light. It’s pretty warm, it dries up quick, so I’ve watered it 2-3 times in the last week and a half.. I gave it liquid fertilizer with the waterings. Half the recommended dose (to not stress it). Haven’t repotted it yet (to not stress it). I want it to get used to its new environment first. I know it looks overcrowded, so when I repot it, I’ll separate it.
The problem is when I picked it up the leaves were doing fine, they were pointed upwards, now the new leaves especially, seem to have bent where the stem ends and the leaves begin. It’s turned itself pretty much 90• down. Some leaves also look more crumpled… not straight..
I almost think, the more sun it gets, the worse it looks.
I also want to mention, I’m not overwatering, it’s been super warm and I stuck my finger in pretty deep to make sure I’m not overwatering. Don’t want root rot.
I feel like something is off with it, but can’t figure out what. Please help. 🙏🏻
by BackgroundBake3261
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I can’t say for sure, but it’s probably just adjusting. I think she still looks good. It was most likely grown under growlights, and now it’s getting light from all angles. Different environments. I never wait to repot. I repot the second I bring it home. Get well draining soil, I never trust the big store soil. Then give her a water and let her be and let her take in the new surroundings for a mo.
it’s lots of plants in one pot that’s why repot them into separate pots
I’m not sure where you live, but where I live, it’s too hot for a Monstera to be outside this time of year.
Leaves with a vertical poise are attempting to decrease light exposure.
It’s either over watered or under watered unless it’s completely infested with something, which would be very obvious.
I’ve gone probably a month or more without watering mine with no dropping so I’m going to guess over watering unless it’s gone a long time without water or a shorter time in a bright place.
Mine has been pretty much ignored for a year with occasionally watering and no dropping with no I’ll effects but very slow growth.
That’s a monstera deliciosa and it needs to be separated.
Cramped, probably root bound. Check it out. Looks healthy though. No burn marks or yellowing. So yea bigger pot and feel free to keep them together or separate. Don’t even stress breaking up the rootball really. Just go a couple inches bigger
Well, it’s not a philodendron, so that’s one of your problems. :3
Other than that, it’s got too many plants in one pot. That’s why it’s drying out so quickly. Multiple plants trying to access the same water, probably rootbound in there. Repot into a larger pot with an aroid mix, or repot and separate them into 1-2 plants per pot, but downsize to smaller pots.
Good luck! :3
It’s adjusting. I do deep soaks when they are thirsty. Get a pot, bowl, mini pool anything like that and let it soak up all the water you can. Sometimes it can take up to a year to adjust. Some people love the crowded pot look. I personally think they are too much work. This is a very full pot, so it will need deep soaks occasionally once every couple months or so. I’ve met people who only deep soak their monstera.
You’ve gotten a lot of advice here, most of it is sound, but it’s not addressing the problem.
The leaves have turned their chins down because they’re getting too much light. They’re trying to decrease the amount of light the foliage is getting. If you’re having to water it that frequently, that’s another sign that it’s getting a lot of light and doesn’t have enough soil to retain moisture.
You’ve put it into a dramatically different environment, you need to attend to its needs, waiting for it to acclimate isn’t going to work.