Hi guys.
My monsteras have been doing well since I repotted them and made this corner with my grow lights, around 3 months like this. They have been pushing out new leaves and expanded their root systems immensely.
I need to do a watering today however I am always up to date on watering them, about every 1 week to 1 1/2 weeks.
The lights are full spectrum and I believe I am getting around 5-6k lux with the free phone app I’m using. I have them on for about 14 hours a day.
I don’t see any signs of pests, however my leaves down low have been starting to turn yellow. I have attributed them to being the oldest leaves and naturally dying off until today when I saw this patch on a fairly young leaf.
Is this just burning? They haven’t had any issues until now…or am I missing a pest somewhere?
by Ok-Concern3563
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I feel like they are not getting enough nutrients due to having too many leaves. And your aerial roots need to go back to soil so having just the coir pole is not helping. Switch to moss pole and it can be a game changer.
Edit: to those who downvoted me without any explanations, educate me on this.
They’re getting shaded by the upper leaves? Then, it’s leaf senescence due to insufficient light exposure as all of the plant needs light exposure, not just the leaves. Overhead lighting is less than ideal for this species for this reason and also because of its affect on morphology. I strongly encourage you to consider a vertical lighting setup. Also, age-related senescence should occur after years. This isn’t natural, but it can be resolved. 💚
Maybe it’s time for a repot?
Looks like your plant might be in need of some extra nutrients.
The yellowing on the newer leaf to me seems like a result of some damage to the centre of the leaf along the midrib which causes the outward part of the leaf on that spot to not get all the nutrients it needs and slowly die off thus the yellowing on exactly that part
Pot is too small, imho.
Excessive watering. Let the soil dry out. The amount of water in the soil changes the soil pH and this is relevant for the plants to get nutrients.
A nutrient block can be the result of wet soil. If that’s the case you can all the fertilizers there are and the plant still won’t get any of them.
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Yeah everything else looks pretty solid tbh. The yellowing on the older leaves is pretty normal, but that patch on the new one really screams light stress. Fourteen hours under 5 to 6k lux is kinda a lot, esp if they’re right under the bulb.
I’d prob lift the light up a bit or cut back the hours. Also keep an eye on how fast the soil’s drying since strong light plus quick dry can mess with monsteras fast. No pest vibes here so I wouldn’t sweat that part