Hi all!
I’ve been having some trouble with a monstera of mine I’ve recently repotted, briefly as I can (it’s been some real drama lol) here’s what happened:
– the plant had a massive stint of growth with about 8 new leaves then stopped abruptly a few months ago and seemed unhappy, leaves looking dull and lots of air roots
– checked the pot and it was very root bound, almost all root barely any soil
– decided to repot and foolishly got a very large pot in error, never had to much of a problem with bigger pots before so thought no biggie, this new one is about 6 inches bigger than the previous one (not ideal I know)
– got some new soil that turned out to be unsuitable for indoor plants, most likely manure despite how it was advertised
– repotted it anyway and immediately realised this was a bad idea, left it in the new pot and soil overnight until my new house plant soil arrived (potting mix with perlite etc)
– repotted again, plant seemed to wilt slightly but with the stress I figured this was normal
– after a week I’ve got brown tips on the leaves and some starting to turn yellow quite fast
– soil seems dry enough but worried about root rot
Is my plant doomed? Should I get a smaller pot and repot again?
Devastated as absolutely love this one so any suggestions welcome!!
by wyverngrimm
3 Comments
Definitely seems like root rot. I had the exact same visual cues on my root bound monstera that I just repotted that also ended up getting rot due to the repotting stress.
Act now, get it out of the soil, trim the black mushy roots, treat with diluted peroxide, and then get it back into an airy medium. Do not water while the roots are stressed, give it like a week or more to chill out.
Had the same issue when I overwatered the moss pole. So Id go with overwatering. Slow it down and it’ll recover.
Same thing happening to mine .. a few sizes too big when repotting. While I’m not sure if it’s partial root rot or simply root shock, I’m being patient to wait until weather gets warmer.
I have it in a clear pot, so I can see healthy roots, just unsure if the center roots are fine tho..