Monstera Deliciosa Growth Rate
thatadeniumguy
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dellis326 (Danny)
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Monstera Deliciosa Help- Yellowing
Comments (5)The newest leaves look fine to me. As for the yellowing leaves, it's not getting enough sunlight. It takes energy maintaining "x" number of leaves, and when it can't meet that demand, it will shed older leaves in order to conserve what little energy that it is getting. When your plant begins shedding older leaves, I would recommend leaving the leaves alone. At least until they have turned completely yellow. The reason leaves turn yellow before they die back is because the plant is reabsorbing all of the chlorophyll and other nutrients back into the plant, to reuse in other areas; rather than having to start from scratch. It may not look all that appealing, but it's just a natural process that all plants go through. Sure, you can remove those leaves prematurely and your plant will still live, but why let that chlorophyll and nutrients all go to waste, when they can be used to help benefit your plant in the long run? Just some food for thought....See MoreMonstera Deliciosa new growth is brown & stunted?
Comments (7)The emerging leaves are pale, telling me that it's not getting the bright indirect sunlight it needs. The soil mix looks fine, very similar to what I use, but it's not getting watered enough. These plants love water, they just don't like wet feet. If that makes any sense. With the soil mix that you're using, you can water it much more often. Mine stays outside for most of the year and I water it almost daily. Plus, I rarely fertilize it and it still grows like a weed. That's because it gets all of the bright, indirect sunlight that it wants. It doesn't matter how much fertilizer you "feed" a plant, those fertilizers aren't food, and they won't do any good if a plant isn't getting the sunlight it needs to photosynthesize. Plants manufacture their own food, and they can only do that through photosynthesis. As for the aerial roots, you won't really see many of those until the stems grow much longer. Just give your plant much brighter indirect sunlight and more frequent waterings, and it will take care of the rest itself. These plants are called monsters for a reason, HaHa... Also, don't bother misting. Monsteras love humidity, but will grow perfectly fine in the interiors of our homes. My place uses gas heat, which pretty much strips any moisture out of the air during the winter months, and it doesn't phase my monstera one bit....See Moremonstera deliciosa any advice on its growth
Comments (5)You might need some help but it won’t hurt the plant to pull it from the pot to see if you need to repot or root prune it. You can search the threads for the procedure especially helpful is Al Tapla’s thread on that subject. From the size of the plant looks like the later is probably needed....See MoreMonstera Deliciosa browning/yellowing on new growth- help!
Comments (5)Yes green balls are fertilizer. you said no repots, so Im guessing plant is still in its original store soil. Those are usually way too water retentive. A lot of people on here either use Al’s 5-1-1 mix for tropical or soil mixed 50% w/ 50% sifted perlite or pumice. 5-1-1 has 5 parts pine or fir bark, 1 pt. Sifted, coarse-grade perlite & 1 part peat. The issue w/ your Monstera looks like bacterial leaf spot from too wet soil, but I could be mistaken.. others on here may be better at diagnosing. These grow under trees & climb their trunks like a vine in the wild, south of the equator. Your water & sun accommodations sound good, as long as you keep it where it’s at, that light would be similar to what it wants, which is part shade....See Moredellis326 (Danny)
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