Monstera deliciosa or borgsiana
Elishah Flores (zone 7b)
5 years ago
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5 years agoElishah Flores (zone 7b)
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Monstera 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 - is this scale?
Comments (17)Hello! I noticed that when I tried scrubbing them off that thing grew bigger and stronger! :( I did find the pest, THRIPS :( they are so tiny!! almost transparent.. My Monstera is recovering, she looks good and has new leaves growing healthy but the thrips keep appearing (especially on the new leaves, if I open them a little before they unfurled there they are feasting on the new ones). It is extremely hard to see them, I change the soil and have been fumigating with neem oil almost every 3 days. I also removed the affected leaves, the ones that had a lot of that thing. I am alternating neem oil, potassic soap insecticide, and plaguifin that is an organic one too. It's been months of this fight! but at least she looks healthy and alive with the weird stuff still there and some thrips.. I might try chemicals, I bought it but haven't tried it yet. Good luck with your monsteras!.. I am sending some pictures of the new leaf and how it looks today....See MoreHelp! Monstera Deliciosa
Comments (3)Thank you @User and @Tom H. I did inspect the roots during repotting and some were rotten and others looked unhealthy. I did try and cut out as much of the unhealthy roots. maybe I didn’t get it all. I water when the first 1-2 inches of the soil is dry (roughly every 7 days). I water thoroughly and make sure my pot is well draining. the brown part of the leaf is not “crunchy”, it’s actually quite soft. I checked on her again this morning and it looks like another growth is coming from the same stem and it looks healthy....See MoreMonstera deliciosa oldest leaf turning lime green/yellowish
Comments (3)Dark spot on leaf. I should say I have not fertilised this plant since I got it aside from one dose of superthrive....See Morejay
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoElishah Flores (zone 7b)
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