Help! Bought a baby monstera/Swiss cheese plant
Hi! Recently bought this new monstera baby and I feel like it may have been discounted for a reason. It has some yellowing, small brown holes, and other little rips in the leaves. Did I get a bad lemon? What can I do to make her happier? She’s in a bright upstairs east facing window so lots of indirect light all day long. I move her out of the window in the afternoon to protect her from sunburn. Thinking I’ll try some gentle fertilizer and maybe less watering Any advice is very appreciated!!
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Comments (7)Yeah, taking a closer look, it looks like the seller didn't give you very much stems to work with. All I see there are the petioles, which connect the leaves to the stems. New growth will only emerge from the stems, and you weren't given much of that to even work with. So I would ask for a refund or replacement, if at all possible.Here's a closeup of my plant's stems. They're what the roots are emerging from, as well as the petioles. Looking closer at your photo, I don't see any stems whatsoever. To me, it looks as though the seller just snipped off a couple of short growth tips and stuck them in some pots. Have you unpotted them? Do they have any roots at all? If so, then they might pull thru. Just as long as the stems, what little of them there are, are still firm and viable. Under ideal conditions, these plants just might make it. But unless you got these for a very cheap price, then they weren't worth whatever price you paid for them. My first ever Monstera was a very healthy, well-rooted plant with multiple stems and at least a dozen or so leaves, and it only cost me around seven dollars. I've seen large, two-gallon sized pots of Monsteras for sale at Home Depot for just over twelve dollars. I just took a quick glance of the selection over on Amazon and none of them seemed reasonably priced. Even if these plants didn't suffer any cold damage, I wouldn't find these cuttings acceptable. Not for those prices. Places like Home Depot or Lowe's sell large Monsteras for only $12.98. Much more bang for your buck. Get your money back and shop elsewhere. If the seller doesn't work with you, then post a negative review, along with your photo. They ripped you off....See MoreSandra Turner
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThe sun rises from the east and sets in the west so any sunlight shining in during the evening would be coming from the west as the sun begins to set later in the day. An east facing window would be getting any direct sun shining in early in the morning hours.
Either way, it really wouldn't matter. The early morning and late evening sun won't hurt it any. Because even though it's "direct" sunlight, this light comes in at an angle and is more dispersed. My front porch faces north, and my plants get both early morning and late evening sun each day, but they get shaded from the afternoon sun during the hottest part of the day. Your Monstera will enjoy the slight increase in sunlight.
Here's a couple photos of mine from last year...
As you can see, there is plenty of that early morning sunlight hitting it. It gets shaded from the hot sun before noon, and stays shaded until later in the evening when it gets more sunlight up until sunset.
I mention this to show you how your "monster" will love the increase in sunlight, whether it's in the morning or evening. Mine gets both and it loves it. Just make sure to keep it well watered. These plants can get very thirsty.
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