Help! What's happening to my Monstera Thai Constellation?

3 years ago

noticed browning patches on this leaf (back/front view. not just leaf tips).

- bought 2 weeks ago locally (originally from Japan), big mature leaves with multiple rows of holes that are otherwise healthy apart from minor browning tips (this problematic leaf is a "baby")

- living indoors, Singapore climate = tropical, hot & humid (50-80%)

- watered only when soil almost dry when moisture meter = 2

- in original soil, havent repotted yet (letting it acclimate)

- sign of A FEW sparse webs in the stem crevices, but no sign of crawling bugs anywhere else

- sprayed whole plant with neem oil today

any insight on what it is/what I shld do is much appreciated!! thank you!!

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
3 years ago
could we see a pic of the whole plant..

what do you have it bound with???

was it growing outdoors.. and you brought it indoors ...???

im sure there is some level of stress... not only from moving it ... but also changes in light levels ....

older leaves are sometimes sacrificed during such ... you just remove them when they get to ugly ... but as long as they are green . and the plant stressed.. they are still doning their job ... so dont go removing them too fast ...as you note.. let it acclimate ...

dont spray it again.. until you figure out what you are spraying for.. or if you even need it ...

welcome to the forums ...

ken
Christiane Wong thanked ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
Christiane Wong
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3 years ago
@ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5 thank you for the warm welcome :):) heres the backside of the plant, I've placed it ~2 metres away from a window that gets afternoon sun (with a sheer curtain), with the leaves all facing the light direction...

this is the front view! a real beauty.

heres the plant at the seller's place, looks like a shaded nursery (not sure coz she delivered it to my house). but she said it was shipped to her from Japan (we live in Singapore), and she let it acclimate for a few weeks before sending it to me locally... it came to me bound with raffia string, was planning on giving it a few weeks to adjust before repotting with a pole in a slightly bigger pot + chunkier well draining mix of coir/ bark/ pumice/ charcoal/ worm castings.

just hoping that leaf isnt a sign of root rot :(
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