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title: "Need help with my baby monstera. It rooted in water almost a year and…"
description: "Need help with my baby monstera. It rooted in water almost a year and just potted it about 6 weeks ago and it’s lost a few leaves. 😩 Any suggestions?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/64cc28fe9704122695f5b07c"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Sallie"
published: "2023-08-03T22:23:58.596Z"
language: "en"
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# Need help with my baby monstera. It rooted in water almost a year and…

_Posted by Sallie on 2023-08-03_

Need help with my baby monstera. It rooted in water almost a year and just potted it about 6 weeks ago and it’s lost a few leaves. 😩 Any suggestions?

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## 2 comments

### Rikkay commented on 2023-08-05

Smaller pot the pot should only be an inch to and inch and a half bigger than the sum of the roots. Also make sure your plant can see a vast majority of the sky from where you’re placing it

#### Sallie replied on 2023-08-05

Thank you!

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