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title: "This is my first monstera… i got this from lowe’s (almost a month…"
description: "This is my first monstera… i got this from lowe’s (almost a month ago) and some of the leaves were in bad shape, so i cut those off. another leaf is much…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Maddie"
published: "2023-09-05T22:31:21.469Z"
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# This is my first monstera… i got this from lowe’s (almost a month…

_Gepostet von Maddie am 2023-09-05_

This is my first monstera… i got this from lowe’s (almost a month ago) and some of the leaves were in bad shape, so i cut those off. another leaf is much smaller and looks cut off, but i kept that one on because it was a sturdy leaf.

Anyway, I noticed one of the roots to that odd leaf has become very soft and seems dead. Should I cut this leaf off or any other suggestions? I also wonder if it’s in too big of a pot. The roots seemed root bound when i first go it, so i did knock off some of the dirt and tried to separate the roots the best i could (picture attached was when i first got the plant)

Any advice helps!

![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EJCsGzMHzxzaaY-XZslSryZjP11jpGf2YbExVtn0ruA/22e56671e105454283cef153720e9721.webp?size=large)

## 4 Kommentare

### Audrey kommentierte am 2023-09-05

That sounds like rot to me. Could be worth trying to get it into a chunkier soil mix and cutting off any soft roots. The rest of the roots look beautiful!

#### Maddie antwortete am 2023-09-06

thank you!!! do you think the pot size is okay or should i downsize?

#### Dianne K antwortete am 2023-09-07

If your plant came in that pot just leave it , your pot looks fine. Don’t overwater,light room but not staring at the sun.

### Emily\_Sunshine kommentierte am 2023-09-06

Monstera’s love being root bound! but it could use just a little bit bigger of a pot.

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