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title: "a few leaves on my monstera are tinted yellow i’m assuming from…"
description: "a few leaves on my monstera are tinted yellow i’m assuming from overwatering, but i used a skewer and the soil is very dry almost to the bottom of the pot.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/65b40cca73a8b83770094931"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "emma 🪴🌞"
published: "2024-01-26T19:49:30.839Z"
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# a few leaves on my monstera are tinted yellow i’m assuming from…

_Posted by emma 🪴🌞 on 2024-01-26_

a few leaves on my monstera are tinted yellow i’m assuming from overwatering, but i used a skewer and the soil is very dry almost to the bottom of the pot. should i water now? wait a bit? i don’t know what he wants 😭

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## 5 comments

### brianna 🤍 commented on 2024-01-26

i normally wait till the soil is completely  
dry to water, so if it’s damp at all, wait a bit to water.

any yellowing leaves i cut off since they won’t go green again and don’t want the plant putting energy into a dead leaf when it could be growing a new one.

### Beth commented on 2024-01-26

That actually looks more like a fungus from overwatering consistently. Let it fully dry out to the bottom of the pot and then water with a diluted copper fungicide. The leaves with yellowing and crisping won't go back to normal again, but it should prevent the spread of the fungus to the rest of the plant

#### emma 🪴🌞 replied on 2024-01-26

will do ! do you have a copper fungicide to recommend?

### Women are Water commented on 2024-01-26

Also I’d check the roots as they are prone to root rot.

### emma 🪴🌞 commented on 2024-01-27

it is sitting in a corner right next to a north facing window. recently i have been keeping the curtains shut though. it is in just regular indoor plant potting mix. i have some orchid bark i could add, would that help at all?

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