So a few weeks back I noticed that my monstera plants were yellowing and dropping leaves. They had been potted in straight potting mix which seems a bit heavy and moisture retentive but I figured it was fine until the leaves started dropping. I repotted three pots worth of them in optimized soil. When I did I added a couple of water propagations to the pots as well. The props took to the new soil really well. Unfortunately the existing plants were not so happy and resumed dropping leaves. In an act of desperation I decided to chop and prop all the older plants in an effort to give them new roots that were less stressed. But because those plants were planted with new props as well I didn’t want to remove the roots and risk stressing them. I figured with no leaves, the roots would dry up and die and I can just pull them out on the next repot. The craziest thing happened. All the cuttings rooted just fine and are now ready to be repotted in soil. But I’m going to have to find a new place to put them. Because all of the roots I was thinking would die back instead pushed brand new growth! So now I have three pots with monsteras in them and a wall full of props needing new homes. 🤣
