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title: "HELP!!! I went out of town for 10 days and returned to my monstera…"
description: "HELP!!! I went out of town for 10 days and returned to my monstera yellowing! A little detail: normally he sits on my night stand on a southern facing window.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/MTYpCtwRpTdfVkOSAui4lz"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Heather"
published: "2025-08-28T22:35:01.432207Z"
language: "en"
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# HELP!!! I went out of town for 10 days and returned to my monstera…

_Posted by Heather on 2025-08-28_

HELP!!! I went out of town for 10 days and returned to my monstera yellowing!

A little detail: normally he sits on my night stand on a southern facing window. (Planta says it is too sunny but he has ever had an issue and has been pushing leaves like crazy since I got him.) Since I didn’t want my house sitter having to hunt down all of the plants I consolidated them into two rooms. He went into the east facing dining room window) He was watered before we left and again 7 days later. He was also lightly misted as usual midway between each watering). I returned home to see seriously yellowing in a lot of the lower leaves. The soil doesn’t feel overly wet but I am wondering if he got too much water because he didn’t dry out as well in the eastern window? Or did he not get enough light? Or is there something else wrong with him? He is showing no signs of pests and I have moved him back to the bedroom but don’t know what else to do. He is my first monstera and my favorite plant! (Photo below is after returning home and photos in plant tag show how wonderful he looked a week before we left. 😭) ANY and ALL advice appreciated and welcomed.

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## 4 comments

### Amy commented on 2025-08-29

Plants are sensitive to change and monsteras don’t even really like to be rotated. I think if you put it back where it was thriving and pluck the yellow out it should be fine.

#### Heather replied on 2025-08-29

Thanks! I only have one other really temperamental plant (a China Doll)) out of nearly a hundred so the yellowing definitely made me panic. I have 3 propagations from the monstera but they are in rooms with even less light and are thriving so I wouldn’t have totally lost it but since the parent it is back in its regular home I will keep an eye on it and hope for the best.

#### Amy replied on 2025-08-29

It it ain’t easy being a plant mom 😋

### Chickadee commented on 2025-08-29

Also check the roots to see if it’s root bound and needs a bigger pot

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