---
title: "My Thai Con from a big box store has some mechanical damage that was…"
description: "My Thai Con from a big box store has some mechanical damage that was stressing me out but look sago pushing a new leaf?! 😊🌱"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/QBN2vhI5vmVOwD64CpxcCD"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "RootedInPeace"
published: "2026-06-08T21:39:04.805711Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pfl1cFkoH5v2Hi_aXyMhgus0ZGdob_5ypzVgfTD55lg/iKrHgO2MQkuJlpQpCXL-4Q.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Monstera Maniacs](https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA.md)

# My Thai Con from a big box store has some mechanical damage that was…

_Posted by RootedInPeace on 2026-06-08_

My Thai Con from a big box store has some mechanical damage that was stressing me out but look sago pushing a new leaf?! 😊🌱

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pfl1cFkoH5v2Hi_aXyMhgus0ZGdob_5ypzVgfTD55lg/iKrHgO2MQkuJlpQpCXL-4Q.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pfl1cFkoH5v2Hi_aXyMhgus0ZGdob_5ypzVgfTD55lg/M2u2qjtnS2WNDTtoYwkm3w.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Pfl1cFkoH5v2Hi_aXyMhgus0ZGdob_5ypzVgfTD55lg/KD5wQIrvRO-LsflJCALmqA.webp?size=large)

## 6 comments

### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-06-08

That new one should totally make up for the damage to the other!!! Now ya get to play the waiting game!🪴

#### RootedInPeace replied on 2026-06-08

Waiting patiently 😇

### NewlyGardenObsessed commented on 2026-06-09

Yay!

Would cutting off that damaged leaf hurt her? That would stress me out too lol! I’d have to see if I could cut it 🤔

#### RootedInPeace replied on 2026-06-09

I believe I can cut it off but I’m waiting for it to dry out a bit more. It started off soggy.

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-06-09

soggy is almost never mechanical damage, it's a root problem. open up that pot!! also, removing the leaf would do no harm but you don't have to remove all of it, you can just trim off the dead bits and leave the rest

#### RootedInPeace replied on 2026-06-09

It’s no longer soggy. It’s dried up a bit so I’ll try to cut it out. After the new leaf blooms the old one may just die off.

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_