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title: "I recently (bout a month ago) moved this poor guy from water to…"
description: "I recently (bout a month ago) moved this poor guy from water to tropical soil. He’s clearly not doing well. I checked for pests and the pot has drainage.…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Oksana 🥎🍦🌱"
published: "2025-08-12T16:31:03.863695Z"
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# I recently (bout a month ago) moved this poor guy from water to…

_Posted by Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 on 2025-08-12_

I recently (bout a month ago) moved this poor guy from water to tropical soil. He’s clearly not doing well. I checked for pests and the pot has drainage. What’s wrong??? How do I fix him?

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## 5 comments

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-08-12

The pot might be too big for the roots. I watched a lot of YouTube videos and they recommend not repotting until it’s almost 80% roots in the pot. And it might be over watering.

#### Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 replied on 2025-08-12

Thankyou this helps a lot!

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-12

I like two YouTube channels for monstera tips, Sheffield made plants and kill that plant.

#### Amy replied on 2025-08-12

I’ve been binge watching Sheffield made plants haha - I only live 30 minutes away from him!!

#### happysoxdonkey replied on 2025-08-13

Oh that seems like a nice area. His videos are great. Nice humor and information.

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