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title: "I bought this really young monstera and haven’t seen much growth, the…"
description: "I bought this really young monstera and haven’t seen much growth, the stems got taller but the leaves got smaller making it look lanky and awkward. First photo…"
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published: "2024-05-02T19:17:42.218943Z"
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# I bought this really young monstera and haven’t seen much growth, the…

_cac.tus님이 2024-05-02에 게시함_

I bought this really young monstera and haven’t seen much growth, the stems got taller but the leaves got smaller making it look lanky and awkward. First photo is old, second one is from a few days ago. No yellowing, wilting leaves or soil issues. What else should I be doing??

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fDldY7VbcAs5h8jopGzOB8IbRHDjUJm8pIni8xr3qWg/4P5OCDyzQ--aUTYQB6aXDA.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fDldY7VbcAs5h8jopGzOB8IbRHDjUJm8pIni8xr3qWg/s3e8MQJyQbOzr9VpM8eX3Q.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Sydnei님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

if the stems got taller, i believe its growing toward the light. if you’re having no issues, just continue doing what you’re doing and fertilize. it will grow big right before your eyes.

### Gaia 🌍님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Taller stems and smaller leaves usually mean not enough light.

### MoMo님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Looks like a light issue to me - you have leggy stems, that look lighter in the second pic. Looks like the plant is in a window, which direction does the window face?

#### cac.tus님이 2024-05-02에 답변했습니다.

East, I’ve also tried a grow light on a medium setting

### MoMo님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

East should be fine. Maybe just being consistent with the grow light for a couple weeks? They need more direct light than I realised when I got mine.

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