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title: "I had cut the rotten roots from my monstera dubia last week and…"
description: "I had cut the rotten roots from my monstera dubia last week and sterilized the remaining roots before leaving it alone in new barely moist soil I checked on it…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/Vd3Ai2IEn56pcMPmawjfSc"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "SrslyTomCruise"
published: "2025-05-12T18:34:29.395631Z"
language: "en"
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# I had cut the rotten roots from my monstera dubia last week and…

_Posted by SrslyTomCruise on 2025-05-12_

I had cut the rotten roots from my monstera dubia last week and sterilized the remaining roots before leaving it alone in new barely moist soil  
I checked on it today to see more leaves turning yellow. Now ive found the rest of the little roots have rotted  
Ive accepted that i will just have to chop it up and propagate it but can anyone tell me for future reference where i went wrong 😢

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## 3 comments

### User123 commented on 2025-05-12

Were you letting it dry out between waterings?

#### SrslyTomCruise replied on 2025-05-12

I havent watered it yet. The day i bought it the soil was soaking wet so the next day is when i treated the root rot. The new soil was a bit damp so i didnt water it. The soil is still a bit damp not dry :/

#### User123 replied on 2025-05-12

That, so if you already had root rot when you bought it, then it wasn’t your fault

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