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title: "What am I doing wrong that my monstera leaves are like this 😔😔"
description: "What am I doing wrong that my monstera leaves are like this 😔😔"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/Z1SRJiWoBe33M8dMaRymVy"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Manda"
published: "2025-05-10T20:26:21.270943Z"
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# What am I doing wrong that my monstera leaves are like this 😔😔

_Posted by Manda on 2025-05-10_

What am I doing wrong that my monstera leaves are like this 😔😔

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/jqyCPpOFKozEOdD6vL9LSvxMZTdu51nuMmZOMj017B4/WzGuY-T2SLeSIhpV6jb2yw.webp?size=large)

## 10 comments

### Oksana 🥎🍦🌱 commented on 2025-05-10

Maybe move it closer to a source of light?

#### Manda replied on 2025-05-10

I had it in the window where it gets sunlight but not scorching direct sunlight

### monster\_maniac commented on 2025-05-10

humidity? although my monsteras arent rlly affected by that they do look like newer leaves so they can be kinda floppy

### K. Alexandra commented on 2025-05-10

Is the soil peat moss only?

#### Manda replied on 2025-05-10

In the pot is a mixture soil and the moss is in the support pole

#### K. Alexandra replied on 2025-05-10

Depending on the soil mixture, it may need more water. Peat moss adds a lot of aeration which is great for monstera. However, this looks like a decently sized monstera. Young still because of lack of fenestrations, but it’s large. So poke the soil with your fingers past the recommended “two inches” of top soil and see if the soil is wet. If it’s not and you’re about 4 inches in, I would water. Monstera can become very thirsty plants in the growing season. And seeing as a leaf is pushing out, it’ll need more nutrients/water to keep thriving. If the soil is wet, I would give it more light to dry the soil out more. Sometimes overwatering can curl the leaves. But in my experience with mine, they start curling when they are thirsty.

#### K. Alexandra replied on 2025-05-10

This is the newest leaf for mine and it’s not thirsty. But the lower leaves are “curling”.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0bEdgqVtogSAhoBxI9tCe23YZPiaxYxHS_Mi5p-nQZc/pntgbaKiTYWQMRC5cRYnOA.webp?size=large)

#### K. Alexandra replied on 2025-05-10

This one is curling a bit. I’ll take a pic of the soil next.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0bEdgqVtogSAhoBxI9tCe23YZPiaxYxHS_Mi5p-nQZc/zysQNg1lR4OsijNHXMz8Ew.webp?size=large)

#### K. Alexandra replied on 2025-05-10

My soil is dry so it’s time for mine to be watered. This is a handful about 3 inches deep.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0bEdgqVtogSAhoBxI9tCe23YZPiaxYxHS_Mi5p-nQZc/HY3oPlwjTMitJDP2BwDQnA.webp?size=large)

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