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title: "Am I doing anything wrong or anything I could improve? I notice some…"
description: "Am I doing anything wrong or anything I could improve? I notice some of my leaves aren’t the best most of them were like that before I had it though wanted to…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Echristmas"
published: "2026-04-19T18:25:43.317087Z"
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# Am I doing anything wrong or anything I could improve? I notice some…

_Posted by Echristmas on 2026-04-19_

Am I doing anything wrong or anything I could improve? I notice some of my leaves aren’t the best most of them were like that before I had it though wanted to see if yall had tips to improve things.

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## 5 comments

### Amber commented on 2026-04-19

What type of soil do you have it in? Monsteras need a well draining soil mixture with perlite or an orchid bark mix :)

#### Echristmas replied on 2026-04-19

Good to know I just have regular soil. Replanted recently because I had mushrooms growing in the original pot

#### Sam replied on 2026-04-21

Monstera do not like to sit in water very long. To say I gasped when you said you transplanted yours recently because their were mushrooms would be an understatement. My Deliciosa is in a mix of about 50% soil (with perlite) and 50% chunky parts like orchid bark, charcoal, larger perlite.

### Soundgarden commented on 2026-04-19

What kind of light do you have yours in currently? I had mine in indirect light with less than 4 hours a day of direct sun and it looked similar to yours. I was told to put mine in more sun to encourage larger leaves.

#### Echristmas replied on 2026-04-19

Yeah mine is right next to an open window. The new leaves are looking better but I think when the old ones came in it was just in the store

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