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title: "help I don't know what to do. It seems like every Monstera I get…"
description: "help I don't know what to do. It seems like every Monstera I get hates me. I've gotten some from nurseries some from the big box store some from Trader Joe's.…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Mar"
published: "2024-02-16T21:11:16.339855Z"
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# help I don't know what to do. It seems like every Monstera I get…

_Lagt ut av Mar den 2024-02-16_

help I don't know what to do. It seems like every Monstera I get hates me. I've gotten some from nurseries some from the big box store some from Trader Joe's. It seems like nothing I do. They always turn yellow and brown and die. I spray neem I do plant food. I don't water that much yet. I still end up getting root rot and brown Sims. I don't know what to do maybe I'm just not meant for Monstera's :(

## 5 kommentarer

### Nova kommenterte den 2024-02-16

what's the moisture temperature levels it's in? What's the sunlight like?

### Heather O kommenterte den 2024-02-16

What type of soil do you use? How’s the light where you have it?  
I put my monsteras in terra cotta pots with drainage holes and use tropical soil with perlite. I also have them under grow lights. Also they’re not near heater/air conditioning vents. Maybe look at your environment and see if you can tweak something? I want a healthy monstera for you!!

#### Mar svarte den 2024-02-16

i need to try and get a new one because I got those at the beginning of my plant journey. I believe I was watering them too much because they also didn't have drainage holes which looking back was a big problem. I've tried my best to propagate if you leave that I have left but I'm thinking just throw them out and restart.

### Plant Father kommenterte den 2024-02-16

what do you mean when you say you “don’t water that much yet”? are you checking to make sure the soil is dry at least a few inches down before you water, and then saturating the soil? or do you mean you’re only giving it a little bit of water at a time? based on your description, it sounds like you’ve been overwatering your monstera or they don’t get enough light.  
also, neem oil is not a preventative and shouldn’t be used as such. i hope when you say you’ve been spraying neem it’s because there were bugs. a natural insecticidal soap like castile soap is a much better choice to prevent pests

#### Mar svarte den 2024-02-16

thank you i will try :)

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