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title: "On my big monstera the new stem is turning yellow and I'm not sure…"
description: "On my big monstera the new stem is turning yellow and I'm not sure why. Are repotted it in June 2025 because it was rootbound it was pushing out a new leaf at…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Model2Mom"
published: "2026-02-12T20:13:27.818303Z"
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# On my big monstera the new stem is turning yellow and I'm not sure…

_Posted by Model2Mom on 2026-02-12_

On my big monstera the new stem is turning yellow and I'm not sure why. Are repotted it in June 2025 because it was rootbound it was pushing out a new leaf at the time. It is not pushed out a new leaf since.  
It got rust fungus I treated it with copper fungicide and chopped off the old leaves and still nothing.  
I checked the roots It was a tiny bit of root rot cut those off a month ago put more chunky soil in it as well  
It's been in the same spot. Same light.  
I was using Alaska fish fertilizer, and liquid earthworm castings. I ran out of both months and months ago so I just was using liqui- dirt. That was great.  
Now I got more fish fertilizer and liquid earthworm castings and mix it all together in my water mix  
Alaska fish fertilizer, liquid earthworm castings, and liqui -dirt same portions I've always used without a problem only this time when I watered it a few days ago the stem turned yellow 😬🤦🏾‍♀️. That has never happened before. Ariel roots are growing like crazy though. I'm at a loss here. Any suggestions?

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## 2 comments

### PidgeTheSkyRat commented on 2026-02-15

A couple of my monsteras have had that yellow stem growth, and in my case they just needed a bit more sunlight and less watering!

### Model2Mom commented on 2026-02-16

Ok will do, thanks

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