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title: "Help please! I had 2 choices....chop and prop or watch it just die.…"
description: "Help please! I had 2 choices....chop and prop or watch it just die. This is what is left. Not sure how to proceed. I have roots, but either no leaves or yellow…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/meh12AhvtbIrrSSDpqh7y8"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Mysti M"
published: "2026-05-08T13:36:43.890079Z"
language: "en"
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# Help please! I had 2 choices....chop and prop or watch it just die.…

_Posted by Mysti M on 2026-05-08_

Help please! I had 2 choices....chop and prop or watch it just die.

This is what is left. Not sure how to proceed. I have roots, but either no leaves or yellow leaves.

Do I plant them, throw in a prop box until they are stronger, keep in water for awhile???

I have struggled with this plant for 2 years!!

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hChKlpXmXAfBVcct7H6DvPxfAXdkwJ4NIwb98WQGxvc/1QdOt5-_SqGK5FMIBqMScA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hChKlpXmXAfBVcct7H6DvPxfAXdkwJ4NIwb98WQGxvc/h__9-N1qTMq5gje-hLa9jw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/hChKlpXmXAfBVcct7H6DvPxfAXdkwJ4NIwb98WQGxvc/l2wvC2QxTw-Y9CuY-BTTjA.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### plantgeek commented on 2026-05-08

no leaves should go in prop box. with leaves, wash thoroughly and put in water with a splash of hydrogen peroxide. monitor closely. they can become very fussy when humidity is low. was it near a humidifier or being misted?

### Mysti M commented on 2026-05-08

I was misting, but I think the light changed where I had it and I just declined. I had really bad thrips last year and it never fully recovered. No pests right now.

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