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title: "First post bare with me - I know this is bad but tell me if there is…"
description: "First post bare with me - I know this is bad but tell me if there is any saving my monstera with nice feed back lol. I received a monstera from one of my…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Kenzie"
published: "2026-02-14T22:27:25.710127Z"
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# First post bare with me - I know this is bad but tell me if there is…

_Posted by Kenzie on 2026-02-14_

First post bare with me - I know this is bad but tell me if there is any saving my monstera with nice feed back lol.

I received a monstera from one of my clients who was moving out of state and it was huge. I mean HUGE. and I had trouble getting it out of my car. So I left the plant in my car over night. Well it got below freezing that night and ended up giving my monstera frost bite. I had to cut off all of the leaves. And most of the roots were mushy. So I repotted her into a soil mixture of pearlite, orchid bark and regular house plant soil (after clipping mushy roots). I am very impatient and also nervous that I killed it completely but also not because it is still green and no foul smells….. Please help. • is it worth propagating or should I just leave it be?

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## 3 comments

### PidgeTheSkyRat commented on 2026-02-14

Leave it be! You've done all the right things! Depending on how big the root ball was after you trimmed it, it might need to be in a smaller pot, but I think your best bet now is to put it somewhere warm with lots of indirect sunlight and leave it alone for a while!

#### Rhus replied on 2026-02-15

I agree; I have brought a couple monstera back with even less to work with. There is plenty of hope for this one! Make sure you don't over-water it at this stage, and have patience while it establishes. You should be fine!

### Alex commented on 2026-02-16

I’ve have one comeback from WAYYY worse condition. You got this!

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