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title: "Herman and I have been getting to know each other for about 2 weeks…"
description: "Herman and I have been getting to know each other for about 2 weeks now! He seems happy, other than a bit of yellowing new growth at the soil level. He’s still…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Mikel’s Plant Posse"
published: "2026-06-04T22:25:50.304191Z"
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# Herman and I have been getting to know each other for about 2 weeks…

_Posted by Mikel’s Plant Posse on 2026-06-04_

Herman and I have been getting to know each other for about 2 weeks now! He seems happy, other than a bit of yellowing new growth at the soil level. He’s still in Walmart’s mix. What’s the best soil mix to transfer him to? He came in a wick system self watering pot…

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## 12 comments

### jeiddy commented on 2026-06-04

I repotted my Monstera in a “Chunky Soil Mix” which consisted of: perlite, orchid bark, activated charcoal, and potting soil. It did well with the transition from the Home Depot potting soil it was originally in (I got 3 new leaves since the changing of mix)

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-04

How long between repotting and new growth?

#### jeiddy replied on 2026-06-04

I repotted a month ago ! I recently bought it a month and a half ago I believe

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-04

Great to hear! I’ve only had Herman Monstera for 2 weeks and haven’t seen any action yet…

#### jeiddy replied on 2026-06-04

Maybe repotting and checking out the roots as well! I’ve been using fertilizer as well (I’m impatient and like to see new growth asap!)

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-04

I feel ya there! I have a good 10-10-10 plus fertilizer I add at half strength to the water…this happened a day ago tho, so I removed that water from the self watering reservoir.

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### abitofbrit commented on 2026-06-05

The name! That’s clever! 😆 I agree with Jeiddy on repotting in a chunky soil mix. The peat-heavy mixes they come in are a ticking time bomb for root rot – especially for a Thai Con. It could also be root bound. My deliciosa from Walmart was severely root bound when I got it.

#### Mikel’s Plant Posse replied on 2026-06-05

Thanks for all that!

### Claire commented on 2026-06-05

I just re-potted my Thai con from the nursery into a chunky soil mix from grow queen \& she seems to be happy so far!! ☺️

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### Mikel’s Plant Posse commented on 2026-06-05

That looks perfect for Herman! Probably better than the quick draining mix I add perlite to…right?

#### Claire replied on 2026-06-05

I can’t speak from experience about those mixes but when I was researching best options for monsteras, that aroid mix came up pretty consistently!

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