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title: "Help! My monstera just started getting black yellow. I tried giving…"
description: "Help! My monstera just started getting black yellow. I tried giving it a good watering a week ago and it didn’t help. It’s been doing great and all of a…"
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# Help! My monstera just started getting black yellow. I tried giving…

_Posted by Angel07 on 2026-07-10_

Help! My monstera just started getting black yellow. I tried giving it a good watering a week ago and it didn’t help. It’s been doing great and all of a sudden, got unwell. I had this same problem with my last monstera. She’s in a north facing window with mostly indirect light. What should I do?

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## 13 comments

### Angel07 commented on 2026-07-10

Also, all the new leaves that are coming out are black.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/aCU9yJAC25dw6FaLg4BrkqKg69A8cgmeZ3WRJemP3e0/rvpyjX6BRWiYxU4fbGIcQQ.webp?size=large)

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-07-10

this is also related to the overwatering, the leaves will release excess water (called guttation) and some of that gets trapped in those baby leaves, causing bacterial growth and rot.

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-10

overwatering. north windows are full shade, they never catch enough sun for a plant like a monstera. a plant needs adequate sun to use the water in it's soil, lack of sun can cause overwatering even if everything else is perfect

### Angel07 commented on 2026-07-10

What are your suggestions? Should I move it to a dinner a place? Should I repot it? It was doing so well!

#### plantgeek replied on 2026-07-10

take it out and look at the roots. snip off anything that's mushy, wrinkly, or stringy. let it dry for a few hours and then put it into dry soil. move it somewhere brighter, my thai con loves my west window.

### Angel07 commented on 2026-07-10

Thank you for commenting!

### Oleander Mom commented on 2026-07-10

I agree the North window is the issue. I have a few plants that like/tolerate that amount of light, but not monsteras.

Take out of the pot and check the situation with the roots. May need to repot/look for root rot.

### Nikiller commented on 2026-07-10

Plantgeek is definitely right. It has leggy petioles facing every direction, a common symptom of low lighting. Anytime a plant gets mushy up top and starts going yellow or black like that, there’s typically some kind of rot in the root system. You should definitely repot him with better draining soil mix, and try to get a brighter window or a grow light for it. You can get some beneficial (bacteria? fungus? bugs? I don’t remember) that treats most rhizoctonia and other bacteria that cause root rot. You got this, if there’s green it’s saveable!

### Leafy commented on 2026-07-11

They love a chunky soil mix. Orchid bark, perlite, charcoal, with a lil splash of soil not much. I’ve found that monstera like soil that drains quickly and doesn’t stay 100% damp. The roots like to breathe a little bit

### Angel07 commented on 2026-07-11

Thank tou everyone!! Such good advice. I’m going to take it out now and check roots and repot. I’ll report back!

### Angel07 commented on 2026-07-19

Ok so i repotted her about a week ago in a much chunkier soil. This is how she is looking now.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/aCU9yJAC25dw6FaLg4BrkqKg69A8cgmeZ3WRJemP3e0/hWAE82NwTAOofbuT63iyUQ.webp?size=large)

### Angel07 commented on 2026-07-19

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